Allure of the Seas Review

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Allure Met Expectations

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RobertoF
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2013
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Large Balcony

We were expecting a very nice, active cruise with a diverse group of passengers and that is what we got. We also expected big crowds and got that, too.

Royal Caribbean generally does a good job, and this cruise was no exception. Customer service is consistently good, but not outstanding. Things seemed a bit disorganized on embarkation, but that may have been due to a government inspection that was going on. The stateroom TVs and screens throughout the ship did not work for parts of the cruise, which made the customer service lines long. Customer service did an excellent job of getting people off of the lines who did not need to be there by answering questions before they got to the desk, but it would have been better if the TVs and kiosks worked. We ultimately got to see the shows we wanted, and ate dinner most of the time at the My Time times that we wanted, but it took a lot of work on the first day to get that to happen. More work that it should have.

The food was good but not great. I am a vegetarian and there was always a vegetarian dinner option available, although three of the nights it consisted of the same soy crumbles made different ways. The Indian and asian food stations at Windjammer were a bit of a disappointment, as there was not much variety. The food in the main dining room was pretty standard for most cruise lines. Service was fast. The Solarium Bistro had the best, and healthiest food, and often was not that crowded. A big disappointment was the lack of whole grain options. Solarium had brown rice and Windjammer had a multigrain bread for breakfast, but most other food was refined (white rice, white bread, white pasta, etc.) Also, no veggie burgers in Windjammer, although they did have them on Labadee when I asked.

Cabin Review

Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Large Balcony

Cabin D1

6596 is starboard side, towards the front, in the middle of the first "bump". The balcony is extra long. We liked having the balcony, but the extra room really was not worth anything to us. The room was in a great location on the ship: close to everything (particularly Boardwalk, Central Park, and the Promenade) but was also very quiet. The room itself is pretty much your standard cruise cabin: not too spacious, but big enough for the time we spent in it. The bed was comfy and there was adequate storage space.

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