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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Vision of the Seas

12 Night Spanish Transatlantic (Barcelona To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: November 04, 2022

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 3602

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Too many disappointing things about this cruise. We will never choose Royal Caribbean again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was seemless with no delays

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Food in thr main dining room was excellent for dinner. Breakfast and lunch selections in the MDR were poor. Food in the buffet was poor. Worst selection of foods I've ever experienced on a ship.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Karaoke which is a favorite, was always scheduled after 10pm. The late schedule caused attendance to be poor with hardly any participants.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Most of the shows were terrible. The Beatles impersonation band was good. The 2 Brothers playing piano also good. The rest of the entertainers were terrible

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was fantastic. There is nothing negative about them. Our room was taken care of every day and she always made sure everything was perfect. The MDR staff, waiters and Matre'd, were excellent. They were quick to attend to every detail

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was kept very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin had a large picture window. The cabin was perfect for us

Ship tip

Small ship. Disappointing food. Couldn't get coffee 24/7. Soft serve ice cream wasn't always available either

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Spent 4 days prior to departure.

Malaga, Spain

3 out of 5
Booked a handicap friendly tour. It was average

Tenerife, Canary Islands Did not visit port

RCL messed up our handicap tour and couldn't correct it

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Guest services advised me to just show up my scheduled time to get a wheelchair assist off the ship. When I showed up, I was told you don't have an appointment and would have to wait an hour to disembark. Worst experience ever
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9 Comments

TLC0202    2 years ago

If it makes you feel better this summer Independence had soft serve issues!

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise did not meet your expectations

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

margesu    2 years ago

Sorry you didn't enjoy your cruise.

CruzeFan    2 years ago

Glad you had an almost four-star experience. That’s about the best you can expect on Cruises after Covid.

lincoln    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your disappointment.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate your view

Flcruisepro    2 years ago

Sounds like Vision of the Seas did not meet your expectations. A lot of changes have occurred post covid on cruises. Not sure what other cruiselines you have cruised with before but I think Carnival has Karaoke every night at an earlier time. I would have suggested maybe a newer bigger Royal ship, but given your comments, I'm not sure another Royal Caribbean ship would be to your liking.