This is my third cruise, first two were on Carnival. Overall, RC has Carnival beat on ships, dining, and service. Unfortunately, my cruise experience with RC was overshadowed by hurricane Maria.
The captain and the crew were amazing and always kept safety the number one priority and put forth every effort to make the best of a bad situation. We were always informed of the changes happening. It ...
We had an itinerary for 5 ports of call - but ended up going to entirely different places due to Hurricane Maria. Our Capt Thomas kept us advised of where the storm was and the weather conditions twice per day so we were at ease. He took our ship away from the hurricane, for safety. We got to instead see St Croix, Aruba and Bonnaire.
The entire crew went out of their way to be sure that we ...
I just returned today from a 7 night (turned into 8 night) cruise on the Adventure of the Seas. If not for the occasion of my 10-year wedding anniversary, we would not have chosen to sail during hurricane season, but we did! We sailed from San Juan, which was a beautiful city. We flew in 1 day ahead and stayed at the Marriott Stellaris, and it was very nice (great swim-up bar!). Our itinerary had ...
Because after several times cruising in the Caribbean we had not visited these islands in the Southern Caribbean. Also we were on a cruise in June 2017, with Royal Caribbean in Alaska, and booked this cruise. The cruise was scheduled to depart from Puerto Rico on the 16th of September. Days before the hurricane IRMA brushed Puerto Rico. We could see by the weather forecasts that Maria was ...
We did not choose this ship it chose us! We have talked of taking a cruise but I was afraid of being sick and feeling closed in. Royal Caribbean took us in free of charge after going thru the most traumatic experience of surviving Irma. We were stuck without any hope of getting off the island anytime soon. We just came out of the small shelter Divi Little Bay had for us after Jose decided to ...
My husband and I just completed a 7 day cruise with Royal Caribbean, The Adventure of the Seas. The ship is beautiful with many activities and great food and dining. Our experience with the Chef’s Table dining event was wonderful.
The embarkation and disembarkation were well organized and only took minutes.
Royal Caribbean is to be commended for making an angel stop in St. Marteen to supply ...
We chose Adventure of the Seas for the ports of call and time of year.
Overall we had nice time.
We enjoyed the Adele show very much and Travis too.
The music (DJ & band) poolside and the staff conducting the dance lessons, etc was way too loud. I understand they want to get many people involved but the microphone volume was excessively loud. It was annoying.
We tried using ...
About one third of the passengers were very loud and pushing their way through crowds. They did not understand how to board elevators - insisted of boarding before those in the elevator could exit.
Two of three excursions were cancelled on us, one with no notice (this did NOT include the St Martin cancellation from the hurricane).
Room service did not deliver our breakfast on one of three ...
I booked this cruise last year when we were on the Adventure for the eastern islands and we were looking forward to "doing" the west islands (A,B, and C). I take my three grown children and their spouses on a family trip each year but we've never repeated a ship or tour immediately.
We were treated excellently in the Dining Room at dinner. One of my daughters eats a "plant based diet" and ...
Due to hurricane Irma, Royal Caribbean communicated we would get an overnight at Aruba as St Maarten was inaccessible. Then just before we were set to leave the port at San Juan, we were told that they would change the itinerary to pick up evacuees from St Maarten, resulting us in having 3 instead of 4 port days. While it's noble to try to help in hurricane relief efforts, I don't think it ...