It was a good first cruise

Monarch of the Seas Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 0

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Monarch of the Seas

4 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 11, 2006

Ship: Monarch of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 18 years ago

Review summary

The ship was nice. The staff friendly. The Waiter and the cabin help were great ! The Kids program great ! Just nothing much to do in the evening if you dont smoke, gamble or dance. The ports were good, but missed out on staying on the ship by the pool, (which was cold) and relaxing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
It was scarry, I had a spinach salad the last night, got home sick, but luckily it was not because of the spinach

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
I paid for one night for the kids (ages 8 & 9) to stay till 1am. They loved it, but one fell asleep. The program was real fun for them. They were in the video so that was real cool.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
Take the tour bus to the blow hole. The shopping there was truly half price than any where else. The problem is you only get 1 hour !

San Diego, California

3 out of 5
free trip to Sea Port village was a fun shopping experience

Catalina Island, California

3 out of 5
rented golf carts. Take bathing suits for the kids. There is time to play on the beach, which was too hard for them not to, so they went in with all clothes on. The shopping here was fun, and try the hamburgers at the corner place with all the table, real good !

Pros: What I liked most was the time with family. The food on one night wasnt too good, the shows were corny, except the comedian. The kids program I used right after Dinner every night so they could have some kid fun !. They played video games, transformed into pirates and did some crafts.

Cons: I missed having a day on the ship where you are just sailing. I was on the 3rd level. It was impossible to get an elevator. Getting off the ship took 5 hours ! With 2 kids, just sitting around or standing in line, was not good. Made the whole trip less fun

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