This was our 5th cruise, first time on Royal Caribbean. We chose the ship because we wanted a different cruise experience. Embarkation was a piece of cake. Tip: get to the terminal early if you can. We flew through the check In process at 11am on a Sunday.

Another tip: After a buffet lunch at Windjammer, head to the Solarium Deck 15 if you want to read, have a drink and have very few people around. BTW despite a full ship with 6,400 passengers, you NEVER feel like there are so many people on board. Allure is so massive, guests are spread out throughout the ship involved in different activities.

Regarding dining, we had signed up for 5:30 dinners, but our seapass card said "my time dining". NO problem. A crew member escorted us to Deck 3 to American Icon restaurant to ensure we got what we requested. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE ! Overall food was good to exceptional (Salmon, rack of lamb, lamb shank - equal to a 5 star restaurant.) Read more