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Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: Copentravelcom

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Copentravelcom

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 13

Helpful Votes: 284

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2017

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9536

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship, liked the experience and the ports of call. Only negatives were that they "sternly recommend" (force) you to use the Purell brand hand sanitizer, especially in the dining areas. I have my own, scented brand that isn't as harsh (Purell burns and dries my skin out tremendously) and I had to therefore bring it with me and wave it at them. Washing hands is still the best form of cleanliness.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Casino Royale

5 out of 5

Dealer helped my friend and I learn the game and then "discussed pros and cons" because they can't technically advise you of what to do.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Awesome room steward, Marlon! Whenever we were coming down the hall, he would pop out to say hello or if he was busy and we needed him, we could just yell his name and he was right there. It was service at its best...and with a smile!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was clean and well-maintained. We are not a fan of the open centrum as there was music through the night. This didn't directly affect us as our cabin was well down the hall but aesthetically didn't like this feature.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was extremely comfortable, great size for us 3 (girlfriends on a vacation). It was super clean and when my friends got toothpaste on the bathroom mirror, I asked Marlon to get that taken care of for me (as it is my pet-peeve) and he took care of it straight away each and every day! On different nights, my girlfriends slept out on the balcony for the fresh air/breeze.

Ports of call

Stockholm, Sweden

4 out of 5

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

8 Comments

hkynut6 4 years ago

Thank you, this was the first cruise ship we went on, so special place in my heart for her. It always amazes me how many people still walk by the sanitizer stations

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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Copentravelcom 5 years ago

@2340webb just got off symphony of yhe seas and they have sinks with soap and warm water at entrance of windjammer!!!

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2340webb 6 years ago

We were on the serenade two weeks ago, there are still adults who don’t use the hand sanitiser, they need reminding all the time, they never ever forced us only a gentle reminder. If they need to remind people, so we all don’t get sick, then remind away.

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Tezd 6 years ago

Can't wait to go on her 278 more days! Glad you had a good time!

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julia144 6 years ago

Glad to hear

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pdarksage 6 years ago

I would gladly endure the hassle to hamper the possibility of getting sick.

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MarineVet71 6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourself

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