My wife and I cruised on the Allure of the Seas, June 10 -- 17, 2012 Eastern Caribbean. We have only cruised on one other ship and that was the Carnival Conquest. So to compare the 2 ships against each other would be extremely unfair. That being said, I'm going to do it anyway.

Pre-cruise we stayed at the Embassy Suites on 17th Street. It is a very impressive hotel. We had a room, with a small balcony, on the 11th floor with a view of the port. We could very easily see the Oasis from our room. From our room, we watched the Oasis leave and the Allure arrive.

Embarkation was amazingly fast. We arrived at the port at 11:30 and on the ship at 11:55. We also did the luggage valet option for debarkation. Don't remember exactly what time we left (tears in the eyes), but we were in a taxi headed to FLL in about 10 minutes. Read more