My wife and I were on the September 23, 2012 Cruise on the Allure of the Seas in the Western Caribbean.

The embarkation was fast, efficient, and we were on the ship in less than 30 minutes after arriving outside the terminal. The debarkation was even faster using the Express Checkout; simply amazing, my wife and I were dumbfounded. We arrived at 6:15 AM at the lounge for Diamonds and above on Deck 8 for some coffee and pastry and by 6:20 AM we were walking off the ship. We were heading back to Kissimmee on Highway 95 before 7:00 AM. The Allure of the Seas is now becoming our favorite ship, sorry Radiance Class ships.

We were a little concerned when we booked this cruise on having over 8,000 people on one ship. This week we had almost 6,000 passengers and other than trying to get a roast beef sandwich at Park Cafe, our longest wait, about 20 minutes. Well our concern was not warranted; the ship is amazing and has so many things to do you need at least 2-3 weeks on the ship to see everything. Read more