I literally read each and every review of the Allure on Cruise Critic before our trip and am very excited to now be writing a review of my own. This was my fourth cruise (second with RCCL) and I traveled with my husband, mom, and dad. My mom had been on one previous cruise 20+ years ago and this was my dad's first. We all had a great time and the cruise far exceeded each of our expectations.

EMBARKATION-We arrived at the pier around 11:00 am (do not listen to the documents you may receive saying the ship doesn't board until 2pm, this is not true). While we were very impressed with the efficiency of boarding so many passengers the process wasn't a quick 15 min for us like many people mentioned. We were on the ship by 12:00 and our rooms were ready by 1:00. Still not bad for the volume of passengers boarding! When we exited the ship we chose the express walk-off option where we carried our own luggage off the ship. I would highly recommend this, we were off and on the road by 6:45 am.

SHIP-The ship was absolutely incredible in every way! I looked at hundreds of photos of the Allure before our trip and they could not compare to seeing the ship in person. It was truly impressive, every detail was perfect. The neighborhoods were great, I loved them all. While the ship was huge I found it very well laid out and easy to navigate. I do not agree with the people who thought that the ship was too large, everyone in our group said they would have a very hard time going back to anything smaller. Read more