1st Time Cruise AND Royal Carib Anthem of the Seas

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Anthem of the Seas

9 Night Bermuda & Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 14, 2018

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13618

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise. We booked through . Odd but neither or RC did a good job, giving info for 1st time cruisers, it was basically up to you to ask the right questions. Some tips for 1st timers: 1) daramine is helpful, 2) bring cold medicine 3) order luggage tags online 4) our young kids only needed official copy of birth certificates, no passports, but was not clear anywhere 5) for most part all 3 excursions booked through RC went well, expensive but no hassles. St Marteen pick up was not organized well and the pick up staff seemed stressed which made us feel stress. 6) don’t miss boarding times, the ship will leave you 7) don’t try to do everything or you won’t relax. 8) kids club space is small! But kids seemed to have fun

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Free WiFi is misleading. You basically get the Royal Caribbean WiFi so the onboard ship app works, but that’s basically it. The info and ads leading up to the trip makes it look like you’ll get free WiFi so I thought that meant I will have access to the internet and emails. That’s where all the promos for buying the VOOM internet and streaming comes in. It’s very expensive and PER device. In today’s world where almost every adult and kid has a device, the chargers seems like extortion. We actually could text for free with anyone with iPhones, but photos did NOT go through. The people at Guest Sevices were not helpful, very short and curt answers. Though in some ways it was good not being connected so you focused more time off your phone or ipad, so I think charging a little is okay, but not at those prices. Research this well.

Ports of call

King's Wharf, Bermuda

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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