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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: dizzzydr

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review

dizzzydr

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Spain & France (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 22, 2022

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9510

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the ship and the ports. Be warned when going through Bay of Biscay you can definitely feel the ship moving. Be prepared if you are prone to motion sickness

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super quick. From the moment we got in line to getting on the ship was maybe 15-20 min

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Wonderland

4 out of 5

Was able to accommodate my gluten allergy. Good to visit at least once. Would not necessarily need to go again.

Johnny Rockets

5 out of 5

Good burgers. Gluten free buns available.

Jamie's Italian

4 out of 5

Great service. Good food. Gluten free pasta was good. Our server Ron was friendly and helpful.

Michael's Genuine Pub

5 out of 5

Loved the pub with the guitarist

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Seaplex

5 out of 5

Bumper cars were great. Only problem was the times were not always the best for us.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We will rock you was entertaining. The comedian was very funny. Spectre was not my thing. The Beatles show was good.

Two70

4 out of 5

Beautiful views

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All the servers were friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Lots of room. Lots of storage. Could not get the TV to swivel but not a big deal

Ship tip

If you want to go to the pub for music or schooner bar for trivia get there early not a lot of seating and it fills up quick

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Stayed right next to the port super easy to walk over the morning of the cruise. Shopping center with tons of food options 10 min walk. Old town Southampton about 10 min walk was very interesting.

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Le Havre (Paris), France

4 out of 5

Paris was too far away. Went to Honfleur and Deauville on a ship excursion. Luved Honfleur is a cute little town. Deauville was nice as well

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La Coruna, Spain

4 out of 5

Took ship excursion walking around the city. Was very interesting

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La Rochelle, France

4 out of 5

Did the cognac tour was interesting

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Bilbao, Spain

4 out of 5

Did ship excursion and once in town easily walkable

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy we carried off our own luggage and had no issues. We were off the ship quickly. Waited longer for our prearranged ride.

8 Comments

andrewhannay 2 years ago

If you do the med beaches, the ship goes around the Bay of Biscay.

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dizzzydr 2 years ago

Joyandjerry from what I understand it's the Bay of Biscayne area that is well known for being rough waters. The cruise director kept making jokes about it. When we were not in that area I did not feel a thing.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

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kef2016 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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joyandjerry 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your trip! Spectra was shown 2018 when I was on her, and nobody ever likes it. Why do they still show it? Surprised you got any motion from such a large ship.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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