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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Vision of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2017

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Royal Caribbean is a good cruise line, this ship had poor service, food and entertainment. We will sail with Royal Caribbean again, just not this ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation is never an issue. It's fast considering the number of people who need to board in such a short period of time, plus it helps if you're platinum or above.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Food was ok. this being a small ship it lacked some of the amenities we are used to, such as dinning hall closed longer periods of time. We had a delay boarding and by the time we got to our rooms, the dining hall was closed and we could not find anything open (later we found out there was a very small, hidden away burger area)

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Limited activities. we are used to the larger ships, this is a small ship, do not expect a variety of entertainment or activities. On other ships the TV is interactive, view your statement, book tours, etc. not on this ship.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
I enjoy Royal Caribbean cruises, bot not this one.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
we felt kicked out of the ship, our disembarkation time was 9:30, we figured, eat breakfast at 8:30 and then go home. no dice, breakfast closed at 8:28, told we had to get off by staff.... :-(
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6 Comments

cruisingurl    6 years ago

Royal is more subdued than Carnival, but I enjoy the quieter crowd now. Plus, no cleaning, grocery shopping or cooking. Just enjoy it.....

rochellehorton    6 years ago

Okay, yes that was the first ship I ever sailed 10 years ago I was on carnival and there was still much to do entertainment wise. I keep hearing that there is not much entertainment on this ship. I'm going to relax not party so it probably wont affect me lol.

cruisingurl    6 years ago

I see that you were on the Ecstasy. The Ecstasy and Vision are about the same size.....the Ecstasy has capacity for about 250 more people than the Vision. Have fun!

rochellehorton    6 years ago

I will see, I board Dec 9. I will admit this is my first cruise with RC, and probably the smallest ship I've ever been on.

cruisingurl    6 years ago

We loved this ship so much, we booked 3 more. Different strokes for different folks.

patski    6 years ago

Which one are u on

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