Did Not Exceed Expectations

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 3
Author: KyTnFrank

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

KyTnFrank

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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Bermuda

Sail date: October 15, 2016

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3648

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I thought this would be a great trip on this ship and I must say I am disappointed. I went on a smaller ship before and did not experience the rockiness that I experienced on this ship. The captain was going the max speed and it was not like the sea was choppy. Therefore we were always feeling the boat rock. The food was horrible. I think since it's such a large ship not everything is freshly made. The dynamic dinning is horrible although we had the same wait staff it was still difficult and the food options were not great. The activities were ok but if they had a sale it looked like Black Friday with all the people in the middle of deck 4. Bermuda was beautiful but I would not recommend doing the snorkel park which we paid $60 for! It was over crowded and it's in a terrible location, you can still enter the park and pay $15 and lay out with a blanket and call it a day. I would suggest just taking a mini bus to Horseshoe beach for $7 on a mini bus versus booking through the cruise. The night glass bottom boat was ok if your into history but you can't really see the shipwreck they take you to see. That was another waste of $60

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Horrible food at all the restaurants and the windjammer was also horrible

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We will rock you play was great and the cabrea show was also great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had an awesome wait staff, Bambang and Ainsley, they worked very well together and took care of us. Our housekeeper Dwi was great! Our room was always clean and cleaned it twice a day and always asked if we needed anything else.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

You would think being on a bigger ship you would not feel the rockiness however the captain was going extremely fast making the boat rock. Overall it was clean but there was a lot food plates and glasses left around the food area for long periods of time

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was ok not worth the money for a 5 day cruise.

Ship tip

Make reservations for everything! Using the Royal IQ app helped a lot..so use it if your phone allows you to

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty, New Jersey

3 out of 5

3 Comments

quany2002 8 years ago

How was the Bon Fire in Bermuda. Was it worth going

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kdlovescruising 8 years ago

Too bad your cruise was disappointing and not up to expectations.

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kodak7 8 years ago

Best deal in Bermuda is to get the 2 or 3 Pink bus pass. You can go anywhere with it unlimited and just pay to see the sites. Did lots of things and only spend a hundred per person. They have a booth right out side the port as you disembark. Had to laugh as the ship was charging 36 dollars and they got on with us on the Pink bus. Paid 24 dollars for a 2 day pass.

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