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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

7 Night Bahamas (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2019

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Don’t go. Don’t waste your time. They aren’t friendly like Carnival. They don’t have anywhere near the fun events like Carnival. We will not travel Royal Caribbean again.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
The attendants were bossy like we were herd being corralled in the stables.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The only meal that was good was one of the chicken dinners at the main dining. The other meal that tasted little better was the restaurant that we paid a fortune for, Izuma.

Windjammer Marketplace

1 out of 5

Awful!! Served the same food EVERYDAY, but placed different name plates on the food. Honestly, McDonald’s food tastes better.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
There were actually days where it was so boring for our children that we actually let them go to our stateroom to play video games.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The shows were not too bad, but they do not compare to Carnival.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
All the kids play in two small rooms. It was like a daycare setting. My children were bored with it.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
This is the only place that wasn’t disappointing. Our housekeeper and our main dining waiter were very nice and did a great job.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
On two different occasions we had to clean off a table to sit down to eat in the Windjammer Buffet. The ship looked very old. The carpet was stained in several areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We paid for the larger ocean view room. I’m glad we did, because the room wa still small.

Ship tip

Don’t!

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

1 out of 5
Nasty, smells like urine.

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Be prepared for a very dirty area. Also, be prepared for a very uncomfortable setting.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas Did not visit port

Because the ship said they couldn’t dock, so we were cheated out of part of our vacation without any compensation.

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
This was the only stop I truly enjoyed.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Very confusing. Was told to wait until our tag was called. We waited forever and never heard it called. So, we just took a chance, and come to find out all of party had already gotten off the boat because they didn’t wait until their tag was called.
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3 Comments

CruzeFan    5 years ago

We have had great experiences on Royal Caribbean. It seems like the OP is just looking for a reason to be miserable based on mostly negative reviews given for everything and most ports.

Tammytyler    5 years ago

We love vision it’s one of our favorite ships but one of Royals larger ships might be better for you with a lot more activities.

jallaway    5 years ago

We didn't find the crew unfriendly at all. Probably not a best choice for a family cruise, but I wouldn't discourage anyone if the price was right

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