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

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Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9268

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This is such a unique ship.  It is a wave of the future!!  From the first moment - where you long into an IPad and go to your room to get your keys - to the last time you swipe your card yourself to leave the ship.  Messages are given on the tv in your room - only paper you receive all cruise is the daily planner.  No longer are menus outside the restaurants - they come on your tv in the comfort of your own room.  The two70 is a 500 person lounge/theatre at the very back of the lounge with huge windows across the back of the ship to give you views of the ocean all day long and by night the bionic arms, the somehow appearing 18 speakers and a full screen gives you views of special places around the world - example waterfalls from iceland.  Six robotic arms manipulate large screens that can be twisted 6 different was!  There is even a bar where robotic arms fix your drinks and send them down a slot to you.

 

There is no main dining room but 6 smaller ones that you book (from home is best) to try different foods in different themes.  This is changing in November back to original dining room style.

 

The cabins are well appointed and even feel larger than most ships.  And most important to many was actual doors on the shower - no more sticky curtains.

 

They have the northstar, the bumper cars, roller ring, ifly and flowrider that can all be booked by appointment - from your room - so no wait in lines or frustration because it is too busy.

 

All in all this ship was very clean, well appointed and occasionally felt too crowded but I would recommend it to anyone with a sense of adventure.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 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
Nice balconies, with great furniture - chairs with footstools. The room was clean and the steward did a great job of wiping surfaces and vacuuming floors daily, The shower felt very roomy with its real glass DOORS

Ship tip

Book shows and dining from the comfort of your home - make sure to book the north star and ifly from home too.

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

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Debbie1030    8 years ago

Thanks for the good review I'm going Saturday

carolgrimaneliswatt    8 years ago

The ship is great .... Just go and enjoy ... Were going for the second time in nov. .... Can't wait

frizzbeecruiser    8 years ago

Only thing I would add is if you booked a reservation for let's use as an example.. North Star and miss your reservation.. You won't be able to rebook it electronically. Your Royal IQ app will say you can have more than one booking. So just take a cocktail and head down to guest service and have them remove the one you missed. Or just go and wait in line. The lines weren't as long as the other reviews I read before we left but I suspect it's because we went right after labor day. There were about 10 kids on our entire cruise. The ship never seems full.. Lines for things were never more than 10 minutes. It was an awesome experience for us

clemsue    8 years ago

Boarding in 14 days! Thanks for the review.

maj216rock    8 years ago

A well-written and informative review. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to boarding in just 25 days!

raward    8 years ago

Really appreciate your thoughtful and detailed comments. You provided an excellent inside perspective. Boarding ANTHEM in 50 days. Can't wait and your comments add to the anticipation.

Windjam064    8 years ago

Thanks for sharing - 80 days to go for us

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