Anthem in Review

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: crispyon1

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 131

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

12 Night Southern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13298

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The Anthem truly is a beautiful ship but lacking in good entertainment. The outside guest are phenomenal but the Royal Caribbean dancers and singers seriously need to consider trashing the show We Will Rock You and stage one of the more popular shows like Grease, Mama Mia, West Side Story etc. These are shows that will appeal to all guests, I enjoyed the Dynamic Dining but the overall cleanliness of the ship is poor. Plus, the staff Never encourages the guest to "Washy Washy" their hands before entering any of the dining rooms including the Windjammer. The staff truly needs to be trained on the procedure. I hope that Royal Caribbean tends to this issue before I cruise on the Anthem again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beautifully maintained

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Fort-De-France, Martinique

3 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

17 Comments

annepettit 8 years ago

@tammylacey56 search both hotels and parking in Jersey City. Not far from Bayonne so should be easy to cab or Uber to and from the port. For parking away from the waterfront is cheaper e.g. Journal Square.

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oandroplex700 8 years ago

Try the titanic , I hear they have a doozy of a show!

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loancalo 8 years ago

We are going on the anthem in dec. can't wait. We will be celebrating my husbands birthday. For our family. We just like to get the opportunity to get away and grab some rays.Went on oasis in October and it was great. Hopefully this trip will be as fun as the lady one!!!

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OllieTreg 8 years ago

270s shows are amazing

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tammylacey56 8 years ago

hey we need a hotel need to park and stay going on the anthem march 7 2016 anyone no of a reasonable place

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meatloaf16 8 years ago

sorry for your loss, I have many family members who passed with cancer, it's awful. I merely gave an opinion on a show.

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tammylacey56 8 years ago

my friend just died last night of cancer.wow do they realize that life is to short.just injoy .stop complaining of everything.if you had to see what I did .you would appreciate all what u do have people he'll u are on a cruise

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meatloaf16 8 years ago

Man, can't people have an opinion. I love the music of Queen, even saw them in concert. That show was like watching a high school musical. As for your Titanic comment oandroplex700@aol.com, it's a pleasure to talk to the last survivor of that great ship it must have been a crazy night. Also you must be very happy with aol , I think your the last person on earth that subscribes to it.

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Dingo68 8 years ago

Given that the music of Queen was from the 80's and 90's and that most guest on our cruise were in that age bracket perhaps that explains the comment that the music was for young people. Why on earth do these people go on a ship that targets a younger demographic and then complain when they don't play the Charlestown!!!!

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oandroplex700 8 years ago

Next time try the titanic , I think you will like the shows on that ship better!!

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meatloaf16 8 years ago

Crispyon1 I agree with you 100%

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DaveandMercy 8 years ago

We enjoyed every aspect of cruising on the Anthem. Food, service and the ship were all outstanding.

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DaveandMercy 8 years ago

We just sailed on the Anthem the first two weeks of January and I don't understand the comments about the Windjammer. You can not enter the buffet without receiving direction from the staff to wash your hands. If fact for breakfast, you hear the familiar sound of wakey, wakey; washy, washy. Also, We Will Rock You was based on the music of Queen, which is a multi-generational band.

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Lu319 8 years ago

Why is the show triggered toward the young with we will rock you?

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Samantha37 8 years ago

my first cruise back in 2005 was on explorer and that's where I seen her. then she was on the navigator then liberty. I was so excited lol.

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sdouglin1 8 years ago

There was a lady from St. VINCENT she was great with the Washy Washy on the Explorer of the seas

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Samantha37 8 years ago

omg washy washy was the best part of entering the dining rooms... I hope things get on track to the "rccl" standards with this ship before October...

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