New England/Canada Cruise

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 158

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12620

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The ports of call were interesting. And being they were close to one another, it gave extended time to explore. As for dining, because we booked only a couple of months before departure, the structured dining experience was not there. We didn't have good choices even for the specialty venues, as we had to book very late in the evening. We ate the majority of our meals at the Windjammer Buffett as did many of the travelers. The food was average. The coffee and tea were horrible! The coffee tasted like burnt coffee beans and the tea was way, way too strong. The very best eating venue (don't miss it!) was Wonderland. It was a fabulous culinary experience from start to finish!! From our waiter, to the environment, to the extremely delicious food...it was "wonderful"!! I can't say enough about this restaurant!! The show we enjoyed the most was "The Gift". It was special and moving. The Anthem was all about spending money. More so than other ships we have been on. All in all, we enjoyed our cruise. If we could have enjoyed a set, sit down dinner every night, instead of aimlessly wandering around trying to see who had a table (besides the open buffet) it would have been a better experience. Our cabin and room steward were very nice!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was nicely appointed and spacious. The colors were very attractive and we felt at home and comfortable. Our Stateroom attendant was friendly and professional. He saw to our every need. He kept our cabin spotless and deserves many kudos!

Ship tip

Book your dining reservations far in advance or you will be left like we were, searching around for a place to eat, at a decent hour, every night.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
A very pretty town.

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5
Seemed very industrial but has a lot of history.
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4 Comments

joefive    8 years ago

Hope you expressed this to Royal. I agree with you 100%...this ship is just not great you have to make it work for you. Definitely not like other ships...oh how I wish they would send this one to China too.

maryrunyon    8 years ago

We bought the package of 3 specialty restaurants for $80. But I think it about 50$ per person.

debigul    8 years ago

How much extra is wonderland

maryrunyon    8 years ago

Wonderland was very good! The beat salad...yummm

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