Just got back from a 12 night cruise around the med. This was our first cruise and having read the reviews (which some were negative) didn't really know what to expect. Check in was quick and simple. Once on board we were straight to our room which was very clean and comfortable. We chose a balcony, deck 7, room 7530. The room assistant was very good, she kept making us animals out of the towels ...
I went on my first RCI cruise and I thought that I would be happy and satisfied with my experience. I wasn't, these were because of a few reasons.
1. My Time Dining: the concept does not work on this ship as you have to reserve a table for every night and not just turn up when you would like. If you are late you are shouted at by rude staff and forced to wait.
2. The in-ability to get a sun bed. ...
We say that most of the staff of Royal Caribbean have to work with situations they can not control. Our stateroom steward was wonderful. He had to deal with our terrible situation.
1. Restroom smelled like urine everyday. He used bleach regular to clean and pour down the drain.
2. The stateroom smelled like urine regularly.
3. The refrigerator did not work. Told 5 minutes after arriving. The ...
This is our first cruise so I write this with the caveat that we have no experience to base this on other than this cruise.
We decided to go with Royal Caribbean as they seemed to address the family market well. Not knowing if we would like cruising we chose to book with a guaranteed inside cabin.
Before you read on I want to say that we had a fantastic cruise experience and all the staff and ...
First of all I need to say I don’t work for RCI but I feel I need to put the facts and stop some of the total rubbish that’s being put on this site about Adventure of the Seas.
We have just come back from the Western Med cruise and had a fantastic time. I read a lot on Cruise Critic and some of it is utterly not true.
Good Bits
Food - The food was excellent and piping hot in all the ...
Looked forward to this cruise as had a busy year and there would be no hassle of flying!! Was pleased with everything on board. All staff were friendly and helpful . This was our eighth cruise with Royal Caribbean so we knew how everything would be. The few things we were disappointed in was not anything RCI had failed on. The failings were on some, in fact quite a few, of our fellow Brits. The ...
We were taking our daughter for her first Mediterranean cruise and joining two British couples for this much anticipated cruise. The ports were for the most part good...Cadiz was a waste and Barcelona was insanely crowded for mid September.
The food in the dining room was substandard. We were told several times that Royal Caribbean had spent 13 million dollars on a new menu. They should have left ...
From our overnight stay at the Travelodge, Eastleigh, to the wonderful port parking at Southampton docks, our holiday got off to a terrific start. We were taking our daughter on her first cruise as a present for completing her Masters, so we were keen to board and show her around our ship.
Embarkation was flawless. And as usual, friendly helpful staff were there to guide us through the boarding ...
We took our third Mediterranean cruise in as many years in August with Royal Carribean, having been previously with Princess and Cunard.
Good things first - the staff were pretty good, checking in and disembarking at Southampton was very efficient and, errr, now I'm struggling. Oh wait, the breakfast buffet was quite nice too. And the cabins were clean.
I'm afraid there's quite a long list of ...
My wife and I have just come back from an Italian Med cruise. We cruised on the 4th August 2013 from Southampton.
Overall we had a fantastic time but there are some gripes which we never had on our only other previous cruise on the 'Independence of the Seas' in 2011.
First of all the bad points. Too many children allowed to run riot throughout the ship especially on the stairwells (Where were ...