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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: Sapphy1967

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Sapphy1967

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 16, 2020

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10706

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Could not fault the boat cleanliness, but way too pretentious for me and too much worrying about getting back to the boat each time we docked it was my first and last cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was good all round, didn't like the constant clapping every night to appreciate the staff or the restaurant staff conga round the dining room felt like being at an expensive holiday camp!!!!

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pools were nice, the hot tubs were way too hot and made everyone's eyes really sore with the chemicals

Entertainment

2 out of 5

We will rock you was fantastic and would recommend seeing, the spectra show was absolutely awful, mediocre performances by all except the trapeze artists

Children's Programs

Dont have children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

All staff were great could not fault the service from any of them

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everywhere was spotless, only complaint was that someone on deck 10 was smoking cannabis constantly so it smelt

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was lovely, spotlessly clean, but no tea making facilities or iron in the cabin

Ship tip

Be prepared to never be able to get away from kids or people, this was my mistake hence why I wouldn't cruise again but it's not for everyone

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

2 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Lovely place to visit I would go here again

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Beach was lovely

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St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

People were nice and the history was interesting

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Castries, St. Lucia

1 out of 5

Would not go to Castries again, wrong side of the island it was ugly

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

This was beautiful I would visit again

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops 😬

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sparkeybob 4 years ago

I think cruising is not for you , sorry ! Sometimes you need to overlook that you are on a ship with a lot of people. When you book a ship of this size, this is what comes with it , lots of people. Your on vacation , and spent a lot of money. Just make the most of it and have fun and forget other people.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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jimmlad 4 years ago

I sympathise with your comment about not being able to get away from kids and people! Some ships are better than others in that respect. P&O's Arcadia for example is child-free and has lots of decks uncluttered by surf simulators and the like, so it's easy to find some solitude.

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Ricdalek 4 years ago

Try Virgin Voyages, it's an adults only line.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sorry you didn’t enjoy, you might be right cruising might not be for you. Maybe give another ship a try.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Try another before you give up. Each cruise we have been on keeps getting better

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Sorry you didn’t enjoy it. Most people love it, but it’s not for everyone. If you want a cruise with less children, try Crystal, Symphony, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, or Viking.

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