Never thought i would start my reveiw with that title, but theres just something that is not right with the flow of the ship. Getting aboard was brilliant, less than 20 mins and then the selling started. as with all rci ships products are pushed your way, but on the anthem it is relentless. every time you turned a corner somebody wanted your dollars. we parted with seveal hundred dollars for two drink packages, which for us all in all were value for money compared to the sky high pay as you go drink prices. beware as they dont stock large amounts of certain lagers and once its gone they dont stock up until back in southampton. I raised this issue with the beverage manager and quickly realised i was talking to a very arrogant man, who seemed to be trying, simply to belittle me. this he failed to do. And that goes for the rest of the customer service, if your not handing over dollars, there not really that intrested.

The dynamic dining feels like they only started it a week ago, quite chaotic at times though food was generally good. winjammer was like a rugby scrum where some people had clearly left their mannors in the previous port of call. Food again was generally good, but luke warm most of the time. We dined in coastal kitchen a few times and the service and food were fantastic.

Sunbeds by the pool need to be grabbed on your first hour on board, and you need to lay on them 24hrs a day or you will never get another, people where putting towels out from 5.30 am, and the deck team do nothing about this. if you get a sunbed on deck 15 you have to get on it from the front as there is no space between them, which is slightly off putting, when you wake up with your nose in some strangers armpit. Read more