Allure of the Seas Review
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Since the Allure of the Seas will not be cruising the Mediterranean next year, I will focus my review on the ship. If you want to know more about the ports in the Mediterranean, I will try to review these ports later.
So a little background, this was my 15th cruise, 5th cruise on Royal Caribbean, 2nd time on Allure, 1st time Mediteranean Cruise. We are from the United States, we are not drinkers and we are in our late 40's. We did not travel with kids, although we do have young kids.
Embarkment: Royal Caribbean corners the market on getting you on the ship. They really push you through the terminal. Some pointers, make sure you register online before you arrive. I laminated my luggage tags to make sure the tags would not tear off the luggage. Either wear your swimsuit or bring your swimsuit with you, most likely you will not get your luggage until 5PM or later. You generally can get on the ship as early as 11AM, so get on as early as you can, since you are paying for that day. Be prepared that when you enter the ship you will be "offered" multiple "opportunities" for things, so not get too overwhelmed. Another tip, do NOT reserve your speciality dining or spa services until you get on the ship, they have deals that you will not receive if you book online and these generally do not book up.
Cabin Review
Family Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Great cabin, although it is at the very back of the ship, but this is a large ship so you are not going to feel it move that much. We seemed to always be on the outside of the port, so you are looking out at ports instead of looking at the dock.
We were in cabin 7100, do not reserve this cabin, it is better to get an inside cabin then this cabin.
Port Reviews
Rome (Civitavecchia)
We spent several days in Rome before the cruise. You can easily spend a week in Rome & not see everything. To get to the port from Rome is an easy train ride, but you will need to take a taxi from the train station. You can also get a car service to bring you from your hotel to the port for about 160 Euro's which you can arrange with your hotel.