Serenade of the Seas Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Serenade of the Seas
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2012
Cabin: Junior Suite

We flew into SJU the day of the cruise. We were off the plane at 2pm and checked in and was in our JS by 3pm. Since we were late, there were no lines to check in. Just walked in to the first person in line and got to the ship. It was odd that we had to x-ray our carry on before getting on the ship, and once on board the ship they had another x-ray machine to recheck everyone's hand luggage again. It didn't slow us down any and we were able to go straight to our room.

Since we had first service in MDR, we opted to walk around the ship. As Diamond +, we learned that the concierge lounge was going to have their function at another venue due to capacity of D+ folks so we headed that way for 5. Victor was great and the main bartenders were even greater (wow could they make good drinks). What a great group of D+ we met that week. We had more fun there than anywhere.

MDR left a little to be desired. The food was good but for the first time, I have to say I wasn't impressed with our waiter or head waiter. If it wasn't for the assistant waiter, I would have asked to be changed. The waiter could not get an order correct, and even brought the wrong wine. He head waiter only came back and asked repeatedly, "all okay? all okay?" then rushed away.The stateroom was big enough for the two of us for a week. The closet was big and a great place to store suitcases. All of our clothes fit either hanging or in the side cubbies. There was plenty of unused drawer space. There is a coffee maker in the room and our attendant was nice enough to give us extra packets for that first cup. We would then call room service to bring a full pot. Rooms service was quick and the coffee was always hot.

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Junior Suite

Cabin JS

JS is spacious with a walk in closet with side cubbies to put extra clothes. There are extra drawers in the vanity area as well, but for two people, we didn't need them. The bathroom is bigger with a tub, and some counter space. The balcony is large enough for two chairs and a table. Used to be you could have a lounge chair too, but we didn't have one. It was chilly at night sitting out side, but it is still the best place to go and unwind without any interruptions. Overall, the room was a good location and we had no complaints.

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