Not the quality we expected from Royal Caribbean

Item: Vision of the Seas
Rating: 3.7
Author: RCI2023

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

RCI2023

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Bermuda & Perfect Day (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2023

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 8080

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This cruise wasn't up to the standards we've come to expect from Royal Caribbean. The buffet variety was disappointing. The main selections were Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. There was always salad bar and fruit, always mashed and baked potatoes, rice and stir fried vegetables and some sort of soup. Deserts were mostly cakes and a pudding or custard. We like grabbing a couple of cookies after dinner for a later snack but they stopped making them three days before the end of the voyage. My Time dining was good as was the service.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very good, well expedited

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool was crowded early in the morning with people reserving chairs for sometimes over and hour unattended. No reserves were not enforced. Service was a bit slow. Rock Climbing isn't for everyone, fitness center was well equipped for a shipboard facility, walking track was OK. Having

Entertainment

3 out of 5

One good comedian, the other were OK but not great. shows were average. It was annoying to have to walk through the smoky casino to get to and from the show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service, as usual was great except for pool area and a couple of waiters in the buffet who tended to strike up lengthy conversations with patrons while others waited.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Well maintained and cleaned. Walking through the smoky casino to and from shows was annoying.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cleaned and refreshed twice daily. What we have come to expect on RC.

Ship tip

Smaller ship with reduced offerings.

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

4 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

3 out of 5

This is a nice place but arriving late, staying the night, and leaving by noon the next day didn't allow for enough time for shore excursions. With a 2.5 to 3 hour excursion almost half of the time was spent on a ferry to get to Hamilton or in a Van to tour and visit Hamilton was not nearly enough time.

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Crowded.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Well organized and one of the quickest we've done.

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

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Lamayne66 1 year ago

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

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margesu 1 year ago

Disappointing to hear.

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lincoln 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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diamondplus4lyf 1 year ago

We were amazed at the severe decline in MDR food choices and quality between our Sep. 22 cruise and Jan. 23 cruise. Apparently, this lower quality is the new normal - if you want better, you need to pay for specialty dining.

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Paul1234 1 year ago

I was amazed how much fun we had on MSC when we stayed overnight at their private island. Don't understand must be illegal issue that cruise ships need to dock for like 3 hours and then leave a port. I guess it's just so they can advertise they go to that port I too have noticed a decline in Royal Caribbean's food buffet has become a joke buffet used to be excellent wind jammer not anymore

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Carnivalfoodie 1 year ago

Good details. Thanks

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Sorry your cruise wasn’t up to par.

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