So...this was our second cruise over Spring Break on Allure. I feel confident in writing a comprehensive review.

Embarkation: we arrived at the pier @ 10:30am. My husband dropped the kids & i off at the curb while he parked the car. The lot was seriously 100 feet away. Embarkation (even with 3 young sons) was expedious...10mins total. There were no lines and we processed efficiently. The downside...the ship was not ready for us so we had to wait in an upstairs lobby for 30-45mins, but it was air-conditioned, orderly and there was a small play area for kids.

Once onboard I proceeded immediately to the guest services area to retreive my iphones (that i had heard about on CC)...I was told to proceed to the card room. Once there, I was only the 3rd person in line but it was a long process and wait (the gentleman in front of me was renting 12 iphones!!). I was able to secure the phones ($30p/phone/week)...they allow you to gps track the other iphones on your acct and text between eachother. This was great b/c i was able to track my 10yr old when i gave him sign-out priveledges in Adventure Ocean. I would highly recommend proceeding immediately to the location of the phones once onboard to acquire as there is no pre-reserving and the rent out almost immediately. Read more