Allure of the Seas Review

This trip was a special celebration

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Allure of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2012
Cabin: Owner's Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children

With our oldest child graduating high-school this year, and our twins not far behind, we knew that this would probably be the last Spring Break that we could take all together for a long time. We wanted to celebrate many big events in our lives. 2011 was also the year of our 20th Wedding Anniversary and my husbands 50th birthday, both on the same day! Since we'll be paying for college for the next 6 years, we figured we'd better do this now :)

The Allure of the Seas was just as I'd hoped it would be. It was a beautiful ship. Very large with lots to do for all of us. We had an Owner's Suite on deck 11 which slept our family of 5 quite comfortably. Every morning when we left for breakfast, our wonderful Suite Attendant Emmanuel closed up the sofa bed and roll-away that our teen-aged children slept on each night. This left us with a large living/dining area through out the day. The deck was enormous! This is why we opted for this suite over the Crown Loft Suite which has about the same square footage but because the Loft is 2 stories, you have half the deck size. (The Owner's Suite was also more economical but I would choose it over the Loft even if they cost the same.) I'm not sure if the Crown Loft would fit the 5 of us anyway. The bathroom had two sinks and both a spa tub and stand-up shower. There was lots of storage for clothes and we 3 ladies packed a lot! About 3 outfits a day not including pj's and bathing suits.

We traveled during a Spring Break week so the ship sailed at full capacity. As suite guests, we had a different line for embarkation but it didn't save us any time as our friends who were not staying in a suite, were through and taking their first family picture before us. It only took about 15 minutes for all of us to get on the ship. We were on the same deck and our rooms were ready by 1:00. We did have lunch at the Park Cafe and my husband did enjoy the famous roast beef sandwich. I thought the made-to-order salads were perfect.

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Owner's Suite with Balcony

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Great space. Good location on ship, close to concierge. Lots of storage. Large deck. Did smell cigar smoke while out on balcony. Must have been neighboring suite.

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