Anthem of the Seas Review

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Save your money, go Norwegian

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jay001002711
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: May 2018
Cabin: Ocean View Balcony

I dislike this cruise so much I am writing this review from my deck instead of enjoying my vacation. First the food..... terrible. The quality the times that restaurants are open are both terrible. You can not get breakfast before 7am to 1030, lunch is at 12 to 3, dinner is 530 to 9 out side of them times you have to eat some of the worst pizza I've ever eaten in my life. How exactly does one mess up pizza?!?!?! Seems to be no sauce on it at all I've seen numerous people applying ketchup atop of it.... that should say it all right there. Them hours list above are not for only the seated dining areas but also the buffet, on Norwegian you can pretty much go eat any time you want. The food they have for lunch is "ethnic" dinner type foods from Indian to Asia to stuff like sausberry steak. No chicken tenders, grilled cheese, wings, onion rings, quesadilla, no "American" type bar foods for a quick easy food lunch. Basically I was spoiled by Norwegians O'sheehan's if you enjoyed that for lunch you will hate it here. Befour you enter the buffet they make you wash your hands in a small room with 4 sinks that have not appeared to be cleaned since day 1 I feel dirtier after 8 leave that "washey washey" room. The rest of the boat also falls short of norwegian very little out side are small over crowded pools, the attractions are always packed expect over an hour wait for the surf attraction, the IFLY is not great they dont let you fly above the instructors head he places his hand on your back to stop you from going higher. I cant not think of a single reason anyone would return to Royal caribbean after being on both norwegian and royal caribbean, norwegian is way more bang for your buck it cost less the drink packages cost WAY less the attractions are way better the food is so much better. I head someone on the boat say it's weird you dont see any other cruise ships out here to witch his friend replayed because everyone would be swimming over to it just to get off this boat. When you go to port you have maybe 6 hours on the island because the time they tell you that you dock you can not leave the boat for over an hour after that time. Very misleading....

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Ocean View Balcony

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