Allure of the Seas Review
Imagine...You and 8,000 people on a Huge floating City
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This may be one of the most beautiful ships I have ever had the pleasure of boarding. All the amazing amenities will make you wonder when you will sleep. I mean, zip-lining, Las Vegas/Broadway quality entertainment, the most unusual and unbelievable spaces, makes this ship almost surreal. You can see it in the eyes of the passengers as they board, utter shock and awe. It's brand new and completely fabulous. No pictures can capture the attention to detail, the designers should get an award or something!
The ports we visited were mostly great, Haiti (Royal Caribbean owns this port). It has a fake anti-Haiti feel, but we did enjoy the beautiful beach. Conveniently, it was so easy to access from the ship parked right along a concrete jetty that you walk on right from the ship, no lines. One thing that was annoying was that you couldn't access the better, cove-style beach, unless you are in some "we are special" golden card club that we knew nothing about until we were stopped by the cruise police as we attempted entrance. We loved Falmouth, Jamaica with its gorgeous white sandy beaches and crystal clear water. At the Cozumel, Mexico port we opted for a sail and snorkel excursion and there was amazing marine life around a coral formation. It was the best snorkel excursion I have ever experienced although it was only my third time.
If you happen to be a non-smoker it might annoy that this ship seems to be very smoker friendly. Also, I believe because of the sheer numbers that are present at the semi-formal dinners, it would be close to impossible to serve the quality of food I have experienced on other cruises. The up side was I didn't eat so much at dinner and that made me feel less of a glutton from all the food I ate during the day at one of the many very tasty buffets for breakfast and lunch. Another negative: we made arrangements to eat at the Brazilian steak house, for a surcharge, and it was pretty bad. It was more of a gimmick and the food suffered, although they did have the best desserts I had on the whole cruise.
Cabin Review
My fiancee and I stayed in an inside room with a balcony overlooking the boardwalk at the rear of the ship, allowing us ocean views and EVEN better people watching! Also, probably the best part of our state room looking to the rear of the ship was that we could watch the Aqua show from our balcony. We were able to watch that truly amazing show in the regular seats and then in our state room on the other nights they performed. I can't say enough about that aqua show.