Scarlet Lady - December 13-17, 2023

Item: Scarlet Lady
Rating: 3.4
Author: CamintheVA

Scarlet Lady Cruise Review

CamintheVA

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

4 Night Fire & Sunset Soirees (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 13, 2023

Ship: Scarlet Lady

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

The weather played a big part in our cruise. It rained the entire time and the water was very choppy. Our two ports got canceled because of the weather and we ended up going to Cozumel. I am a very laid back person so this didn’t bother me. I was just happy being able to relax and be on vacation.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was pretty smooth. My arrival time was 1:45. Once we were let in and started the boarding process, I think we were on the boat between 20-30 mins.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food that I had on the ship was really good and so were the drinks.

The Dock House

5 out of 5

I had some grilled shrimp from The Dock as well as a Golden Horizon. The shrimp was amazing and it was kind of yogurt sauce drizzled on it. The Golden Horizon was my favorite drink.

Razzle Dazzle Restaurant

4 out of 5

I ate here for dinner. I had fried green tomatoes and old bay wings for an appetizer. They both were really good. I had chicken and biscuit for my main course. The biscuit was so good and fluffy, the chicken was good, they could have seasoned it a little bit more, but it was still juicy and tasty.

Lick Me Till...Ice Cream

5 out of 5

Ice cream was good. Menu changes daily.

The Galley

5 out of 5

The Galley had all types of food. I ended up eating breakfast there (had a French toast sandwich), bacon and hash browns, a cheeseburger, a crunchy PB&J on Brioche. They make an amazing mimosa and screwdriver.

The Pizza Place

5 out of 5

I was here at least twice a day. I ordered a classic pizza and added pesto and tomato to make it a margherita pizza. The wait is usually 20-25 minutes if it’s crowded.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I didn’t really do any activities. I did use yhe karaoke room and had a blast. Went to the casino and won a few hundred. Other than that, didn’t really do any activities. I usually just relax on my cruises.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

I didn’t really see any shows, they didn’t have a good variety. I went to the comedy show but he wasn’t all that funny to me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service and staff was amazing! Everyone was so helpful and cheerful. They made sure you were okay and didn’t need anything else.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I think the ships design and cleanliness was great. The only thing I didn’t like was that the pool was so small, but that’s not really an issue.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I had a solo insider room and it was enough space for myself. I liked the decor of the room and that you could control the room with the tablet they provided. That overhead and shower and side shower felt so amazing.

Ship tip

Book your dinner reservations asap because they fill up fast. You can still go to the restaurant and be put on the stand by list, but since we had unexpected extra sea days, everything got booked up.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

1 out of 5

Our stop in Key West was canceled due to the weather.

Thumbs Up 0

The Beach Club (Virgin Voyages), Bimini Bahamas

1 out of 5

Our stop in Bimini was canceled due to the weather.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Now I’m not sure if their disembarkation is always like this or if it was just because of our late arrival circumstance, but it wasn’t organized in my opinion. Everyone was coming from every which way trying to get off. It wasn’t organized at all, but again, I do think it was because of our situation getting back to port and there was really no communication.