Good, but not great for a new ship

Item: Utopia of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: keychee

Utopia of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

keychee

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 02, 2024

Ship: Utopia of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9590

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

This is my third Royal Caribbean cruise and may sadly be my last. I went for my birthday and it was not as relaxing of a retreat as I would have liked. Lower your expectations rather you are new or seasoned to cruising and you may have your best vacation yet.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room, Solorium Bistro and Chops Grille was great! The pizza was often burnt at Sorrentos and the staff not very friendly

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Escape Room was fun

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The shows were just okay. The Ice Skating show was the best, followed by the Water Show (Aqua too 80’s) and the All in show that was hard to follow/enjoy.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Guest Services was very short, and I hardly saw the room steward. They could use lots of help by not cleaning balcony furniture at 5am while people are vacationing!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ships design and layout was good. I wish deck 6 was a complete walk through vs having to walk through Deck 5 with its busyness.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Loved it and the view. The cabin started creaking from 3 am - 4:30 am on the debarkation morning so I left the ship feeling groggy.

Ship tip

Go with low expectations and you’ll be fine.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Did not get off ship

Thumbs Up 0

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Always good time

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

The worst experience I’ve had on a boat and I’ve cruised 10+ times. The staff rushed passengers off the ship by shutting everything but grab and go items down by 8am although I was scheduled to disembark between 8:30 - 9 am. We were told to leave the cabin by 8am but the morning of, they rushed us out of the room via announcement by 7:30 am. The next boat wasn’t set to sail until 3 days later!