Serenade of the Seas Review
4.5 / 5.0
Goldieone1
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
We started our holidays 12 days earlier as we flew to Puerto Rico from Vancouver to enjoy 10 days of sun before boarding our ship. We had an awesome time in Puerto Rico but the highlight of this trip for me was the cruise that was waiting for us.
We then flew from Puerto Rico to Fort Lauderdale the day before where we stayed at a boutique hotel in Fort Lauderdale called The Nobleton Hotel which was about 15 minutes taxi ride to the cruise terminal. We arrived at the terminal around 12:15 pm. The check in was pretty fast. We did not have to wait in line and it went very smooth.
Once on the ship we went around familiarizing ourselves with the different decks to see where everything was. Our cabins were not ready until 1:30 pm so we decided to go to the Windjammer for some lunch. At 1:30 pm our cabins were ready so we headed that way and to our surprise found that our luggage was waiting for us right outside our cabins. That was a great bonus for us as we were able to organize ourselves and get ready in time for the sail away party.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Cabin E3
Our cabin attendant was Leo from the Philippines. He was great. Anything we asked he will get for us right away and he will remember for the rest of our cruise. We were really happy with Leo. We had a balcony on deck 7 and we spent a lot of time there drinking our wine and listening to music as we had brought our portable little speakers that we connected to our phone. At night it was very romantic doing this, as we would be slow dancing to some of our favorite music. I think the size of the cabin was good for our needs. It had lots of little places for storage. The closet was a good size where I could put my luggage which is relatively an enormous size and my DH was stored under the bed. Our balcony was big compared to the other balconies that were on top of the life boats.
Port Reviews
Barbados
We hired a taxi for over 3 hours and he took us around the island. We told him more or less what we wanted to see and he showed us the best of what this island has to offer. We negotiated a good price and were very happy with what he showed us. He then dropped us at a beach close to the terminal and he picked us later after one and a half hours.
Grenada
Grenada was the island that we liked the most. We hired a taxi and he took us to several areas of the island. We were very impressed with the beauty of this island as we really did not do our research here and it was quite beautiful. Our driver was very knowledgeable and very pleasant. He then dropped us by the old pier as we wanted to walk through some of the streets of Grenada. We will definitely come back to this island as well for sure.
Aruba
We took a public bus to Fisherman’s Hut where my DH was able to windsurf. After he finished windsurfing we walked towards the hotels and resorts to find a beach were we could find some facilities, like food, water and bathrooms. After several hours we took the bus back to the Pier where we walked around the many stores around the area.
Bonaire
We just took a taxi to a beach and stayed there all day. We took with us our snorkeling gear as we had heard there was good snorkel there. We saw lots of fish. We took a taxi back to the pier and walked around looking at some of the shops.
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
I have been to Fort Lauderdale several times and every time I go there I have lots of fun there. This time we were there only for 1 night and stayed at a boutique hotel 15 minutes away from the pier.
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