Disappointing

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 2.9
Author: Mg28

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

Mg28

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

5 Night Bermuda (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2019

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8218

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Would never sail this ship again or recommend it to friends. We had another couple join us and felt bad that we picked this. Dietary accommodations were awful for our friend. Food was not good

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Easy and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Specialty restaurant chops and Jamie Oliver’s were very good. Main dining and buffet was awful. Overcrowded, cold dried out food, low quality. Main dining room had no charm to it, felt like wedding service and food level. Drinks were weak.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Enjoyed the bumper cars on embarkation day. Pool was too crowded to attempt to enter. Indoor pools on a summer day not enticing. Fitness center was nice. Everything else has too long of lines to wait. Decks are crowded and jogging track goes through the crowd of chairs making a walk/run impossible

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Areas were kept clean. Layout of the upper decks seem poorly designed. Previous cruise on Disney dream we never felt like we were packed in so tight on pool decks. The smoking area on the pool deck was gross, having to walk through an enclosed smoking section to get to the solarium was gross.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was decent size. Balcony was nice

Ports of call

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Bermuda was beautiful and a place to get a good lunch. No excursions, jump in a cab, ferry, or bus and explore on your own. Safe friendly island

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

10 Comments

DiegoZZ 5 years ago

We like the smaller ships, they have everything we want, but less people.

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Juttaanke 5 years ago

This will be our 2nd time on the AOTS..A “smart” ship..very impressive.. we mainly ate in the speciality restaurants..absolutely delicious and wonderful service. Will be taking a 12 Day southern Caribbean cruise in January. A very fun and innovative ship❤️

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clemsue 5 years ago

Try the Granduer. Smaller ship. You might enjoy it more

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monalis63 5 years ago

Was on the Anthem May 2019,and it was my first time.. wonderful time,great food,no problems,staff was awesome and would sail on that ship again..

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Cruiselovers70 5 years ago

We are going on the Anthem second time. This ship is beautiful and well planned. Entertainment is plentiful and high quality. Food is always good and we never have any complaints. There are numerous daily activities to participate if you choose to do so. We are never bored. We highly recommend this ship.

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citychic68 5 years ago

I'm going on it for the second time I absolutely loved anthem, didn't have 1 issue and food was amazing I'm sorry to hear they had a bad experience I loved it

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Grammie3 5 years ago

We have been on Anthem 2x and booked again in December. My grandson has very extreme dietary requirements and we had no issue at all! If we couldn’t find anything in particular in buffet area, we asked and they would get it for us! We ate only in the buffet as it was a better area to find what he could eat! Didn’t find any issues on the ship. Looking forward to dec cruise!

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hooiai 5 years ago

Oh dear, going on anthem next October. I had always enjoyed Royal Caribbean ships

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cruisingurl 5 years ago

It probably was their first cruise.

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bobduck1993 5 years ago

Was this your first cruise?

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I was very disappointed with the food on this ship. Also couldn’t believe the buffet closed at 9pm! The only thing available after that is pizza or room service for a $7.95 fee. I would never go on this ship again.

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