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Utopia of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

drd611

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2024

Ship: Utopia of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 29 days ago

Review summary

This ship is fun and it is huge! A floating city in a 4 night sailing I experienced only a subset of this ships offerings. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Embarkation was soo fast and easy (we arrived later). Disembarkation was fine. Lots of people but it was as smooth as it can be with that many people leaving at the same time. I loved the Pesky Parrot. They use edible straws and have fun frozen drinks. The atmosphere is a highlight… it is easy to take advantage of this the first day when we get onboard as it is on the promenade as you enter. Our balcony cabin was new and fresh and there was ample storage space. It had a closet on each side of the bed. One was long to hang clothes the other had drawers and had the safe in it. The room steward was fantastic. We ate at the main dining room, Windjammer, 150 Central Park and Giovannis. I have to say they were all fantastic. We are big fans of 150 Central Park and eat there on all the Oasis class ships. I liked the Giovanni’s location on this ship which overlooks the Boardwalk and Aqua theater and the food was great. The bread was amazing. The Aqua show was fantastic. So far my favorite one. They are all good, but here is my ranking of the Aqua shows of the 4 Oasis class ships I have sailed on. 1. Utopia 2. Oasis 3. Wonder 4. Symphony. I liked the Utopia one the best because it was the most over the top. I also enjoyed the diving a lot. It was unique in that a lot of the dives looked like (which was surely intentional) it was an accident and then they turned it into a trick. It’s hard to explain until you see it, but it is really impressive. They had 2 tight rope walkers on this show and they were incredible! We also attended some art events including a VIP art show. This was great. We love Park West art and have now purchased a few Michal Godard paintings from them. The staff is extremely knowlegeable and personable. For something I never thought I’d be interested in, they do a great job making this an exciting new interest. The pool deck is so gigantic. It feels and probably is larger than Oasis and Symphony’s pool decks. I like how the ice cream is located in the middle of the ship. I love the Solarium area (adults only pool space). It is so beautiful and there were always places to sit/lay even when it was more crowded on sea days. I only had one single thing that I thought was not an improvement over the older Oasis class ships. On the Utopia the larger jacuzzis have no jets. I love jets. Bummer. They are beautiful and they maintained the temperature just fine, but for me I like to get that massage style effect in jacuzzis…not a biggie, but something I wish they would have kept the same as Oasis and Symphony. I did unfortunately get sick on this cruise and had to spend the last day in the cabin. I do not fault the cruiseline or ship as this is an inevitable possibility. My boyfriend brought me good comfort food from Windjammer (the buffet) and tea and honey and was able to buy advil to help me as well. The bed was very comfortable too. I will be back for a redo as I want to experience the rest of this beautiful ship.