Very good "just getaway" cruise

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: WarEaglecruiser

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

WarEaglecruiser

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 13, 2014

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Everything went prefect. Stayed at Hilton at Riverwalk, parked car there during cruise, and walked to cruise ship for check in and leaving. We hit the weather just right. Ship crew, meals, and overall everything was great. Very nice beach day at Cococay. Very relaxing and well planned.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Very concerned about passenger satisfied with food. All was great. Homemade pizza!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Did not care for all the entertainment, but we never do anyway. Plenty of other things going on.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

No kids with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Professional

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very nice ship and crew.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Normally have balcony, but with window, we didn't miss the balcony. Weather was still cool. Cabing large enough to absorb all our stuff and hide luggage under bed

Ship tip

If you have "my time" dining, schedule your dining time before your cruise. MY TIME does not work after you board. You have to take what times are left over. My time dining did not work on this cruise nor did it work on our last cruise earlier in 2014.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

You either like N.O. or not. My wife likes the French Quarter, but I care nothing for it. Too many people with their hands out wanting money. We had GPS, but without it, almost impossible to find main routes. Very poorly marked with route signs.

Thumbs Up 0

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Visit not long enough. Will have to go back

Thumbs Up 1

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5

Very relaxing, plenty of chairs, food. Well thought out.

Thumbs Up 1

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Very nice beaches, but very heavy traffic in Nassau. We paid for a tour of Nassau after getting off the ship. Did not book before