Returned last weekend from a southern Caribbean sailing aboard the Adventure of the Seas. The experience earns mixed reviews from me. As for many of the public areas (Champagne bar, Schooner bar, Viking Crown Lounge), there is a definite lack of attention to the condition of the furnishings.....beat up and very worn chairs, many wobbly tables, stained carpets, etc... A good number of the public elevators have issues where floor call buttons do not work and one can find themselves standing for a good long time pushing the call button and not getting an elevator called to your floor. Some of the elevators which have stainless steel panel interiors are heavily marked up with graffiti and scrawling made from some sharp objects which are really noticeable and not something I would expect to see in this setting.

The tables which were set up numerous times along the promenade section where the onboard shops are located, created frequent bottlenecks between the people who were shopping for whatever merchandise was being peddled and others trying to get to their dinner settings or shows or wherever. The promenade is the main thoroughfare between the forward and aft areas of the ship and needs to be less restricted at all times.

In my particular section of deck 6 where my cabin was, there were 3 consecutive days were I had issues with my cabin toilet not flushing. I overheard other passengers in the hallways commenting about not having water pressure for either their sink or showers. There needs to be a uniform procedure for bar staff when it comes to dealing with persons who purchased drink packages. There were some bars and bartenders where I never showed my seapass card when ordering a Coke refill and at other places, I wouldn't be taken care of until I showed them my card. Read more