Pretty Good Cruise, Great if you don’t have small kids

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

7 Night Bahamas (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2019

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7128

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I had a good time. It would have been much better if there was something that a child under 3 could join in on or if babysitting was offered. Otherwise it was a relaxing nice cruise. No one got sick which I think is amazing!!! The staff was friendly and attentive. The food was good and always available. If we had questions or needed anything the staff went above and beyond. The shows were nice and we loved the sushi making class at Izumi!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
I’m giving 3 stars because of all the work you have to do at home, like checking in, and printing luggage tags, and taking pictures(which are very picky). It seems like that’s their job. It was a huge hassle.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I enjoyed the food. Sometimes I got something not good, but most things were delicious. Portion sizes are small. If you’re traveling with a young child, there are no safety straps on any high chairs which made every mealtime very stressful as my child was constantly trying to stand up and get out of her chair.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I didn’t get to do as much as I would’ve liked. I enjoyed the rock wall and the pool and hot tub. The pools are small, there’s no splash zone, there are no activities for children under 3 (including no babysitting). What I saw of the dancing and singing in the Centrum I tried to avoid. It was annoying.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The DJ was awesome! The comedian was funny. I got to see a few seconds of the magic show and it was nice. The band by the pool only seemed to play like 3 songs and they weren’t very good. The band at dinner on the last night or two was good.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
My child was not allowed to go even with adult supervision (which I had read was allowed). There was NOTHING for a child under 3. It was very disappointing. I will never go on another RC cruise with a small child.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was amazing. Everyone went above and beyond. They were the most impressive thing about the ship.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was definitely clean, but outdated and boring compared to newer ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was small but clean and well maintained. It was the only place my baby could run around and it was pretty safe. The balcony was nice. There was plenty of storage.

Ship tip

Desserts (only) are free from the coffee shop. Don’t bring a child under 3 if you want to have any fun.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
I live here. It’s where the boat started and ended. It’s a really crappy city that is dangerous and falling apart.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
I was extremely impressed with Miami. I had only heard bad things. We did the hop on hop off which I totally recommend. It was so nice, well kept, and beautiful. We all had a good time!

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
There isn’t much to do without an excursion which we didn’t do. We walked around and didn’t see anything but aggressive vendors.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
We all loved Key West! It is such a fun and unique place. We went to the art and history museum which was lovely. We walked all over. We saw chickens everywhere and The southernmost point. The food was good and there was lots to do. Some of my family rented bikes and had a great time too!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It went smoothly. We had to leave ASAP so we changed our luggage pick up number with guest services. The only negative was that we couldn’t get a porter to help us with the bags. That’s not the cruises fault.
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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Jcnk12    5 years ago

Babysitting was offered, we used it.

sandy1973    5 years ago

Sounds like you didn’t want the kid around. 🙄

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