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Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

12 Night Southern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12606

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We normally LOVE Royal Caribbean, but this ship was the exception....decor was like an IKEA store and the food of poor quality.  The entertainment and staff were as usual FABULOUS, but they didn't make up for the overall feeling that RC dumbed this ship down to a Carnival level....very disappointing. They are making motions to change their errors, but you won't catch us on this ship again, although we will be returning to RC.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
It was smaller than the same type room on other ships, but there was more storage. It was clean. The decor was like something out of an IKEA catalog....but that was all over this ship.

Ship tip

Book restaurants well in advance.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Fort-De-France, Martinique

1 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

Dingo68    8 years ago

There were some interesting design flaws on this ship. Whilst we loved 270 but the lights around the top level blocked the view of everyone behind. Likewise the seating in the Royal Theartre was poorly layed out. The seats in the back rows need to be raised 30-40 cm so that people,seated in these rows can see. It would be easy to fix but amazing that no one checked these things out.

jrmkjm    8 years ago

Love RCCL.

jrmkjm    8 years ago

Agree 100% will not do quantum class ever again.

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