I have cruised on Celebrity and Oceania and friends and I decided to find out what the fuss was all about regarding the Allure. I am in mid 60's and although I did not zip line, rock climb or go on the Flow Rider, I found the idea of the ship very creative. The ship is enormous and to get from forward to aft, there are really levels that get you there fairly quickly-deck 5 is the Promenade, 8 is Central Park ( the quickest), 15-the pool deck and deck 4- the entertainment deck. Fortunately my cabin was on 8 and we used Central Park most of the time. Don't try to use the stateroom hallways-they go on forever!!

Central Park was lovely-trees, benches, restaurants and some shops. The Boardwalk was fun and the Acqua Theater had a fabulous screen on which they showed movies, the Heat game and the World Cup games. The Casino on 4 has a smoking section and when you walk through, you can still sniff the smoke, in spite of efforts to camouflage it with a room freshener scent.

The entertainment was terrific-Acqua show and Blue Planet were exceptional with Cirque de Soleil type acrobats on a moving ship. We saw Chicago and enjoyed thoroughly. The Ice show was also very entertaining. What I enjoyed most, entertainment-wise, was after dinner lounges. There was something for every age group. We particularly liked the Jazz Quartet and the 12 piece Jazz band. Read more