Serenade of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We were a family of 10 first-time cruisers and we all loved this ship and the ports. On board, we loved exploring all of the activities, but we know we didn't hit them all. THe cruise director, Mark, was awesome!

Excellent ship service Good ports

This cruise was our 10th anniversary celebration, and we are happy with our choice. This was our 2nd Royal Caribbean cruise, and also our 2nd on a Radiance-class ship. These are beautiful ships! We were extremely pleased with our stateroom (junior suite); it was spacious with lots of storage. The Reflections dining room food was excellent and the wait staff took good care of us. The Windjammer buffet is a bit of a mixed bag, but adequate, fast and convenient when you want to eat quickly and get back to the activities. Entertainment was good, but our main interests were the shore excursions, dining, and the most excellent Champagne Bar!

The ship is extremely clean and in fabulous shape. Not a paint chip or stain to be found! Crew was really friendly - always a greeting, happy to engage in conversation

Lovely ship, excellent dining facilities and food choices every day. I was very happy with the stateroom and the bed was very comfortable.

The ship is beautiful, crew outstanding and itinerary perfect.

Our overall impression was very good. Our first trip on Royal Carribiean and was very satisfied with accommodations, food, services and itemiary !

I enjoyed the cruise; however, I expected more quality out of the food. I ordered a filet mignon the first night, and I received sliced roast beef, not the nice cut I was expecting.

Nice cruise. I chose it for the itinerary. I have sailed numerous times on Celebrity, Princess, and NCL. I rank this in the Princess and NCL category. Since this was the week before most kids are out of school, our cruisemates are primarily from Puerto Rico, so lots of Spanish spoken here.

The staff on the ship was great, they took every step to make sure we had a great time. There was always a great selection of food in the dining room and at the buffet. I would like to see more activities on the boat and more places to eat late. Also a better dj, he played the same type of music and the same songs all night every night.

The cruise was very good only short coming is same sex couples making out in public with young kids watching, this I found disturbing the cruise line should have policy as to notify families when such group is aboard. This is just my observance

was the most experience that my family has got

I have cruised on other cruise lines and found that the food,the pool,the wear and tear on this particular ship was disappointing. We liked two of the 5 ports,but the ports we didn't like was mainly due to the resident's begging and hounding us to buy from them to the point you wished you didn't disembark at all. Only the USVI were there actual laws passed by the Dept of Tourism,to dis-allow resident's to swarm all over you,that was the best part of our trip ( not being hounded by beggars in the Us Virgin Island's )

The boat was beautiful. Our suite was awesome. The service of the staff was phenomenal. The food selection and quality at the buffet was impressive. Most of the affiliated tours that we went on at port were good or great (with one exception). That is the good stuff. I was disappointed with how early they started shutting down services at the end of the cruise. I understand that they have to get ready for the next group, but that should not affect my cruise experience...leave at least one pool open! Leave the spa and fitness center open to regular hours! Also, the on board store should carry more personal grooming items. The selection of things like pony tail holders and other similar items was woefully pathetic.

Although the ship needed maintenance as the corrosion was very evident, the service and entertainment over shadowed the maintenance. The service by our waiter team in the Main dining room was absolute;y superb and is rated outstanding (well beyond excellent)! Very disappointed that the Golf simulators were inoperative and wasn't impressed by the attitude of the sports entertainment staff. The service at both omelet stations in the Windjammer could be improved upon. the appears to be inefficiencies that need to be reviewed. Additionally condiment trays (such as tartar sauce were often left empty in excess of ten minutes. One could be done eating or his food could be cold before the condiment trays were replenished,

Had a wonderful time, enjoyed the balcony room, won't be able to go back to a regular room after this. Wished the food was as good at all the resturants as it was at Portafino

This was the first cruise for my husband and I. We are easy going but very particular about where we stay on vacations. This beautiful ship exceeded our expectations and the service was premier! For example, at dinner the first night, my husband ordered a drink and from that point on, his drink was ready and waiting for him each night afterwards. Our cabin steward, our waiters, our bartender all knew us by name after the first night. The officers on the ship, from the captain on down were very accessible and friendly. Our cruise director was an amazing guy with a tremendous amount of energy! His efforts to keep people engaged in activities were impressive and he always got the crowd going. There is a lot to do on the ship to keep one busy. There weren't as many kids on the boat, but probably because of the dates we went. It was fun to people watch as there were so many nationalities represented on the cruise. In addition, people were mosly in their 'happy place' and were very friendly. We met many interesting folks from all over the world. To sum up our experience, we booked our next cruise with Royal Caribbean before we got off the ship.

The ship & crew were very good. The length of time in the ports was more than adequate for excursions & sightseeing. The cost of the cruise was favourable. We have been on 12 cruises however & have never experienced after paying the gratuities up front before sailing the additional 15% on every non included purchases (bar, spa). In addition the continual less than suttle request for "additional tip" on top of the 15% included in the bill.

the ship is very pretty. LOved the captain, he was very friendly and seems like he loves his job. He was pleasant to speak with. Like the curtain in the cabin, because it can be pulled all the way across, so if I am sleeping my husband can get up and not disturb me. For this reason, I have said this is my favorite cabin of ships. Wish all cabins had the curtain go all the way across.

The Seranade is a beautiful ship with a very friendly crew . We felt right at home from the start.