Great trip up north in October on the lovely Anthem of the Seas!

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

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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Anthem of the Seas

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 18, 2018

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6638

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Our second cruise on Anthem, we are thrilled to be back aboard. A beautiful, and unique ship class in Royal Caribbean's fleet. She is my personal favorite, and we have 20 cruises on Royal (various ship classes), and 6 additional on 3 other cruise lines. The ship is a comfortable ride, even in rough seas, although this trip had some of the smoothest I've seen in this part of the ocean (I'm a retired Naval Officer, and I was shocked how smooth the Atlantic was off New England and Canada during late October. This was not normal.) We'll do this itinerary again, but perhaps during the early fall months, to have a better chance at getting into Saint John. Even with the loss of the port, we loved the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

The ship is beautiful, and very diverse. It is architected for cold weather cruising, so there are a lot of indoor spaces. Make sure you get around the ship. There are many unique things found only on this ship class.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey Did not visit port

Embarkation and Debarkation port

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5
Some great tours are available, and a lot of history near the city center at Faneuil Hall

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
Gorgeous port. You'll tender here, but it's quick. If you can get up to Cadillac Mountain, the views are spectacular. Make sure you try some blueberry pie a local specialty because of the local Maine blueberrys (and lobster rolls if you're a seafood lover).

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Get out to Peggy's Cove! Spectacular views.

Saint John, New Brunswick Did not visit port

Extremely high winds forced the port officials to close the port. Anthem was turned back out to sea.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

dhoyle1    6 years ago

Glad to here. We are going on that ship in 75 days

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