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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Allure of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2023

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6264

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Really other than the room not being cooled to use the balcony like we like to use or have the curtains open to view the open waters, that was our only complaint. But for use this was a huge negative, because we always use our balcony, and could not. And yes, the door was closed and lock 99.9% of the trip, along with the curtain. It was a lot of extra money spent that could have been used elsewhere.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not a lot of space on the pool deck to have much activities. Huge ship cut into small chunks scattered around the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows we got to see were great. dislike you have to signup a month and half early to watch them.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and Staff is what made this trip.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
beautiful ship, and love the size that make smooth sailings but going forward we'll stick with non Oasis class ships. The size is great but everything is cut into small pieces. So far we prefer the Freedom and Voyager class. We still need to try the Quantum class.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
we couldn't open the curtains in our room without the room over heating let alone use the balcony that we have loved to use so much in the past. Had them come to the room and look at it twice and was told it was my small fan that I use every cruise that was heating the room. My parents room was the same way and they were on the other side of the ship. complete disappointment. guess the ships just really needs updated.

Ship tip

Beautiful ship, It's huge take lots of pics, and a good pair of shoes. We were with older faimly and didn't walk around much but still ended up walking over 10,000 steps a day, it helps work off all the food/drinks!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
We like to go to downtown Galveston and spend the day prior to boarding the ship and go through all the shops.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
The port is small but they are building it up, cannot wait to go back and see what all they add. The water is beautiful.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
This port is huge with tons of things to do without ever leaving the port.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Been to this location so many times. There are so many things to do on and off the port.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It was alright for such a huge new port, (great by the way) it took us a good while to get off the ship for some reason. Usually we get hung up in the terminal's itself not the ship side. Customs was a piece of cake, super easy.
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Paul1234    1 year ago

On the newer ships they have a slot where you have to put your card to activate the lights and air conditioning in the room. I try to find a generic old credit card and stick it in the slot when I leave the room with my cruise card, that way the air conditioning will keep running while I'm not in the room

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

basssacker    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise except for the AC issues. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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