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Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Anthem of the Seas

8 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2022

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin number: 10258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The good beautiful ship, great service, good food and drinks. The bad Royals beverage package expensive. Ships excursions be careful before choosing. Uncomfortable mattress.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very crowded took around 90 minutes start to finish

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food in MDR was very good but menus were repeated. Specialty restaurants were very good. Tried 3. Didn’t care for Wonderland this time around. Buffets were too crowded especially breakfast so didn’t attend breakfast there.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool was nice if you used it on port days without leaving ship. You could actually find a lounge chair to sit on otherwise no.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Spectra and the Gift were excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very good service as always from Royal.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Second time on this ship so we were aware of layout. Ship was clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Wonderful cabin good layout plenty of closet space. Very clean.

Ship tip

Beds are somewhat uncomfortable. Mattresses are horrible.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Nothing spectacular. Went to a nice seafood restaurant for lunch off the ship. Difficult to get transportation at the port. Had to Uber.

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Stayed onboard ship. Been to Miami numerous times.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Private island. This should be a two day stop at this really nice island.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Took an excursion thru Royal Caribbean to Pearl Island. This was a horrible experience there. Firstly not worth $104 each. Safety conditions not found. Bathrooms faucets broken no running water, toilets were wobbly not working. Supplies none. No handrails on stairs either down to beach area or up above to hold onto. Did see two people fall down the stairs missing the two steps which a sign should have been there. Only good thing was the lunch served. Did complain to the excursion desk when we got back to ship. Person said she would let Royal know this situation on this excursion. Also at the pier they made us sign a waiver I wonder why!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Went very quickly. Only negative is that when u got down to terminal to get your bags. You had to go out of building and not come back in. If y were waiting for a pickup it was so very cold outside for people to wait.
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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