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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: SML21

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review

SML21

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

9 Night Bermuda & Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 09, 2019

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10517

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful cruise on Anthem! She is a beautiful ship with plenty to do and see. Ports were beautiful. Look forward to sailing her again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet always good. MDR service a little slow but otherwise ok. Servers were very nice.

Windjammer Marketplace

5 out of 5

Great buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plenty of options including GF.

Sorrentos

5 out of 5

Great spot for a quick slice of pizza.

Solarium Bistro

5 out of 5

Excellent food and service. Had dinner here 3 times and breakfast twice.

The Café@TWO70

5 out of 5

Great place for breakfast and lunch with comfortable seating. Great view off back of the ship.

Café Promenade

5 out of 5

Great place for coffee and light snacks.

Bionic Bar

3 out of 5

Entertaining to watch but our drinks were too strong.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Movie Screen

5 out of 5

Relaxing poolside while watching a feature movie and eating popcorn.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We Will Rock You was a good show. Can't go wrong with Queen music!

Solarium

5 out of 5

Favorite part of the ship! Quiet and calm atmosphere. Great place to sit back and relax, read a book or just look at the water.

North Star

1 out of 5

Unfortunately, North Star was having issues on our cruise and not operating.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We stayed in 10517, a virtual balcony stateroom. Although small, it was cozy and having the virtual balcony did make the cabin seem bigger. Our cabin streward, Karla, was awesome! She kept our cabin neat and tidy and well stocked. Karla was very helpful and very friendly. Hope to see her again on a future cruise on Anthem. Overall, very comfortable and would choose a virtual balcony cabin again.

Ship tip

Relax, have fun and do as much or as little as you want. Anthem is a beautiful and spacious ship. Never had issues with crowds as they are well dispersed throughout the ship.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Labadee is very nice. The only issue we had was in the marketplace area where locals sell their items. They are very pushy and don't respect personal space nor telling them " no thank you".

Thumbs Up 1

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5