Wonderful but painful

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Allure of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2023

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9308

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had fun but we were in pain the whole week due to all walking. The food & staff wonderful. The Boss excursion the best. The most disappointing was not being able to take bottle of wine to our balcony or 3 drinks. After paying for beverage package! We’re in our 70’s so consider our review from that angle😀 .

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very well done except. So much walking! Shuttle drops off @ one end of ship. Then walk length of 4 football fields to e.Myra ce. Then thru customs then to destination on ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was wonderful everywhere. The 150 was an amazing experience! We bought drink pkg. not allowed to take drinks to our balcony, nor a bottle of wine. After long day of walking- only way to enjoy drinks on balcony with book is the long walk back each drink. Standing at elevators with no bench or chairs nearby.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The pools were just too crowded for us. And very noisy with loud music. The adult areas were full of 20 to 30 yr olds partying. They seemed to really have a good time but we’re in our 70’s & wanted to enjoy peace. The ocean show canceled after a full house seated with tech problems. Enjoyed ice skating show.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Ice skating show very enjoyable. Liked the New Orleans Dixie music

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All very friendly, attentive, professional & helpful. Our room steward Michaela jewel.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean but just too big without some means of transportation. The amount of walking required was painful

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our cabin was nice. Would not do again unless paid for a suite. Thhe balcony was nice but we wanted to enjoy quite & reading there with cocktails. They only allowed us to get one cocktail @ a time & the walk back to the bars wa too far.

Ship tip

Enjoy a special dinner in 150.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Wonderful! The ride to the Boss underwater scooters very informative & fun. The Boss snorkeling a trip of a lifetime!!! The divers & staff take such good care of us. Wonderful experience.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Again, the walking did us in. Disappointed in the day pass- beware it does not include time with the dolphins- that’s another $30 ea. we watched a fun sea lion show.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We rented a wheel chair! It was very easy & efficient!

Traveler Photos

Boss
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Dolly92153    1 year ago

Hi all Can anyone help me get a pic or description of stateroom with balcony 9550 ? It's my first Appreciate it

Vadergirl    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing the photo of the Boss experience! We have it booked and we’re hopeful we would see an abundance of fish.

kef2016    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

MulletChamp2024    1 year ago

I am surprised that you did not take two bottles of wine on the ship, you are allowed to do this and you can drink them in your room.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Love that excision as well! Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

missnotanlines    1 year ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise but yes with most Cruise lines there is a lot of walking involved

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