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Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Serenade of the Seas

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2019

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Loved this cruise such a friendly crew great food 6 lovely islands and excellent ship,recommend this cruise and the radiance class if you don't need all the bells and whistles of the bigger ships.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We were in a suite so a guy sorted out the paper work and straight on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The mdr was good the food of a good standard,did chops and giovanis table.chops was superb had the rib eye which was fantastic.all the staff were amazing Diego in chops especially.giovanis starter was great a rissoto the deserts were limited chops was much better.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Never took part in any on board activities.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Loved the ships singers and dancers,but didn't see enough of them. Tony tillman was great as was the pub singer the elton john tribute not good the beatles tribute awful coming from liverpool the phony accents annoyed me. the other shows not so good either.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Mario and his staff in the concierge were amazing,Our room steward Edwin great. Loved Diego in chops grill.However all the staff on this great ship were friendly and accommodating a sea of smiles.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Spotless love the radiance class

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Got this with an upgrade, the cabin was huge one wall with an all glass patio the bed was great so comfortable more storage that you possibly use. the cabin was always clean and well looked after by our steward. the bathroom had a bath and double sink again excellent.

Ship tip

Get 1554.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
Great place love cruising from here.

Ponce, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5
No excursion just a dock,the taxis charge $35 dollars into town then want $70 to get back to the ship. Miss this one out.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Get a tour from the many vendors ashore great island .Dont have your pic taken with the monkeys they are babies taken from their mother and dressed in nappies,I'm told the mother is usually killed.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
I did a catamaran on this ocassion snorkelling it was just ok,but the island is really good check out the pitons.

St. George's, Grenada

4 out of 5
I did a driving tour which was ok,the island is really nice and famous for its spices.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
A beach break at a beautiful beach,this is my favourite island by far I have been here before the locals are lovely and there is a great atmosphere here.

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
Another beach break 365 beaches here,again a lovely picturesque island.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Took 2 hours to clear at one point only 2 people processing us,no idea why but that's the way it was.
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2 Comments

tommyb51    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the ship, we've been on several mid-size ships and find them easy to navigate and on longer cruises, they usually have fewer children. We've been on Harmony and love it for different reasons. We do Serenade in January and Jewel in May. Loving life!!

kellies26    5 years ago

I would love to get a suite but they are simply too expensive.

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