Background: I have traditionally been a luxury or upper mainstream cruiser, and cruise for relaxation and for destination. Since retiring I have branched out and Royal Caribbean has filled primarily a niche role for me as the line of choice when I want to cruise out of my home port of Baltimore. I am more of a small ship person but was curious about the Oasis class ships. The primary obstacle ...
The difference between RCI and others: Great ships - and you need to take what they offer.
So out of 80 cruises only 4 were with RCI: Sorry - but their service level is just not ours.
Once in a lifetime I wanted to the the largest ship in the world. But honestly spoken I do not need it.
The shows are the best (after Disney) which I saw but that is not enough to keep me loyal with ...
The Allure of the Seas is a beautiful ship, but on our cruise, we found it far to crowded. We had to queque up all the time and it became quite frustrating. When we booked our cruise 10 months beforehand, I booked into 'My Time Dining' what we got was an appointed dining time of 8.45pm every night, which was to late for us. On the 3rd day we got it changed to 6.30pm but we mostly had to eat in the ...
The following document is a short outline of our experiences on our European Cruise and what we learned.
Date: 05 and 06 October (Monday and Tuesday)
We flew direct from Detroit to Rome.
Flying direct is more convenient than changing planes. However, if you have the option, it is easier if you land in Europe later in the day. We landed in Rome at about 9:00 AM. We got to our hotel in ...
I felt that this cruise was very impersonal and that the objective appeared to be to get me to constantly spend more money, despite having an inferior service and facilities than previously. I was also very disappointed with the meals in the my time dining room in comparison to those I have received in the past. There were a number of occasions I had to send some meals back. Steak incorrectly ...
I've been on several RCI ships, including Freedom, Majesty, and Brilliance. My wife before joined me on Freedom of the Seas, and that turned out to be our favorite ship. We had high hopes for Allure, so maybe that's why our rating isn't that great here. Don't get me wrong, this ship is very good, with many high points. But some things disappointed us that we felt are important on any ...
First some NICE things to be said: We were in 8668 which is a balcony on the eight floor starbord side
A- embarkation-flawless, quick, efficient, superb. No other word.
b- SHIP-oversized but efficient
C- room- very small. It seems that the bigger the ship the smaller the average room. This is the first bathroom that i ever felt claustrophobic in. Balcony was beautiful and the Western Med ...
We have taken many cruises, most on RCL. We were excited to try out the Allure of the Seas. While we were very impressed by the size and quality of the ship itself, we were shockingly disappointed by the terrible attitudes of the staff. While there were some exceptions, the overall attitude of the staff was disappointing, aloof, and even downright rude. This was such a departure from previous ...
We are a traveling family and were quite reluctant to go on this cruise because I'm a vegan, but when the person booking this cruise told me he went through a lot of trouble getting me a vegan chef (or so we thought) we were reassured and we spent the large sum of money to go through with the cruise. The first night of the cruise we got to our dinner place, they handed me a traditional menu and I ...
My husband and I love to cruise and we have been on this ship before. It was a Caribbean cruise and we had a great time! The ship is good, but not sure a ship this big works in these Mediterranean Ports. Way too many people seeing the same sites! An example is we went on a North Coast and wine tasting excursion in Palma de Mallorca. Two coaches with 96 people all piled into a small house we toured ...