A disappointment
Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
9 Night Bermuda & Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 03, 2018
Ship: Anthem of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7566
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
Food and service in the dining room are sub par. Entertainment was boring except for Spectrum. 10 Th cruise we've taken, fourth with RC and2 nod on Anthem. Worse cruise we have ever gone on. They should hire a whole new cruise director and staff. Waited 15 minutes for a server to take our order for dinner. He was about to walk away when I grabbed his arm and told him to take it now. Worse cruise we have ever been on. And they don't really care if I say that!Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Solarium Bistro
Best place for breakfast. For whatever reason, cruise ships just do not make very good breakfast, however, the staff made sure you had what ever would make you happy. Again, the way cruises use to be.
The Grande
Food was boring. If you did not have a regular time and table (we did my time dining) you were pretty much ignored. The cruise ships should go back to envelope tipping.
Jamie's Italian
Very good. We had a wonderful server. Again, worth the extra money.
Chops Grille
Yum. Worth the extra money. Treat you like what a cruise is suppose to be. Server was attentive and made sure you were pleased with everything.
The Café@TWO70
Servers keep their back to you until you say "excuse me" then they finally stop talking or turn around annoyed that you interrupted them. Food isn't bad.
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Music Hall
Two years ago there was something always fun going on in the Music Hall. This time the only thing that was any good was the couple at another table that was having a discussion about what a slob the husband was. Boring!
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Check exactly where your stateroom is. Our room was directly over the lifeboats so the tops of the lifeboats as well as the large white brackets are in all our pictures. Make sure they are upfront with you when booking and paying for a balcony. Don't think that they will help you out, they won't.
Ports of call
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)