This was our 4th cruise, 3rd with RCI and worst. It started of with the utter chaos at Southampton waiting to board the ship, due to the deep clean and the Norovirus outbreak from the previous cruise that was being carried out on board the ship. We had received the e-mail to tell us about the deep clean so paid extra to our hotel to keep our room longer. But at 2pm we had to head for the ship. ...
This was our 7th Cruise, 1st time with Royal Caribbean, previously with MSC and Carnival. From what I'd read and heard about Royal Caribbean was expecting it to be something quite special with lots going on and although this is one of their medium sized boats it appeared to have plenty of stuff on it to keep the kids occupied. The boat was in good order and appeared to have been well maintained, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The ship - the Adventure is starting to show her age some at this point but is well maintained. We saw people cleaning constantly and feel the staff did a great job in this area.
The Ports - we enjoyed all the ports. We loved Malaga! It was beautiful, not too crazy with us tourists, and our tapas tour was great. We did ship tours in every port but Cannes and were happy with them for the most ...
We have cruised with Royal Caribbean (our preferred cruise line) a number of times but this was our first time on Adventure of the Seas. Although the ship is a few years old now we still found her to be in really good shape and are aware she is to be refitted for 2014. Staff were constantly cleaning all areas and I was especially pleased to see staff encouraging guests to use the Hand Sanitizers ...
We went on this 14-nights cruise on Adventure of the seas since it fit very well with our daughters school holiday and ours.
Positive:
- The food in the main dining room was probably the best I've experienced on any of the cruises
- The service in the main dining room was impeccable and very friendly
- Suite attendant was fantastic, our daughter had tears in the eyes when we left because she ...
As a first time cruiser I was more than a little apprehensive about being stuck on board a ship with lots of strangers and had even toyed with the notion of boarding a plane home from the next port if necessary!!
How wrong was I, from the moment we arrived at Southampton to be greeted by warm smiling faces at the terminal I new my well deserved holiday had begun. Embarkation was an absolute ...
Valencia boarding - Not great, but pleasant enough staff, and I guess they dont see enough cruise ship departures to warrant better efficiency. Hated being 'bused' to the ship side.
Cabin - Junior Suite, very nice, the added 'luxury' of having a walk-in wardrobe was very much appreciated, as was the larger balcony and seating area, nice to escape to when the crowds get too much. Deck 10 was ...
First cruise for us so we went with an open mind. On the advise of a cruise adviser we settled for Adventure of the Seas as it catered for a 17 year old. My 17 year old was not disappointed.
We flew from Gatwick to Malaga. The flight with British Airways went very smoothly. We were a bit uncertain where to find the Royal Caribbean rep when we arrived at Malaga but eventually found them ...
