A Great Time

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: John1544132905

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

John1544132905

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2007

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 17 years ago

Review summary

Our first cruise on Royal Caribbean and the ship, staff, entertainment and itinerary exceeded our expectations. The ports for the southern Caribbean cruise out of Puerto Rico are excellent. Each port has so much to offer and there is so much to do it is simply a great escape. The staff are happy and friendly and the ship has many things to offer. I would recommend Royal Caribbean to others especially this tour. We got a good taste of the southern Caribbean to plan a regular vacation or take another cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was good but the menus do not change much. The lobster dinner was quite good and the wait staff prompt and courteous.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Nice shows and agenda of things to do.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The staff is very nice, the only area we had problems with was in the guest relations area. When we would go there it always seemed like there was some tension. We wanted to tip extra at the end using our ship pass and could not because they only allowed tipping the night before the last night. This is a bad thing since the staff should have ample time to receive tips I would even be satisfied adding tips automatically at the end of the cruise. We both didn't like the envelope approach but other than that the Cruise Director and staff were very lively and fun. Josh was great and I am sure he will make a great cruise director one day.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was maintained very well and the public areas are varied and nice. You can find a quiet area anytime if you would like.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Besides a slight problem we had entering the room our stateroom was kept nice and clean and it is adequate and comfortable.

Ports of call

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

A nice quiet end to the cruise. It offered a walking distance beach called Malibu ( 30 minute walk each way ) and a pretty nice beach. It was a nice ending to an excellent itinerary. You can also shop outside of the main shopping area to get some nice bags and t-shirts for a pretty good price.

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Don't Miss: Malibu Beach

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

A great starting place to get your shopping out of the way for the rest of the cruise. Beautiful location and definitely take the Paradise Point tram car ride it offers a great view of the islands and allows you to do other things as well.

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Don't Miss: Tram car ride up the top of the island

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

This is a great island to take a tour of the plantations, volcano, pitons and other scenery. We took a private taxi and found that the 4 1/2 tour was well worth the $30 each that we paid. The winding roads can make you sick and we saw two people throwing up on the way down the mountain. It was a great experience

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Don't Miss: The pitons, volcano and waterfall

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

We rented a car and drove to the French side and visited Orient Bay beach. It was a great experience. Very picturesque drive and nice views.

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Don't Miss: Touring the French side of the island especially Orient Bay beach

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Jolly Beach was great with white sand and not many people.

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Don't Miss: Jolly Beach