Anthem of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Our favorite part of the cruise was the entertainment on board.  The talent was unbelievable. Bingo was very expensive. Stateroom was very comfortable and kept very clean.

ship itself was beautiful but the activities on board were not managed well everything was booked. People had to wait on stand by to hope for cancellations or no show. I just felt it was poor activities management. 

The favorite part of the cruise was the crew in all capacities.  Servers, restaurant staff, stateroom staff, bartenders, etc. Everyone was quite courteous and helpful. We enjoyed the amenities, but did not appreciate the long lines to use them.  It wasn't as much fun when you waited 45 minutes in line for a few minutes of fun. I didn't like the Dynamic Dining.  It was frustrating to make reservations. I would prefer My Time Dining with either a late or early seating.  Also, you never got the same waiters even when you asked for them because they were already handling other tables.  Availability of food when Windjammer and other restaurants close for an hour or so before dinner and close early at night left something to be desired.  Not like the days of yesterday when the choices were plenty even in the nighttime. All and all just the making of reservations for shows, activities, dinner rather frustrating. All in all we managed to have an enjoyed trip.

good vacation

This ship had something missing ..from day one my family and I felt

it. The way it's designed , the unfriendly staff, the crowdness , the taste of food, 

uncleanless ... We had to wait for half an hour to find a table for breakfast ...the pool area sitting area had Icecream on table..we had to ask twice for it to be cleaned .. Soft drinks aren't free u had to pay for a cruise cup to get drinks

the pool area had one fast food place (Johnny rocket) and it was also with a fee.,

its too much !!!!!!! The kids area .. Lines to the bumping cars ..Xbox etc

overall kids hated this ship ..we were counting the days for our arrival 

The six of us enjoyed the cruise very much. Loved the IFly and North Star and We Will Rock You.  Our only problem came when there was a medical issue in the solarium pool and for several hours we were not able to retrieve our belongings (Seaboard pass, phones, eyeglasses, books, clothing, sunglasses, etc.) and the use of the pool.  When we went to the other pool, the belly flop contest evacuated all the guests so we were incapacitated for several hours.

Nice relaxing cruise.  Larger state rooms a plus.  Too many people with not a lot of activities offered.  Windjammer closed during evening so no great evening dining options.  Staff seemed tired not overly accommodating.  Food was mediocre.  Only stayed in San Juan for 6 hours which was a pity.  Very disappointed in this cruise compared to the other cruised I've taken on Royal Caribbean.  

Having been on over 10 Royal Caribbean cruises I can clearly state that this was the most disappointing.   We stayed in a balcony room, which was very nice.   The ship is beautiful, though there are not many shows/ entertainment.  The swimming pool in very small, especially considering that there are 4,000 guest!  The food in the individual dining room was just OK, however the food was very good at the specialty restaurants.  The service was decent, but not the outstanding service that I am used to on a RCCL.  It seems that because tips are automatically assessed, the staff just doesn't work as hard.  We had one server in the dining area, who was very nice, but clearly overwhelmed.  She had no assistant, though they billed us for gratuity for an assistant waiter.  It took three days to work out problems that we had with our dinner reservations and we never received any help from our headwaiter, who we barely met, but was assessed a gratuity charge for.   I could go on and on. I was very excited about experiencing this new ship,  and though I had a good time, I still left very disappointed. I hope that they can work out the kinks. 

This ship has some restaurants and on board activities the rip cord and flow rider also the bumper cars we a nice addition to normal on board stuff, a must is eating at the wonderland this would cost yo $200 in NYC  

Favorite part of cruise was variety of food at Windjammer, sinks instead of just sanitizer, bumper cars, optional other complimentary food places besides Windjammer.  Entertainment was ok but felt more comedians, jugglers, and/or magicians would've been nice.  Not everyone is into music and it seemed most of the shows were geared that way.  There should be music and other entertainment every night.  Least favorite part of cruise was limited soft serve and lack of # of machines.  Are you kidding me?  A ship of 5,000 people with usually only one machine open and only open between noon and 5 pm.  Some days the ice cream was even too soft to stay in the cone.  Carnival has soft serve 24/7 and usually has at least 4 machines on their ships that aren't nearly the size of this ship....just sayin!!  Also  anytime dining should mean you don't have to make reservations....at least in our past several cruises, that's what it meant.  We were shocked to find out we still needed to make reservations.  Plus the menu was the same for like 3-4 days in a row.  I don't get it!  For these reasons, I gave you a 4 out of 5.  Far from perfection but just the same, some of the perks were nice.

The Anthem is a perfect mix of activities for both adults and kids.  The Seaplex is a multi use facility which changes hourly.  There is roller skating, bumper cars, trapeze lessons, basketball, soccer and more.  The second level of the Seaplex has ping pong, XBox stations, air hockey, foosball tables and a full arcade.  On the topside aft are the Flow Rider (surfing)and I Fly (simulated skydiving).  They are truly unique experiences for everyone.  Also, the Northstar is a glass enclosed room that goes 300 feet above the ship for a truly unique view.

Dining is a unique experience on the Anthem.  Instead of a large dining room they have created 4 smaller themed restaurants.  American Icon, Silk (Asian), Chic and Grande.  Reservations are required, which you can do online before sailing.  The specialty restaurants are amazing. Wonderland is ideal for adventurous foodies. Chops is a more formal steakhouse. But best of all was Jamies Italian. Be sure to order the black truffle pasta.The Windjammer was among the best buffets we have experienced. The solarium cafe, for adults, has a menu of healthy foods. 

The shows are awesome.  We Will Rock You was magnificent, but geared to adults.  The Gift and Spectras Cabaret are great high tech, although the kids found the sound to be too loud most of the time.

Don't miss the robot bartenders in the bionic bar.

The checking process was the really the only real negative thing. They were having technical difficulties and it took us about 2.5 hours at port even though we did all the online check in etc. they didn't pay attention to what groups were seated next to get on board and let others get on first that walked up. After we got on the ship, they continued to have technical difficulties with the bionic bar etc. The soda machines were out of order at times and leaking. 

The rest of the cruise was amazing! The ship is fantastic with plenty to do. Bermuda was absolutely beautiful and I would've loved to stay one more day! It was very easy to use public transportation and go do your own thing! 

Overall, we loved it!! 

Having cruised 3 other times with Royal Caribbean and absolutely loved the experiences, this cruise was a MAJOR and an EXPENSE disappointment all around!. I welcome Royal Caribbean to reach out to my husband and me for further discussion.

Enjoyed the entire cruise and activities and restaurants.....would certainly do it again. The cruise went very fast, indicating how good it really was. Bermuda is beautiful and so much to do you could not possibly do it in 5 days! Will definitely do it again.

We had a 2hour delay getting in the cruise the 1st day that I did not like

I don't understand why I lost my pictures because I did not go the last day to get them. This is computer base program why don't you send an email after the cruise to get my pictures?

The best part of the cruise was visiting Bermuda for the second time. The ship was gorgeous and clean. The food was not what we were used to with Royal Caribbean cruise line. Royal Caribbean changed the format of dining and has failed miserably in and the service suffered because of it. I wasted 2 days at sea trying to  correct my Sea pass account because all my info was linked to anotjer guest and vice versa. I was highly disappointed and will never take this ship again. Service for drinks and food was less than average. Not a fan

The trip was great.  Boarding was horrible; it took us 2 and half hours.  Book everything you can as soon as you arrive on the ship.  Everything books up quickly including, dinner, shows, and activities. 

the dining was terrible!! You waited for everything in the dining rooms, the waiters were different every night. Almost impossible to get dining reservations for the restaurants , a lot of people were stuck going to the windjammer every night for dinner.

We had a wonderful overall experience on our vacation. The ship is beautiful and the staff could not be better. All were very professional and friendly. Our stateroom was wonderful. The various dining venues were top notch. I would definitely recommend travelling on the Anthem to my friends.

I think this ship could have offered a lot more than it did. The have a beautiful venue called The 270 but they really do not put it to use with different shows. It is the same live show again and again.

The ship ran out of lemonade two days before the end of the show. Why and how could they run out of lemonade, the one drink that is free? And, of course, nothing was offered except water. 

There was not one dance party of the pool deck.

There was not one midnight buffet.

This is very disappointing as far as a big ship is concerned.