Allure of the Seas Review

Allure was somewhat alluring

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briankalish
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2012
Cabin: Central Park View Stateroom with Balcony

Well, we just got back this morning from our 7 day jaunt on the Allure of the Seas. This is going to be detailed and I will be totally honest. We have now sailed on both the Oasis and now the newer Allure and yes it's 11mm longer.

Embarkation: We decided to use a VERY local parking garage called Air and Sea Parking and we are glad we did. It's usually $70 a week, but we had a Groupon for 50% off and I had $10 in Groupon dollars so it was only $25 to park for the whole week. We checked in and they quickly loaded up a van and drove us to the port about 10 minutes drive away. Check in was VERY quick and everything was in order. We waited in the upper area for about 20 minutes and before we knew it...we were on the ship. We got there earlier than last year...around 11:30 in the morning.

Room: We had a cabin with a balcony that overlooked Central Park...just like we had on the Oasis. The bed seemed bigger this time and was considerably more comfy on this ship!!! It was heaven to sleep in. However, the pillows are either too thin or too thick. The air was perfect temperature, but we had to keep it on the coldest setting to make it that way. The bathroom was perfect and the shower, though small, was easy to move around. The clam-shell design is genius. We never had an issue getting body wash, shampoo or anything else. Our stateroom attendant was wonderful and she provided us with anything we needed and made the coolest animals with the towels. They do have a dock to plug in your iPhone or iPod and listen to the music, but you will have to remove any case or protector for it to fit. My Otter-box was too difficult to take off, so I just brought my own charger and headphones. No problems.

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Central Park View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin C2

We had a cabin with a balcony that overlooked Central Park...just like we had on the Oasis. The bed seemed bigger this time and was considerably more comfy on this ship!!! It was heaven to sleep in. However, the pillows are either too thin or too thick. The air was perfect temperature, but we had to keep it on the coldest setting to make it that way. The bathroom was perfect and the shower, though small, was easy to move around. The clam-shell design is genius. We never had an issue getting body wash, shampoo or anything else. Our stateroom attendant was wonderful and she provided us with anything we needed and made the coolest animals with the towels. They do have a dock to plug in your iPhone or iPod and listen to the music, but you will have to remove any case or protector for it to fit. My Otter-box was too difficult to take off, so I just brought my own charger and headphones. No problems.

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