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

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

WeaverW

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 13

Helpful Votes: 289

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 12, 2017

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8254

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Due to rough seas we were not able to exit the ship at Cococay. Other than a brief PA announcement by the Capt there was NO effort by RCCL to make amends for the failure to complete the cruise advertised port calls. On another cruise we had to skip a port call but that Captain looped back to allow a port call...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Johnny Rockets dining was the worse JR dining we have ever experienced, land or sea.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great cabin attendant....

Ship tip

No winter cruise date!

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

1 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

9 Comments

jib614 7 years ago

Seriously! The ship doesn't have to make "amends" for rough seas. You are on the ocean! That'll happen sometimes. If it makes it unsafe to go to the port because of the rough seas than consider yourself lucky the captain had your safety in mind and not sticking to the advertised itinerary.

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royalcruisers 7 years ago

What kind of time you think you would of had? Not a great beach day.Stay aboard and chill.

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sheatter 7 years ago

They miss this port all the time or the weather is not good from what I have heard. Maybe they should just take it off the itinerary.

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ciannone 7 years ago

I agree with Sarahs58. Make lemonade with those lemons....then add some alcohol and relax!

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twangster 7 years ago

The cruise contract states that changes can be made to the itinerary. It would be impossible to attempt to layout every possible 'if we miss this port while the ship is in this position" scenario ahead of time. There are many ships from many lines all using the same ports. They do the best they can under no legal or moral obligation to reach all the ports as advertised

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ItaVero 7 years ago

Thanks for the review - routes that frequently have to scrub ports should be questioned. Skippers and Hotel Managers should get together in advance and map out possible replacements for ports that are "iffy."

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Sarahs58 7 years ago

And here is another moaner. Just think you are incredibly blessed to be able to go on cruises. Enjoy your life, if you miss a port just accept it, go and get another drink, make the most of the ship and be grateful.

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banaford 7 years ago

They have to get permission to dock anywhere. They can't just pull the ship into a port.

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7 years ago

Don't be a crybaby. The Captain's number one priority is your safety. You should appreciate that. We have been on six cruises to Labadee. We have only made it off the ship THREE of those cruises. We also missed Hubbard Glacier on an Alaskan Cruise due to a fatality on the Seward Hwy. Our only concern was the poor family of the man who lost their husband and father. You have to keep things in perspective.

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Other reviews of this sailing

The food was amazing, very taste and the drinks were awesome

Perfect except for the weather

Total mess.