Wonderful to take with my grown children but disappointing ship experience

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Allure of the Seas

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: 8 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.

Ship tip

Don’t buy the non-alcoholic beverage package! Too much money for almost nothing!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
It rained so we didn’t stop at this port. Ship stayed at sea.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Beautiful beach area with nice vibe…food was good. Very relaxing.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Chose unassisted disembarkation. Very easy!
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12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace     8 months ago

Thanks for your review

ericerie     8 months ago

Allure is my favirite ship! Lol never had a mattress issue. Tell the room attendant if it isbso bad its giving you a bad back

CruiseladyGail     8 months ago

I ask for a mattress topper first day makes my bed perfect

basssacker     8 months ago

Thanks for your review

kef2016     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry it didn’t meet all your expectations. Hoped your next vacation will.

wbahoy     8 months ago

How were you "nickled and dimed" ?

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich     8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed parts of your cruise anyway

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     8 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time with family. Sorry the cruise wasn’t the best.

bubbles60     8 months ago

We have had a similar experience on Royal.

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