Allure of the Seas Review

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Fun Time on Allure, but Crowded

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Allure of the Seas
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Boardwalk View Stateroom with Balcony

We had a group of 9 on the May 5th cruise of the Allure of the Seas to the western Caribbean. Overall we had a great cruise and were impressed with the Allure. It is a beautiful new ship, spotless, with more things to do and see than you have time for. However it was also crowded at certain times and at the end of our week we were glad to get away from the other 6,000 passengers.

BEFORE YOU CRUISE -- Make sure you book all your entertainment and excursions online - I recommend booking entertainment as soon as it opens which is about 2 months prior.

EMBARK -- We drove to Port Everglades from our Florida home -- we parked in the large open lot next to the ship, very convenient and worth the $15/day. RCCL E-mailed us the day before and said to arrive at 12:30 for boarding due to the cutbacks in customs which would delay the prior passengers' departure. So we arrived at 12:30 and the boarding was slow but steady and we were onboard by 1 PM. Some of our relatives arrived earlier and were held in a lounge until the same time. The ship was already crowded when we got onboard. We went direct to Park Cafe for salads and sandwiches and had a line which moved smoothly but tables were hard to find. I think the Windjammer cafeteria was also full. We found the elevators to be crowded and slow going all week. Rooms were ready by 2 PM, luggage arrived by 4 PM.

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Boardwalk View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin B1

We had a Boardwalk balcony room on the 11th floor (#11323) and liked it. It was great to see folks below on the boardwalk as well as see out the back of the ship and also see most of the water show theater. Rooms are very quiet and the only time we had noise was when the aqua show went to midnight. Very comfortable king bed but it was a smaller room and the closet was awkward to use as the doors were right next to the bed. Our room steward was efficient and pleasant.

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