Wonderful to take with my grown children but disappointing ship experience

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 2.6
Author: gham23

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

gham23

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

Verified Review

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 22, 2024

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Wouldn’t do it against. This is the first Royal Caribbean Cruise that I have felt “nickled and dimed” Sorrento’s Pizza was outstanding! The best thing about this cruise was being with my family.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Security staff member (Allied Universal Security) was impatient, loud and rude. Might be considered “elder abuse”.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

I’ve taken about 10 Royal Caribbean cruises. The overall quality of the food on this cruise was lacking.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Entertainment was good but not outstanding.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

No small children in our party. Just adult children. Review won’t let me indicate N/A.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Service and staff were very helpful.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship areas that I saw were clean and well-maintained. Should have chosen a smaller ship with fewer passengers.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The room size was as expected and clean. Housekeeping was great. The bed was hard as a brickbat and resulted in back pain from the first night’s sleep. Both my wife and I finally recovered from the back pain after 2 nights in our own bed.