Small ship but overall nice cruise

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review

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Reviews: 10
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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Serenade of the Seas

7 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2023

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8582

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Was a ok trip overall but would prefer a little larger ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Not a fan of the buffet. Pretty much the same offering all week. MDR food was fine. New menu had quite a lot of passengers upset because of the fewer selections and no substitutions unless the item you wanted was somewhere on the menu. (Baked potato instead of mashed a no go unless another entree offered it) also putting vegan dishes on regular menu whereas the have their own menu on the app. Each night a themed night such as Mexican,Caribbean, Italian. If you aren’t a fan of that type of food offered that night you are basically s o l.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Had lots of activities in the center of the ship each day

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Had more shows than the last several cruises we were on. Alley cats was quite good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff extremely attentive to whatever you wanted. Maitre de in MDR was a joke.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Did not see any staff other than dining room and cabin stewards cleaning. Talked to a dozen or so people who had norovirus and my in-laws both got it and now hubby has it. We were very conscious of washing our hands often and not touching handrails, elevator buttons and such. There was sand by our elevators that was left the entire week. I was really surprised at how little the common areas were cleaned

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Maria our cabin steward was excellent! I would rate 5 stars but the bed was terribly hard and uncomfortable

Ship tip

Smaller ship that seems to be geared for older passengers

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
They had some protesters on the Main Street with the military across from them. A police officer told us they were protesting the government. Not one of my favorite ports so we just got off of the ship to walk a bit

Bimini, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Nothing there unless you hire a taxi to town. $20.00 round trip per couple

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Pretty quick considering that they do not have facial recognition
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