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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: njmason78

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

njmason78

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day Holiday (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 20, 2019

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin number: 6258

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I have taken a cruise on the Anthem of The Seas in the past. I was disappointed that the service, food, and overall experience declined so much within 18 months.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Service could have been better. Wish there were more and better options

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

I was not happy with the service I received

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The layout was ok. The common areas were not clean and well-maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I was very happy with my cabin. It was large enough, clean and very comfortable

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5

I did not do an excursion

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

I wish we could have stayed longer since we were unable to go to the other ports

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and easy disembarkation

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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wgammon1 4 years ago

Sorry your cruise wasn't all that you wanted it to be.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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monalis63 4 years ago

The time I had on the Anthem was wonderful,and it was clean,food was great,would sail on Anthem again

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Ricdalek 4 years ago

@Danielle. I wouldn't worry at all. Anthem is a great ship with great shows, plenty of activities and entertainment, very good food selection, very good service and absolutely clean. Look at the CDC sanitation scores, the ship is clean. Take the behind the scenes your, galley, laundry, engine control room and bridge. You will see how CLEAN the ship is in the areas guests are not meant to see. I ignore any reviews that say a ship is not clean. Service is subjective but the better the guests treat the crew, the better the crew will treat us. They are people with feelings. My next sailing 10 months 5 days.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

We were on the Anthem the end of Sept and we found that the service was great and the food was delicious. I see so many good reviews on the Anthem it surprises me to see yours.

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tomika75 4 years ago

That's a shame about Anthem. From the reviews, it seems to be either an outstanding sailing or a horrible one. Maybe they need to move some better management around to the ship to provide a more solid experience. Regardless, I will sail on her again.

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FunmiGaines 4 years ago

I have a different take I absolutely loved Anthem of the Seas it was like a 5 star hotel on the water. There was so much to do on the boat ( in door sky diving tube, surfing pool, basketball, bumper cars) and do not miss the shows they were incredible. Our wait staff were soooo nice and accommodating. Our room was really nice as well. We left from New York and went to the Bahamas I think I would say that was my favorite ship yet!

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willie362 4 years ago

Do not worry, on several other cruise sites I belong to. They have given Great reviews for food and ship. I am on the sailing after yours on 1/16

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Daniellef73 4 years ago

I’ll be on Anthem tomorrow for a 11 night cruise first time on Royal so your review worries me

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Grammie3 4 years ago

I was on the same cruise and agree with you. We have sailed 2x before this on anthem....very disappointing on how it has gone down....mainly in food. I came home less than I sailed. I did enjoy stopping at Haiti rather than cococay and port Canaveral. Nassau, I have been lots so it is old to us!

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Other reviews of this sailing

Very good I enjoyed my self. 5 stars.

Horrible Cruise NEVER AGAIN!

Nice way to spend the Holidays