My husband rides on a scooter so traveling to a close by port is essential. 4.5 hours from our home, always come the night before and stay at the Hotel Hilton BWI. 15 minutes to the port of baltimore. On board as soon as we arrived. Porters took bags outside prior to parking. Through security and on board with no wait. This makes the start of vacation terrific.
The Pride is a smaller ship, ...
We chose this cruise because we heard good things about it and that it was one of MSC's new ships. We also wanted the international experience. The ship is beautiful and have a luxury touch. It is also huge which baffles me because there wasn't enough room for people to walk around. People constantly bumping into you and you can not move around freely. Forget about going through the buffets. We ...
My grown daughter and I went on this cruise to spend some time together and have fun. Our veranda room was nice and our porter provided excellent service. We dined in the Main Dining Room a couple of times but the timing in between courses was excessive and the meal time seemed to go on forever. We opted to dine at the Lido buffet as a result. The food at the Lido was ok. Overall, the cruise was ...
I want to open this negative review with a disclaimer that I am of a minority that this cruise line caters to. We went on this cruise with 2 adults and 3 children (4, 8, 10). This is not the "target audience," so our experience will inevitably vary wildly from, say, a 50+ couple or a solo traveler. I am writing this for the people like us whose intention is a family vacation.
With the above ...
Wanted to do a pre-Christmas cruise for the price and wanted to try a big ship.I still think Fort Lauderdale is too far away so it may be last time for this cruise port.So much we did not try.But loved Mama Mia and Oceanaria at the aqua theater..They were probably the best I have ever seen.I Iiked the ice show,blue planet,adult comedy show,and the love and marriage show a lot.As always the service ...
We are loyal RC Platinum members. The Allure is a beautiful ship but the service and food is not up to RC standards as we have experienced on previous cruises. The crew appeared to just be going thru the motions without any enthusiasm. If you got in their way they would give you a dirty look and expect you to move rather than them moving for you. I have never experienced such terrible service ...
The Good -
Had an excellent roomy balcony cabin with largest shower and balcony have had in several sailings. Room steward also provided above average service, accommodating our schedule.
Food was much improved over recent Royal cruises. Diversity and quality in both dining room and windjammer much improved.
Embarkation and debarkation best have had in recent years.
The Not So Good ...
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the fact that the vessel could not dock at the private island - and that a poor excuse( a lie) was presented - rough seas and wind - even though it was obvious that the sea was calm when we looked out the balcony. Surely, the leadership could have easily presented an alternative to another port in the Bahamas - since it ...
We choose this cruise to try a different cruise line and so glad we did. First off getting on the ship and off was such a breeze. Never did we feel congested or feel that 6500 passengers are onboard. The sheer size of the ship is astounding and we forgot we were on a ship. Our staterooms were done being flipped very early too. The staterooms were very clean and designed well. There are plenty of ...
I like to start my review clarifying that I had a great cruise experience like always carnival is my favorite cruise company the crew members on this ship we’re amazing the entertainment was excellent Simon London and all his staff team did the best my room and all the ship was incredible clean at all the times but the ship was in very poor condition the last night in my room a water leak on the ...