Allure of the Seas Review
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How do they do it in terms of embarkation and getting off the ship? Easy and speedy. We needed some assistance with wheelchair service from the ship so maybe this helped, but it looked like our arrival around 11:30 with thousands of new found friends worked well for all. We went off to find some lunch and based on the favorable CC reviews went to Park Cafe (Deck 8 Central Park) for the much publicized roast beef sandwiches. They were really quite good so we returned several times later in the cruise. Same place has panini sandwiches and a salad bar while in morning has a bagel bar with toppings and other breakfast treats. But you won't find omelets here or pretty much most places on the ship. Certainly the Windjammer Buffet while having prepared eggs did not have made to order omelets.
The Windjammer did provide a variety of food and bonus people watching as some folks tried to break the Guinness record for weight of plate. I thought the food itself was average at best. They do move you to a table based on the size of your group. We tried Vintage for Tapas one day for lunch and found it to be interesting change of base with good variety and a chance to people watch outside in Central Park. For Dinner we loved 150 Park which was $40, but gave us the equivalent of fine dining experience back home. For big eaters the portions were on the small size, but nice variety of textures, tastes, and chef type presentations. Also went to Izumi for sushi and their hot rocks where you watch your food heat up on a 500 plus degree rock. Hopefully remembering not to touch your hand to rock so you are not watching yourself cook.
Main Dining Room provided the rest of our meals and had a good variety and for the most part decent food. Not exciting, but what can you expect with 1000's being served. Only bad experience was the NY strip steak under their classic section. Any claim to NY relationship should be taken with a grain of salt. Service was prompt and professional as our waiter helped answer questions and make recommendations.
Cabin Review
Started out in Room 12672 a regular ocean balcony, but was able to switch to 14301 an accessible room after dinner. The room was in a good location in the Boardwalk Area so you could see the water(just a bit) and view the aqua shows. A great place for people watching. The brave folks who tried the hipline came right above us. Sports and Pool deck with lots of activities were above us. Outside on the balcony fairly noisy most of the day, but we did not mind. When we closed the door and went inside cabin it was quiet. Service as expected was excellent by our cabin steward.