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Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: koolbb2

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

koolbb2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2023

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin number: 9250

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

getting on and off the ship was a piece of cake. most people obeyed the rules. getting on they use to give free rum punch drinks sailing off, missed that. getting off, some people didn't listen and was standing by the gangway because it wasn't their time; that what RC didn't want to happen; people just don't listen. we sat in our room until our # was called and it was 10 minutes earlier than posted. I was home in Brooklyn before the last numbers were called, LOVED IT. From getting off the ship getting picked up, very orderly. I checked out MSC cruise in July. it was very very crazy getting off waiting to be picked up, the crew working was very nasty., he told me if don't like it you should go on Carnival Cruises; Carnival is more organized then MSC outside workers. Maybe they will get better this is their first year here, maybe it will get better. MSC prices for the drinks are great, maybe your should come down on the price of drinks.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

fantastic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

only went to the MDR once, My other half fell in love with the buffet and that's all be wanted to go to. The food was great, nice variety in the buffet but I prefer going to the MDR for dinner. His first cruise so I let him have his way

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Blackjack tournament

Entertainment

5 out of 5

went to the shows, excellent

Children's Programs

no children with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all was fantastic, and our cabin steward was the bomb (that in a good way). He knew my name and remembered it after our first meeting ( Eriqua rm#9250)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

yes very clean. I hadn't cruised in awhile and didn't remember that the last 3 numbers are your room number and the first is your floor, duh! Maybe you should include that info the to first time cruises and us that haven't been in awhile

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

everything was but just wondering they use to give the shower caps, wish I forgot mine.

Ship tip

try to get a room not far from the elevator

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey Did not visit port

not far from home and I've there before

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

been there before love the upgrades from my last visit

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

been there before by land a few times and by sea about 5times

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

very smooth

6 Comments

maryred 11 months ago

Glad you enjoyed the cruise. Just to let you know none of the mass market cruise line have offered a welcome aboard drink since shortly after the turn millennium. The upscale sister lines like Celebrity and Princess still offer mimosas or "champagne" on arrival.

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise. Thank you for your review.

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galaxy2272 11 months ago

Thanks for your review. The benefits of living close to a port😎😎

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javawoody 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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joyandjerry 11 months ago

Glad you enjoyed! On a Carnival cruise this month, a crew member said he used to work for MSC. And they paid more, but were treated poorly with long hours. Carnival encourages crew to talk to guests.

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