We have been on five cruises, one with Celebrity (Solstice), one on carnival (Destiny), and three on RCI (Voyager, Mariner and the Allure). People cruise for various reasons, and this time we cruised specifically for the ship - Allure of the Seas. We were definitely not disappointed – rather, in most aspects the ship was truly a "wow" for us.

Embarking:

We boarded the ship in Fort Lauderdale. We were prepared that there would be masses of people, extremely long lines, and a lot of waiting. We were very surprised and pleased. When our shuttle arrived at the port and we were on the ship in about 30 minutes. RCI had a lot of personnel to handle the embarkation. We did bypass the photographers at the entrance which sped things up. Read more