Food was good,enjoyed the main dinning room on deck 4.our meal was great each night! our room attendant,dinning room staff and bartenders in pool area ,were all personable and gave great service! Embarked in new Jersey,parked car in RC garage,Easy no problems.luggage arrived outside cabin, quickly. We stayed on deck 7 room 7314 with Ocean view balcony.Shower in bathroom wasn't bad my 6foot 2 husband only problem was bending over in shower to pickup the soap he dropped :-) we chose to stay on ship,only excursion for us was to cococay.nice day,we enjoyed that.I thought the entertainment was on the average side.They had an Elton John tribute,he was good. The love & marriage with audience participation was funny!The promenade deck had some nice shops and sales on each day. Read Less

Services on the Adventures of the Sea were outstanding. Pleasant no matter where you were and whomever you talked to. Food was excellent and they were pleased to serve you extra also. The last night was a ball seeing the chefs waiters helpers All parade around for you to cheer them on for their wonderful job. Captain was great he would keep us all up to date on weather and for this being my 1st cruise, it was pleasant sailing back and forth. Royal Caribbean you have my next cruise. Only thing is just wish we had another movie channel or a comedy series on the tv for watching when getting dressed or just for relaxing before bedtime! Ship was big yet there was no waiting on line for anything. Everything was organized perfectly. Wasn’t too happy with the fact that at Atlantis we couldn’t find even one beach chair to just sit and watch our grandchild play in the water. Every chair was saved They should have had a section in different places for us who came from the boat . You should have different prices like just to visit Atlantis and not have to pay the 199 for each of us We actually went there because we wanted to see the place. We were married there 34 years ago and wanted to see it. Read Less

Transfer from airport: •The lady who met me at luggage was super nice... Once I found her. She was sitting slouched up against the pole with her Royal Caribbean sign tilted towards the ground. I almost missed her. •The man who drove the van was just rude. No hello. When a fellow passenger tried to make a joke to lighten the mood he said "what's that supposed to mean?" in a very rough voice. He also cut across several lanes of traffic at a time. His low fuel light was on, his check engline light was on, his low tire pressure light was on. I'm honestly surprised we made it to the ship in one piece. Wish he had given his name because I would've listed it here. Embarkation: • They made me take a new photo because my hair color "changed." My hair color has been the exact same for two years. •They crammed us into these rows of hard plastic chairs to wait. The rows were very awkwardly facing each other. The chairs were also so close together that, were you any bigger than a toothpick, you were uncomfortably encroaching on the space of others. •Many of the workers here were very rude. They yelled at people who were saving seats for family members or friends because they didn't want to get separated from those people. The employees were adamant they couldn't have any open chairs, even if the person had already been sitting there and just went to the bathroom. •When it was time to get on the ship, the lady came to our two rows facing each other, made the motion to stand, and then proceeded to yell at one of the rows to sit back down because it was only one row at a time. On the ship: •The staff was day and night different from that in the port. The staff on board was amazing. Nearly everyone we encountered was willing to go above and beyond to make sure passengers were happy. The sail away party was awesome. •The main dining room had delicious food and wonderful staff. We had Antonio as our waiter and Ivon as our assistant and they were great. If something was wrong with the food they fixed it in a jiffy. If you simply didn't like what you were having they were adamant it was no trouble to get you something else. They were truly awesome. •The first latenight comedian was hilarious. Would highly recommend him. The second, not so much. His jokes were very dry. •Invitation to dance was a beautiful show. I'd honestly watch it multiple times. •The pools were good. They were usually pretty packed but that was okay. What I didn't understand was that the adults only pool closed at 8pm and the main pool was open til 11pm. If anything it should've been the other way around. •YOU MUST GO TO JOHNNY ROCKETS. Their food is delicious and well worth the extra $12 bucks. •Our stateroom attendant was excellent. He went by Benny. We had a balcony on deck 8. What I didn't like is the balconies on this floor seemed claustrophobic. They had giant metal walls and a rather tiny opening. I wish the walls hadn't been floor to ceiling and that there had been a way to open our balcony to our family's other room beside us. •The beds/couch were hard as a rock and very uncomfortable to sleep on. You'd think for such an expensive ship the sleeping quarters wouldn't be as hard as the floor. • I wish I would have skipped Justino Zoppe's magic show. He tried to be part magician, part motivational speaker, part comedian. Comedian he definitely is not. Everything he tried to do joke wise was just corny and a flop. The whole room had this awkward energy vibe. If he had just done magic or just done motivational speaking it would've been a great show. But, he needs to pick one instead of trying to be a jack of all trades. Port Canaveral, Florida: •Go to the Kennedy Space Center. It's beautiful and awe inspiring • Do everything you can NOT to get Sylvie as your tour guide if you go. First of all she told us to call her Mommy. That's just too weird. And then she said "Mommy walks fast" and boy did she. She didn't give us any time to actually enjoy the things we were seeing. It was "here's this, and we're moving on, and this and we're moving on." She tried to show us literally everything and that's just not possible in the limited time we had. I much rather would have seen fewer things and really had the time to appreciate it than rushed through from thing to thing without the ability to take it all in. She went way, way too fast. And she didn't even take into consideration the needs of the group. We had older people in our group with mobility issues who were struggling very hard to keep up. She also told us we would have 20 minutes for lunch and then only gave us 10. We had just sat down with our food and she was telling us we needed to go. Royal Caribbean needs to request that she's not given as a tour guide for their excursion groups. Coco Cay: • We rented a Bungalow for the day on what is supposed to be a luxurious and relaxing private island. The bungalows are placed in a *known* tidal area where the water gets extremely hot while the tide is out because there aren't any waves during that time. It was honestly less hot to walk on the sand that wasn't in the water. Extremely uncomfortable. Should've saved our money and stayed on the boat. Highly disappointed with that. Nassau: •Beautiful island. The water was much more like what I was expecting in Coco Cay. Relaxing and refreshing. I recommend scheduling an excursion to a private beach, though. The areas you can get to on foot are all very tourist trappy and you have all kinds of locals yelling at you to buy their things. Read Less

I took this cruise because my dancers were performing on the ship and we went as a large group. We had a wonderful experience and my only criticism is the process in which they handled the tendering at Coco Cay. The food and service were excellent. The ship was super clean, classy and fun! The entertainment was terrific and there was never a lack of something to do. The cruise director, Chloda was absolutely outstanding and had us constantly laughing and looking forward to the next activity! We loved the comedians, magicians, singers and dancers. They even had an ice show! I was super impressed with how well the crew handled a medical emergency and coast guard rescue from the ship.....well done! I had a few friends that had things go wrong and the staff went out of their way to try to resolve it as fast as possible and to their satisfaction as well. Read Less

I was very disappointed overall entire cruise . The food was average . The lack of choices of women could go without having to pay to eat was minimal . The cleanliness of the ship was disappointing .My state room bathroom had a terrible smell of urine the entire time which my state room attendant tried multiple times to clean but he was unable to rid this smell. There was only one ice cream machine on the entire ship and many times when we went there it was shut down for service . The when jammer which was it a fair shot down by 9 o’clock at night there’s really no place to go get food if you want to late night snack other in the promenade which had very limited selection of food . our first day of getting off the ship the lines were insane and took about an hour and a half to get off there was no organization . I felt there was no direction or information regarding any of the excursions been trying to get help and the shows and entertainment in my opinion awful . Have been on more than seven cruises on various cruise lines and this by far was the worst . Also my son was eating a piece of chicken and a piece of toothpick was in the food and got lodged into his throat . The one thing I do need to say all of the workers were very pleasant and very nice . Many people who I spoke with on the ship who had sailed on Royal Caribbean prior said this was the worst Royal Caribbean cruise they had been on so I don’t know what happened on this particular sailing . also felt like they just tried to get additional money out of you at every corner you turned . Ship look like other than the main promenade that he just needed to be upgraded and renovated it looked worn down and just was not maintained to a cleanliness standards that should have been . Read Less

My girlfriend and I did a 7 day Royal Caribbean cruise with stops at Port Canaveral, Coco Cay and Nassau, Bahamas. The crew made the cruise as great as it was. From the wait staff, to the bartenders, to the room service, to the entertainers, Royal Caribbean’s staff was amazing throughout. Our cabin was cleaned and spotless everyday. The breakfast buffet was full and plenty everyday. The wait staff was impeccable during our evening dining and the bartenders were fast and friendly. Royal Caribbean made shore excursions easy to get to and were very well organized. The pool side entertainment and late night entertainment was one of the many highlights of our trip. The singers and dancers were fantastic. The comedians were hilarious. The magician was blindblowing and the entertainment staff provided us with fun and laughs throughout. This was my first cruise and I could not be any happier with my decision to cruise with Royal Caribbean. I would highly recommend cruising with Royal Caribbean and would also highly recommend the Adventure of the Seas. Read Less

We had a large group of 34 fanily memebers. None of them were happy with this ship. They have been on about 25 cruises and this ship was the worst. Games in arcade were out of order. Elevators were out of order. Refrigerator in our room didn't work. Bathrooms were out of order. Air conditioner in our room didn't work 2 nights. The line to get off the ship at Cococay Bahamas was not controlled and it took 2 hours to get off the ship. There was almost a physical altercation directly in front of us because the line was not controlled. People were coming down the elevators and steps and cutting the lines. We had made reservations in the main dining the very first day we boarded. One of the nights, they gave our table away so we didn't get to eat with our family. Aside from the kids club, some of the crew members are not kid friendly. I would absolutely never spend the money we spent to get on this cruise ship! Read Less

Background: This cruise consisted of 24 members of our family coming from Florida, New Jersey, Staten Island, & Long Island, NY. We aged from 3 to 85, so we were all really looking forward to this cruise. Embarkation: What a disaster. Coming into the dock at Cape Liberty must have taken 45 minutes - an hour. All cars waiting in two lines, just to merge into one lane to drop off. You had to get all luggage out of the car, then park in the parking garage. It was so chaotic and stressful, and wish there was a better way. Other than that, the security/ check-in process was a breeze and we were on the ship in literally 15 minutes. Food: I am a vegetarian, but found a lot to eat. I do recommend if you are a vegetarian, ask for a veggie burger by the burger station in the windjammer, and they pulled one out from the back! I was very surprised they had them, and it was very good. Cheese fries were always my favorite, but a lot of the food was mediocre, just like I had read on here prior. At breakfast, we all LOVED the "potato pancakes" I'll call them. It was our favorite thing. The waffles/ pancakes were usually hard as rock. But the fresh fruit was so good. Pizza on the promenade was a disappointment, compared to Carnival's hand tossed pizzas after hours. This was definitely just frozen pizza, but we never had to wait long to get it, and you could have as much as you wanted. Main Dining Room: We all met up for dinner every single night, 5:30 on the bottom deck of the restaurant. My grandpa had it arranged so we always had 2 tables of 10 and 1 table of 4 in line with each other. We never had to wait, and could just walk right in. I know that serving 24 people at once can't be easy, but we would spend almost 2 hours from start to finish in that dining room. It just dragged on forever sometimes it felt like. We had one toddler, and two young children in our group, and the server did a great job at making sure they got their food first and would cut their food up. Our waiter's assistant (I am so bad with names, clearly) was always singing, and constantly filling up our water which was nice. There was always a main vegetarian course for me, but the appetizers sometimes lacked in meat-less options (besides a fresh fruit platter) which was disappointing. The crème-brulee was my favorite dessert, and the tomato & mozzarella appetizer was so delicious I finished it before he remembered to bring the balsamic reduction for it. No entrees really stood out to me. It was fun to move around the tables and sit by different family every night. Common Areas : There was plenty of pool space, hot tubs, and lounge chairs. Then again, we were cruising to Canada, so the weather wasn't always swimming weather, although that did not stop some people. We had two very hot days, and I had no problem finding room in the pool, or a lounge chair. On days at sea, or at night, things seemed to get so crowded. It would be hard to find a table at lunch in the windjammer, or find somewhere to stand to play trivia. Our absolute favorite place to meet up was The Duck & Dog Pub on the main promenade. We would end up pulling a bunch of tables together every time we saw a family member walk by. We would just talk and drink until midnight, or until the live music stopped and the cleaning started, and they were basically hinting for us to leave. Boleros had decent music most of the time. My great uncle loved getting down with whoever would get down with him. We were not a fan of the piano man in the Schooner Bar, but maybe that's just preference. One night the Adventure of the Seas orchestra was playing in the Imperial Lounge, and our whole family went and listened, while my grandparents danced. That was so lovely, and the orchestra was very good. It took us until about day 5 to find the card room hidden by the imperial lounge, which was a nice little spot. The gym was very, very large for a cruise ship (I thought). I only cut a star off from the rating because some machines were out of order, and there was no place to stretch/ do ab exercises, but maybe these are minor things. The casino was definitely out dated, just like I read on here. A lot of older machines. Everyone else in my family was winning while I lost all my money! It took us all week to find the Blue Moon Bar, which is deck 14, because there's only specific elevators that take you there. That was a bust. We thought there would be live music, but there seemed to be not much going on, and not many people there. The craziest thing was on the 4th of July. They claimed there would be a "party". What it really was half the ship crowding shoulder to shoulder on the promenade and up and down each floor by the elevators. My sister's and I really wanted to find a spot, but you just couldn't breath... couldn't walk. It was so awful, and definitely breaking a lot of security hazards/ rules. I ended up sitting at Boleros with some family while my sisters managed to get a video of the balloon drop. Not worth it, and disappointed there isn't a better way to let everyone enjoy it. One night there was a "party" on the promenade with the live band that played by the pool. This was the most fun we had all cruise for sure. Our whole family spent the night dancing and doing line dances. The entertainment team did a great job directing it and teaching us dances. The band was really good too. We were all sweating by the end of the night. Wish they did something like this every night! Shows: I will start with the ice-skating show. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, since this is something special to Royal Carribean, and I've never seen it before. The show was very confusing, and didn't have much a story line it seemed like. I was an ice skater, and understand mistakes can happen, but almost every performance had a stumble/ fall. Some of them were good though. The main shows seemed like such a disaster to me. I never thought Carnival's shows were anything special (you aren't watching a Broadway show after all), but after this I think Carnival shows were amazing. The costumes were extremely tacky, the dancers didn't seem synched at all, and the singers weren't all that good. I was bored during most of them. Big disappointment. I only saw previews of the comedians during the "Welcome" and "Farewell" shows. I did not go to any of their actual shows, but my cousins said they were funny. I peeked into the Quest game show, but was very confused. My sisters saw it from the beginning so they understood what was going on, and they said it was the funniest thing. Disembarkation : It was pretty smooth, but of course as soon as we get in line to disembark the ship, they halted the line because they were over capacity in the port with everyone trying to find their luggage and go through customs. Once it started moving, we were at our car in 15 minutes. Overall: I am really not one to complain, and like to see the best in the situation, but it's hard when I have mostly cruised on Carnival, and kept comparing everything to Carnival. Carnival is better in certain instances, Royal Caribbean is better in some instances. A lot of the workers just looked miserable, the ships layout is set up strangely, the food was just okay, the shows weren't good, and the common spaces filled up very quickly. But they did have so many fun things to do if you're into that. I didn't have time to do the rock climbing wall, go ice skating, the wave rider, or mini golf, but the kids in our group had such a fun time on these activities , that make Royal Caribbean special. Some parts of the ship are really beautiful. The 3-level dining room is immaculate, and the marble staircase leading up to deck 4 is great for pictures. I wish the ship had a theme, because it didn't seem like it had one. Everything was just random. I am not going to say you shouldn't go on this cruise, but I personally would pick Carnival for a future cruise! Personal preference! Read Less

There were 10 of us (92 year old, six adults, 3 and 6 year-olds, and a 6-month old). It was great for a family. The 6-year old loved the camp. This is the 5th RC cruise I've taken. I'm very disappointed in the problem resolution. We had two substantial problems with our cabins (we had 5 cabins) Rooms that were to be adjoining (3 and 6 year olds in one and parents in the other) were not adjoining. And they cleaned the carpet in a cabin and closed the door, so the carpet was wet and started to mildew by the time we were allowed into our cabins. They finally replaced the carpet on the fourth day! We reported the problems before we left the first dock and they weren't resolved until the fourth day (out of a 7-day cruise). The staff never contacted us, we had to go to the service desk several times a day to keep them working on a resolution. My cabin was nice, clean and spacious. The ship nickle and dimes on costs, although I chose not to buy sodas, wine, spa treatments, ship tours, etc. 1. The sushi-making class was worth the cost, fun and tasted great. 2. Halifax - Don't take the Wine, Sea and Orchard (or whatever it was called) excursion. It was five hours on a bus out of 7-hour tour. We stayed on the bus to see the orchard and sea from the road! It is not good for kids. The tour guide actually told us not to ask her questions. Halifax - Do take the Hop-on Hop-off bus but get your tickets directly from the bus at the port. It'll save you a lot of money. 3. Bar Harbor - The Acadia 2.5 tour was beautiful and well guided. Whale watching was cancelled because of fog. 4. Saint John - Nothing much there except hiking to the falls. The food was average to very good. The beef offerings were very good, as were most of the menu items at dinner. The entertainment was also good. I doubt if I will travel on Royal Caribbean again. Read Less

Cruised with family (total of 14 people). Three separate families. Total of 7 adults (including one senior), 4 teens and 3 kids under 10. Embark and disembark - smooth. Windjammer (breakfast/lunch)- the breakfast and lunch food are the same each day. Change it up!. They need to introduce some specialty items. Windjammer (dinner) - there is a theme dinner each night. The Caribbean theme night (braised oxtail and jerk chicken) is not to be missed. Dining (breakfast/lunch) - there is limited items to order from the menu. There is no variety available. Dinner (dinner) - each night, the menu changes. The portion size is small, but, great food. Entertainment - nightly entertainment. The comedians were nice. Nothing special as it is not our first cruise. The ice dancers were really good given that the ice surface is really small. Stateroom - choose an interior room (cheapest). It has enough storage for our luggage. Excursions - did not book with Royal Caribbean. At each port, we did our own excursion once we got off the pier. At Portland, we did a 1.5 hour bus tour for $29. A similar one organized by the ship would cost $85. On board experiences - gym was good. The men's shower area, change room, and sauna smells like a gym that needs to be cleaned thoroughly. Water slides, pool were enjoyed by adults, teens and kids. Sports deck was great. The open court sports had too many kids and adults participating. Need to have one for kids only and one for adults only... It does not mesh well if kids and adults are playing soccer all at the same time. The washrooms in the public area smells. Read Less