Adventure of the Seas Review

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Meh, OK Cruise with Great Ports of Call

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Adventure of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Mar 2016
Cabin: Interior Stateroom
Night Sailing out of San Juan.
View pulling into port
Heading back to the boat.
They still can't find the leak.
Snorkel at Buck Island
Snorkel at Buck Island
Watch out Barracuda.

We picked this cruise for the great ports of call, my wife and I have sailed the Southern Caribbean in the past but this was the first time for most of our group. I must say I am a fan of the Southern Caribbean ports but for some reason RCCL seems to favor old ships out of San Juan.

We flew into San Juan on the departure day as the ship didn't sail until 8pm. 2 taxis from the airport to the port cost only $50 for 9 people so we saved a fortune over the $18pp that RCCL wanted for transfers. With the late sailing we checked in at 2pm well after they had started boarding so we walked straight on board after a quick visit to the check in desk for our sea pass cards. But now for the first disappointment, it's the first time I have boarded a ship that other than security scanning my sea pass no one welcoming us on board, no hello, no drink, nothing. That was the start of a frustrating first day, we had 5 cabins and one had wet carpet on check in. After complaining a bit they changed out the carpet and pad but when we came back to the cabin again after dinner and a show the cabin had flooded again. They guess it was water from the shower of the cabin above but had not been able to find the leak. We did get a different cabin for the couple in that room but the rest of us listened to them extracting water from the carpet at 2am and again at 6am and many more times during the cruise as they never did fix the leak. For more information see our cabin 7519 review.

As for dining on the ship, the buffet was quantity over quality, if you don't mind making your own hamburger from a beef patty that was sitting out cold and dry then the windjammer would make you happy. The food was both bland and dry, so most of the time we were in the main dining room. Main dining room was better but not up to some of our past cruises, Some meals were hits some complete flops; The Chicken Cordon Blue was dry, bland with a little ham and no cheese, the roast fillet of beef was great but the Salmon again dry and overcooked. The one highlight of the dining room was the waiters, as always they did a good job and met our every wish.

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Interior Stateroom

Cabin N

We were traveling with a group, with 5 interior staterooms. 7517,7519,7521,7523 and 7525. When we got in to our cabins the carpet in 7525 was wet. They brought a extractor and tried to dry the carpet, when that didn't work they replaced the carpet and pad. We went to dinner and a show, got back to the room about 5 hours later and it was flooded and smelly again. They said they were unsure where the water was coming from but guessed it was the shower of the cabin above and offered to dry the carpet again. We had to make a ruckus at 1am and they found a cabin on deck 8 to replace 7525, then the rest of us still on deck 7 got to listen to them extracting water at 2 am and again at 6 am and multiple times during the cruise.

Beyond the water the condition of the couch in our cabin was very worn and stained. Other then the wear issues the inside cabin has plenty of room for storage, we actually like how dark inside cabins are so you can sleep.

Port Reviews

San Juan

Easy to get from the airport, less then an hour after landing we were on the ship. Sailing out of port at night is not to be missed.

St. Thomas

6 zip lines nice views of the island. Not the best zip we have done but a good time.

St. Croix

Private boat to Buck Island Marine reserve, a bit rainy but a good day. The reef is coming back well from the damage of past hurricanes.

Antigua

They made the most of this excursion, we covered the whole north of the island and had a nice lunch at a marina restaurant.

St. Lucia

Great crew, fun time on the boat. The mud baths and volcano and snorkeling site is something I could have skipped.

Grenada

The day in Grenada was windy and rainy, most of the water based shore excursions canceled but Savvy took us out for a good day of sailing. We couldn't snorkel the sculpture part but they took us to a nice sheltered cove for snorkeling and lunch before sailing the southern cost of the island then back to the ship.

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