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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: heikodog

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review

heikodog

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

9 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2019

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9500

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise started off because of weather by cruising the Hudson River then anchoring by Verrazano Bridge, day 2 was at sea with 26’waves then calming down until there was a medical emergency at the end of the cruise. So we had to go full steam back early. We still stayed on the ship until the next morning. All things considered with the captain having to alter the itinerary it was a nice trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was typical cruise food. We didn’t eat at any specialty restaurants. The Windjammer is typical too. Neither are bad just predictable. I certainly did not go hungry.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We played bing once and trivia. I usually watch karaoke but it wasn’t at a convenient time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We will rock you show is excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

For the most part everyone was great. After reading other reviews I was worried about attitudes. Our wait staff was was super friendly. However the mailer d’ was constantly on our waiter to cater to a table of pinnacle members. This made our table of 8 having to wait for each course, which made us late for shows after dinner. We didn’t want to complain for fear of our waiter getting in trouble. So we chose to eat in the Windjammer a couple of nights so we could see the entertainment. The Windjammer wait staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Some of the customers were so mean to them and they were still friendly. As for our room attendant, he was nice and we started the cruise by tipping him extra. However I asked him to leave all the towel animals but he wouldn’t.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Our room size was nice. This is at the front of the ship with a large window.

Ship tip

If you are sensitive to motion then don’t pick a forward cabin. Plus you hear the anchor dropping and the lines when docking.

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was fairly easy.

Traveler Photos

2 Comments

heikodog 5 years ago

Yes we were able to make all ports but not at the intended times. Boston was changed due to weather and the port closing. We didn’t have an excursion so we weren’t effected. Also St John was changed because of the tides. They made all necessary changes to the excursions because we had booked through the ship. Not sure what happens to those that book off ship.

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cruisereckoning 5 years ago

Glad to hear with weather and emergency your cruise was still good. Were you able to make it to all your ports? We did that same cruise a week and half before you. We had one day where it was a little choppy but rest was real smooth.

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