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Item: Vision of the Seas
Rating: 3.7
Author: ronr63

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

ronr63

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2023

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 7064

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very disappointed in Royal's decision to limit the main dining room menu. No special requests for dining makes it hard for guest with limited menu choices to get a reasonable meal. An limiting to one lobster tail and charging for a second reflects on how they wish to treat their guests now.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

parking was a fair distance from the terminal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

New menu in main dining room. Limited options and no special requests any more. Lobster night limited to one each, pay for seconds.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Sometimes conflicts with other activities limited participation

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Some nights very good, others not so much

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Dining room

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Pretty clean. Ship is older so some things not as fresh as newer ships

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Only issue was squeaking of cabinets for two nights due to swelling seas

Ship tip

Smaller ship so don't expect a lot of areas to explore

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Ports of call

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

been before

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Spent time on the beach

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Walked around old town

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Ben a few times before. Open top bus broke down just after leaving the port. Waited 20-25 min for replacement bus. At one stop, older gentleman fell and cut head open. Ambulance was called. Delayed leaving. At last top, we were late enough we chose to walk the 10 min back to the ship

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Bus tour excursion was good

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Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Bus tour and batik excursion was good

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St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Just walked around the port area

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

smoth and easy

9 Comments

petunia926625 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing!

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Noncapisco 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. I'll be cruising 🛳 on Vision in May and, it gives me some idea 💡 what to expect.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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spotlock 1 year ago

food also in the Windjammer minimum afford. Got cheated on soft drink no coke machine.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your opinion

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luv2cruise314a 1 year ago

I meant I’m on the fence about cruising next year!

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lincoln 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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luv2cruise314a 1 year ago

All the posts I've been reading about dining options and pay for extras kind of negates the whole purpose of cruising, food and drinks have always been one of the big reasons on cruising. Very disappointed and am on the fence about crying next year.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Fabulous ports of call on a lovely ship

Good cruise

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