Deemerio Cruise Review on Voyager of the Seas on Mar 26, 2017

Voyager of the Seas Cruise Review

Deemerio

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: March 26, 2017

Ship: Voyager of the Seas

Reviewed: 6 years ago

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As this was our very first cruise I really had no idea what I was booking. After speaking to friends, who highly recommended RCI, we chose a cruise to the Islands of Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu on the Voyager of the Seas. We couldn't have been more impressed by the speedy check-in (Junior Suite got us into the quick line), the lovely staff we spoke to at the dock who were all very understanding and helpful to a couple of newbies. From arrival at the dock to stepping foot on the ship took only about 10 minutes (including the re-taking of my sea pass photo as the first one was too dark). At about 1pm, after wandering around all the decks and having a lovely fresh lunch at the Windjammer and a cocktail at the pool bar we found our Stateroom, 1658 - Junior Suite deck 10. We met our attendant, the lovely VJ who was wonderful the whole time and couldn't do enough for us. The cabin was gorgeous and just a perfect size with its walk in robe, bathroom (with shower over the bath), king size bed and lounge area with a couch and two chairs. The balcony was a perfect size also with a table (big enough for a meal for two) and two comfy (back adjustable) chairs. As we bought a "First night done right" package (first night onboard in a speciality restaurant) and a "3 Night Speciality Restaurant" package we got to try out all the restaurants and even go back to the one we liked the best. Chops was great but the menu was quite limited, Giovanni's was slightly better with a wonderful menu and a great variety to choose from, from scallops to osso bucco, but for us the standout was Izumi's. We went there twice and didn't have the same things either time as the menu was wide and varied. Everything was extremely fresh and cooked (or not) to perfection. Between us we tried the soups, tempura, sashimi, rainbow rolls, ngiri and the hot rocks with both chicken/beef skewers and the seafood ones too. Excellent!! Most breakfast and (other) dinners were spent in the MDR with lunch at the Windjammer most days but two which we had at the MDR also. The buffet breakfast at MDR was great and the 'sharing a table' set up enabled us to meet several lovely couples some of who we went onto spend more time with having drinks, attending concerts and having other meals. I was not a fan of the alacarte breakfast as the service was a little slow and the food usually not all that hot by the time we got it, this was really the only disappointing thing on the whole cruise. MDR at dinner time was a wonderful experience, from our exceptional waiter Fe and her assistant Yuzheng to the food, drink and entertainment, we had a ball nearly every night we attended. We especially enjoyed dressing up for the formal nights and for the two Island nights (wish there was more 'themed' nights though). The entertainment we attended (2 ice shows, comedian, broadway & music from movies) were all very enjoyable and performed very well by the artists. The "love & marriage" show was hilarious and we really wish we'd caught the "Quest" as we heard it was excellent. The pools on board where gorgeous, we especially enjoyed the Solarium after a shore excursion as it was quieter and loungers were easier to find. The pool bar makes lovely refreshing cocktails which we probably had too many of. The Ports we visited were Isle of Pines (lovely but crowded), Lautoka (private excursion from this port that was a real comedy of errors), Mystery Island (stunningly beautiful and my favourite) and Noumea where we did a ship excursion to Amadee Island (another stunning island where we swam, went on a glass bottom boat, had a tasty lunch then swam some more). Our favourite bar (and yes, we tried them all till we found the one we felt most comfortable in) was the R Bar. Marbelli and Cruz were amazing with their service and attention to detail (after only a day or two they remembered our names and what we liked to drink and when). Marbelli also conducted cocktail classes which were informative and tasty! Probably the best thing we purchased was the Unlimited Drinks package, so easy and convenient to just hand over your Sea Pass card without having to worry about paying etc. We made use of it all over the ship! We had reason to visit the Service desk only twice and both times our query was answered quickly and efficiently and even followed up (in the first instance) the next day by Franka to make sure we had received our items. Overall apart from a few little niggles (hardly anything really) we would not hesitate to cruise on the Voyager or indeed any ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet again!

Deemerio Cruise Review on Voyager of the Seas on Mar 26, 2017

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