We flew from Indianapolis to Fort Lauderdale the day of the Allure of the Seas cruise. We landed at 11:45 am and were in a cab and on the pier in a short time. We dropped our bags at the pier and checked in on the Diamond line. It is our first Diamond cruise. The lines were short and sweet. We didn't print out our set sail passes early enough (my bad) so we had some extra paperwork, it didnt take long. We were quickly on board and headed to Central Park for roast beef sandwiches. We are married 40 somethings with a 13 yo daughter and 11 yo son. The boy wanted a hamburger, not available at Central Park. We headed to Windjammer for him, and met my 60 something parents there. There was no cut fruit, when I asked where it was it was obtained and delivered to me in minutes. Thanks! We bought the soda package for one child who loves soda then headed to the sports pool for some aqua fun

We had 3 consecutive oceanview balconies on the hump. 2 connected, the steward opened the balcony doors between the 3, this was a nice way for the children to knock on grandpa and grandma's door without going to the hall. No lounger allowed, according to our Colombian steward, only 2 chairs and a table each. Still enjoyed highly, and lucky no cigar or other smokers that we could detect :).

We ate at the MDR, Giovanni's table, and the Samba Grill. The 2 premium restaurants were excellent. I had beef fillet at Giovannis which was excellent, most had pasta, the gnocchi was great, large family platters, way too much food, desserts were great. Samba Grill - high quality meat in our opinion, we are used to Fogo de Chao and felt this was as good. Brazillian sexy dancer comes around, too. Very good service and food. Read more