Not as good as we wished it to be

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 3.2
Author: NYPete

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

NYPete

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

5 Night Bermuda (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2017

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7652

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

It was good had a few ups and downs I wish the app to book restaurants and shows did not crash so much and the wifi you pay extra for is horrible. It is not as well run as Disney and the photographer photos were not so good but people still buy them.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

It's very hard to get reservations at any place as you can only make one before you board. The app while on board does not work well and does crash often . The buffet is ok with Disney getting a 9 and RCL a 7

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

My kids did just about everything they wanted to but you are only able to do it once since it was so crowded

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The show called the gift. No one with me 16 people knew what it was about. The only good show was the Queen show. As far as dj he was good. The rock hall band was sub par the saxophone show was very good.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

I have never been on a cruise and have been on 10 otherwise where you ask a crewman a question and 8 out of 10 the answer was I don't know. They never asked anyone else. Service from waiters was good.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

My sofa bed sheets had stains on them and the guy that kept my room was a ghost. Ship needs another bankof elevators and another pool over 4 thousand people on board. The ship is beautiful and has a great layout . Common areas are clean but not as clean as any Disney boat

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

My daughters cabin had the couch first than the bed my was the opposite. I like the couch first as you have more room in the morning and late at night. Size is never big enough on any cruise. It was pretty clean less the stains on the sofa sheets. The bed was good but the pillow could have been better

Ship tip

Get the drink package it's worth it as you get bottles of water at any bar. Try and book anything you want to do as early as possible

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda

4 out of 5

Its good but I wish they would repair the dock yard at St. George I never seam to go over there. We did the snorkel trip and it was great the kids and I loved it. The music was not so crazy loud and the crew was great

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