Wow! There is no other work that can describe Allure. My husband and I went on Allure-Eastern Caribbean on March 4, 2012. There was a total of 13 of us. We got married in St. Thomas while we were on this cruise. The ship was perfect for everyone. First time cruisers and experienced cruisers. This was my 17th cruise and what a wonderful ship and experience.

One of the best things about this ship is you don't wait for anything. Embarkation/debarkation were EXCELLENT. Like everyone says--you walk right on and right off. This is the same in all THREE ports (at least for Eastern caribbean). It really is impressive how they get so many people on and off and the fact you never wait. It really is the most uncrowded ship you'll ever be on. I don't know how they do it but it was extremely impressive! You would never beleive there was over 6,000 ppl on the ship.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly the whole time. The signage is excellent around the ship. From the touch screen monitors to see the agenda for the day, to the menus for the dining room, to the restroom locator, everything was very user friendly. Ship since it is so new was obviously in tip top shape. The ship has a smoking/nonsmoking side which is great. This way you are completely separated from smokers if you don't like being around smoke. Pool area didn't fill up as fast as it does on Carnival. We easily were able to find chairs near each other around 9/9:30am on at sea days (about 10 of us each day). Ship was very easy to get around and navigate. You never had to experience the "you can't get through on this level but if you go up two floors, across, down and back then you're fine" which is common on carnival ships with their kitchen for the dining room. Read more