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

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 100

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2019

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin number: 10154

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We had a good time for the most part but thought the cruise line Royal Caribbean really nickel and dimes you to death. They even charged for water and popcorn?? We couldn't even take an excursion that wasn't controlled by them. Per the locals all prices for excursions are set by the cruise line. On other cruises we have had several choices portside other than just the ones on ship. Not so here. Pretty much take it or leave it. We took another couple, first time cruisers, with us. Took us several years to get them to take a cruise and was very disappointed it didn't live up to others we had bragged about. will not take another Royal Caribbean cruise for these reasons.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
took us 45 minutes to even get to the terminal. Once there boarding was a swift yet hectic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was ok but not exceptional. Charged extra for lobster and surf and turf even in the main dining room which have been a regular item on other ships that I have traveled on.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Shows were mostly ok. Comedians excellent. Fitness center was an extra charge as well.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Musicals were great although very loud. Comedians were excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiters and room stewards were great. Entertaining and very efficient

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship was clean and well-maintained but elevators were half the time out of service

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the balcony. room was same as most other ships I've been on. Although I thought the bathroom was bigger than most others. Room steward kept everything In tip top shape

Ship tip

I thought they nickeled and dimed us everywhere. From controlling dock shore excursions and purchases to charging for water and popcorn on board

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5
not enough time to do any shore excursions here before or after but terminal was very efficient once we got there. Only one road going in which contributed to 45 minute wait

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5
Very Historical. Walked to freedom trail and visited several historical places after we rode the trolley which pointed out said places

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5
Again rode the trolley but mostly just pointed out houses of famous people and talked about what was there before the fire??

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5
Liked bar harbor. Had great maine lobster roll and chowder

Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5
same o same o nothing really stands out

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5
visited the backwards rapids but arrived too late and left too early to actually see this happen.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very fast as we carried our own luggage and left before most passengers
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1 Comment

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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