My boyfriend and I (both 25 years old) traveled on the June 3rd sailing of The Allure of the Seas. We booked the cruise about 4 months in advance through RCCL directly and from here, I started researching the ship and reading reviews up until the day of departure.

The entire experience was absolutely wonderful. We did an ocean-view guarantee room and were placed in stateroom 7522. It was the perfect location on the ship with easy, convenient access to the boardwalk, central park, and only a few floors up from the MDR. We could take the stairs mostly everywhere except up to 15 for the pool. We were at the very front of the ship. If/when I cruise on the Allure again, I would try to request the same stateroom/area.

The window in our stateroom was huge (about half the size of my body) so it was nice to have so much sunlight. The room itself is tiny, but RCCL was thoughtful with their placement of cabinets for organization and storage. The bathroom, though tiny, worked out fine and I liked the shower enclosure with the foot rest for shaving your legs. Read more