Great northern cruise, 2nd time on the Anthem, watch utube videos if it is your 1st time on this ship as it helps to know a bit about the ship before sailing.

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: SailawaySue

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

SailawaySue

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 20, 2018

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin number: 6122

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship, love to cruise from NJ as it is an easy 2hr drive for us. Would consider going on this cruise again in a few years as there is so much to see & do. Make sure to let Royal know if you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary ( our 40th) as the waiters sing and bring you a special extra dessert. We love children as we had five of them and 11 grandchildren (most under 7yrs of age) but we were thankful there weren't that many on this cruise compared to early December two years ago. (Many of the younger children just didn't have a very good time & would have been just as thrilled to go somewhere less crowded and less expensive.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The main dining rooms were filled during the early dining times. Windjammer buffet was better than we expected ( don't judge by the 1st day's lunch as it was never that full & crazy any other time we tried it. Didn't feel the need to go to specialty restaurants but did enjoy the lobster ($24 extra charge) first day at most of the restaurants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5