Southern Caribbean - cruise was great based on the ports.

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: mhs141

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

mhs141

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2019

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1514

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Ship is compact, food and staff were ok - itinerary was great.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Our dining room service was fine / food was just ok. Windjammer was better. Sea days dining room lunch was great - order off menu or small but very good buffet.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pool seemed crowded - lots of chair saving. Put put golf was fun. Used the sauna and steam room as well as manicure and pedicure - very good.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Poolside and centrum musicians were good / liked performance by Company Men.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Overall the ship personnel was just okay - needs were met. Shore excursion desk was not friendly - did book 2 excursions through RC however they did not want to provide any general info without booking an excursion.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Compared to past cruises it was really just ok -

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Ponce, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

We got off ship to walk around port area - next time we would stay on ship. Lots of Police presence.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Been several times - just walked around port

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Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Did the RC coastal tour to soufriere - appreciated the fact that when you book through ship they will wait for you as we were about 30 minutes late. Fun tour which included the Sulphur Springs, lunch and a lively crew.

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St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5

We took the water taxi to Grand Anse beach - it was a Sunday so not many vendors open at the market but plenty of opportunities for spices at the port. Loved Grand Anse beach - several starfish near beach to see.

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Got a taxi and headed to Carlisle beach - drop off was Harbor Lights - nice beach bar / food and a few vendors. Beach was very nice. Cabs wait to return you to port.

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St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5

Did the R C excursion to Nelson Dockyard and Shirley Heights with 90 minutes of beach time. Thought we were going to Dickerson’s bay - beach itself was nice but surrounding area was nasty. Next trip to Antigua would be a cab to a better beach area.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

1 Comment

wntbuckley 5 years ago

Did they have the roof closed in the adults area.

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