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Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 130

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Anthem of the Seas

12 Night Southern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2021

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10606

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I know that Covid has impacted the cruise industry and i must say Royal Caribbean has done an outstanding job. Wearing a mask wasn't an issue for the most part as we have been wearing them for nearly 2 years now. I have since booked another cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Outstanding, 10min from entry, to security, to document validation, to walking onto the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food and drinks were as i remember them. I had expected some impacts due to covid, but this wasn't the case.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Overall i was pleased with the activities but definitely this is were a saw the biggest impact with covid restrictions and reduced capacity. example; no pool side activities during sea days. But given i never participated, i didn't really miss it

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were good but not like in the past. Reduced staff, scaled down shows and more. But in the end i accepted this and i was still wow'd.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff went out of their way to make the cruise pleasant but it wasn't like it has been in the past due to social distancing and the extra cleaning protocols.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
second time on Anthem and wasn't disappointed. The ship was very sanitary given the extra care in disinfecting everything.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was our first time in a JR Suite. WOW just WOW, not going back to a regular balcony unless pricing becomes an issue.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
second time in Puerto Rico and docked at 5pm so we limited ourselves to just walk around. It was raining on and off so didn't venture to far.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
My favorite island on the planet. LOVE Sint Maarten

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
First time in Antigua. Did a taxi tour of the island, stop at a beach. Our taxi driver was outstanding and we got to learn about the island and her own day to day life on the island and impacts on Covid to her livelihood and island.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Did a catamaran tour and noting bad to say here.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Did a catamaran tour and noting bad to say here.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Nice island and we decided to just hang out around the port area. Had a fabulous time

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Walk off, grab your bags, clear customs all within 10min. couldn't of been any easier
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7 Comments

1CruiseGram    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

OldGreyWolf    2 years ago

Great review. Thanks. Appreciate the details and glad you enjoyed it.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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