Not impressed

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: GoThereTours

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review

GoThereTours

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2022

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8504

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I will never go on this class ship again. Ever. So boring.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Tampa does a great job of keeping everyone moving. It is the Hillsborough County Sheriffs office that makes a mess of everything.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

No the best. Tasteless. Overcooked. I was looking forward to getting off boat just to get a decent meal.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

This ship was so boring. Never again.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

I fell asleep the first night during the show and never went back. Boring.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

The kids had a great time. Thank you.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

You have to love the staff. They do everything they can to make your time amazing and they do. Thank you.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Royal staff does a great job keeping everything clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved our room. I will book the same class again.

Ship tip

If you are looking for stuff to do don’t bother with this class of ship. I mean there is nothing to do but sleep and play cards. The pool is even super small.

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Omg. I love Mexico. Great shopping and great food.

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Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Always something to do here.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Amazing little island, but very expensive.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Again. Everything went super smooth.

Traveler Photos

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Riannan 2 years ago

We are an older couple and love this class. Brilliance was awesome and looking forward to Serenade in December. This review was disappointing since our 4 cruises this year had good food and entertainment.sure hoping it’s good next month.

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deboftheseas 2 years ago

It’s true about the food, it wasn’t good. And the ship is rather boring. We were inside a lot due to gale force wind and rain on our Alaska cruise. Seemed the only place to be was the Schooner Bar

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. Plenty of other size ships to choose

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate your view

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. We love the Radiance class ships since they don’t seem like you’re cruising on a theme or water park. The best options on a cruise are reading a book, playing cards, doing a crossword puzzle, taking a nap or just doing nothing at all and watching the ocean.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Yikes....thanks for your review

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Flcruisepro 2 years ago

Interesting comments since you were on Brilliance of the Seas previosly, which is a sister ship in the same class as Serenade and a smaller older Enchantment of the Seas. I would suggest going on Oasis, Allure, Harmony, Symphony or Wonder of the Seas. Much more to do and the entertainment is much better.

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drumcorps 2 years ago

You say you will never book this class of ship again, and then say you will book this class of ship again? Very confusing.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry you were bored. Now you know to avoid this class of ship. Good for you for trying.

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