Overall a good cruise

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

kimmilou

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 151

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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5 Night Bermuda (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2017

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11718

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a great time! I would repeat this exact cruise again in a minute just to spend more time in Bermuda. Yes, I would recommend this cruise to a friend. Everything went seamless with the exception of the following: -Bionic bar was down the entire duration of the cruise for mechanical issues -Two dirty drinking glasses in the bathroom of our stateroom upon arrival -Waited in line for two hours on embarkation day to book North Star and Ifly and didn't get to do either. The ifly had a mechanical problem and due to high winds North Star was cancelled the entire day the final day of the cruise -Spectra's Cabaret was cancelled due to technical problems. We never visited the Main Dining Room because we had the 4-restaurant dining package. We ate in Bermuda on the evening of the overnight. All of the specialty restaurants were great! Phenomenal service and tasty fare! We thought it was a great deal for $100 of culinary excellence! Definitely try Wonderland, the variety and quantity of food you get is well worth the money. The fun imaginative experience of Wonderland is like anything else you have ever experienced on land or sea. Our server was an entertaining and informative. Just go!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and efficient embarkation at Cape Liberty

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was excellent. We did the 4 restaurant dining package and ate at all the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There are a lot of activities available but we didn't really utilize them much.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

The shows we saw were excellent. We saw We Will Rock You and The Gift. Unfortunately Spectra's Cabaret was cancelled the night we had our reservation due to technical problems and it was cancelled again on our sea day due to too much rocking. That was disappointing. The headliner show Journey tribute band DSB was really fun!

Children's Programs

We didn't have any children in our group.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Everyone was very friendly and helpful. People seem to enjoy their jobs onboard.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Pretty and clean ship with lots of interesting and inspirational art to look at.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our state room was large with plenty of storage space for personal belongings. The balcony was average size.

Ship tip

Make sure you visit the glass walkway between decks 13 and 14 just outside of the Windjammer.

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

5 out of 5

Cape Liberty was easy to get to using our car,s navigation. The signage for parking was easy to follow. The parking garage is secure. Parking cost $100 for our five night cruise.

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King's Wharf, Bermuda

3 out of 5

Bermuda was amazing! I cannot say enough good things about this island. It is clean, upscale, safe and beautiful. We very much enjoyed kayaking and shopping one-day and a trip to Horseshoe Bay Beach in Southampton Parrish the second day. We loved the beach! Or kayaking excursion was booked through Royal Caribbean. It was a lot of fun and you see a lot of nature and learned a lot about the island.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Disembarkation at Cape Liberty was fast and efficient. We quickly found our luggage and navigated through a fast moving line at customs.

Traveler Photos

Just before walking into the rabbit hole.

2 Comments

Debbyrich 7 years ago

Oceangift, yes it can both can. I am sailing next month and have made my reservations a couple of months back.

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Oceangift 7 years ago

Thank you for this thoughtful review. I am sailing on AOS with hubby on 8.9.18. Do you know if the Northstar and Ifly could be booked in advance? Also is wonderland an added price with reservations needed? Thx, again.

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