Smart ship Anthem

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

12 Night Southern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7180

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The first few days were a nightmare. This new smart ship idea is like your smart phone.  Anything you wanted to do had to be set up on IPADS throughout the ship. That's means you had to coordinate your dining times, with your excursions and your entertainment. You had to make appts to see some of the shows. If you didn't, you didn't get in. Not a fan of this, too much thinking involved.  The entertainment they had was good but not much variety. Be careful where your storeroom is. We were on the 7th floor forward.  The music hall on the 3rd and 4th floor. Every single night until 2am or later we could hear the base beat of the music in our cabin. Because the DJ started at midnight until......as stated in the cruise compass.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Desserts weren't as good as other cruise lines. Specialty dining; save your money. Service not as good, a baby cried through most of our dinner and there were 2 bday singing session. Not very quiet or special.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our room steward Juliette was fantastic. Not once was I worried about getting ripped off. Our room was always fixed whenever we returned. She was very sweet.

Ship tip

The ship was beautiful. There are classes though.. If you get a suite or higher, you get to eat and go on the ship where others are not allowed.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Go to Cove beach is what I was told.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Not much going on there. Not a duty free port.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
The place to shop. This is my favorite island. Dutch, French, shopping, gambling, beach.

Fort-De-France, Martinique

3 out of 5
Not much going on here.

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5
Not much going on here. Take a tour. We went to the beach.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
The place to shop. Don't go on the train ride. Over priced and too long.
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10 Comments

rachaels    8 years ago

No fee charged if a no show. I did stop by when my son decided not to do the ifly so they could give his spot to someone on standby or waiting to book it right away.

rdaniello    8 years ago

What happens if I make a reservation for a complimentary activity or restaurant and do not show? Do I get charged a fee?

Dh81    8 years ago

I agree it's been a hassle getting everything scheduled. I don't like to plan my days on vacation. On Disney you're either late or early dining and late or early show. No thinking involved just tell me where and when to show up

dculpepper1    8 years ago

My brother had the same issue with the music on the 7th floor. He was in cabin 7714, and he could hear thumping from music and the d jay, too. RC told him sorry.....nothing they could do.

levans0307    8 years ago

Go to the Cruise Planner. It is really easy.

rdaniello    8 years ago

Levans0307...We are cruising on Anthem in August too. Where do I go online to book activities, dinner, shows, etc. in advance? Thank you!

levans0307    8 years ago

Just a little pre planning could have solved all your problems. Going in August and will have everything arranged ahead of time. Next time before you book a cabin check the deck plans for the locations of the other venues.

compudoc    8 years ago

We are going in June and have everything reserved since February. Plan ahead.

tfleming675    8 years ago

We most of the co-ordination before we got on the ship and then used our iPhone on the ship. All in all it was very efficient.

Overtyme    8 years ago

Curious why you gave it 4/5 ⭐️. Did you love the ship after the first few days?

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