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Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas Cruise Reviews for Romantic Cruises to the Western Caribbean

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Super sanitized and empty
"The interior of the ship has been refurbished and the rooms are beautiful.This ship works extra hard to keep areas sanitized...."Read More
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Very Disappointing Ship

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adventfunds
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

I chose this cruise because it was leaving from Tampa and because of itinerary. Serenade of the Seas needs to be dry docked and refurbished! The staterooms are OLD and worn out. No shampoo or bars of soap for shower. Only liquid soap dispenser marked Shampoo AND Body Wash No Wifi except for the Royal Caribbean app and even that was inconsistent. Internet was available for $24.99 a ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Room 8600

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b1wh2wq
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We would recommend you not book Room 8600 on the RC Serenade. Balcony is 1/2 normal size. Room is on a curve. Guest pays normal price but gets a balcony that is not usable for two adults. *Food- A+ We found the meals to be excellent especially the chef recomended each night. *Service- A+ Our dining staff were great. We did not have any problems with them. Buffet was great for lunch. ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Correctable Flaws; RCCL Knows Better and Should Have Done Better

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pamtrick
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

Our honeymoon cruise was chosen, most of all, for the fine reputation of RCCL. We were surprised to find that too many experiences were annoying, disappointing and most of all, could have been corrected in real time but were not corrected at all. While we believe that cruising is a viable type of cost-controlled vavationing, we cannot see ourselves returning to RCCL given the many fine choices ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Owner's Suite


Western Caribbean Adventure

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RickManley53
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

My sister and her hubby had chosen this cruise over a year ago and we thought it would be fun to join them for the 10 days. Our mom had passed in November and this was a way of celebrating her life. She loved cruising and margaritas so we signed up for the trip. We left our east coast Florida home on the 17th and spent the night in Ybor city about 3 miles from the cruise terminal. We chose ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Be prepared to spend $$

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bercl
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

we chose this cruise due to its price and the itinerary. the countries were beautiful and the excursions were very fun, however almost everything on the boat is an upcharge of a ridiculous amount. alcoholic drinks were near 20$, the internet was slow and just about 100$ for a week for only one device, t shirts are near 30$, 24 water bottles were 36$. ended up almost spent another 1000$ just for ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


30 something (with kids) perspective

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CScruzer
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

This cruise was chosen by my parents, a family holiday over Christmas, which SHOULD and COULD have suited all generations. Whilst we knew the age of the ship was older (it’s certainly over due a refurb) and therefore it doesn’t offer the bells and whistles of the newer/ bigger ships in RCs fleet, there is frankly no excuse for the way in which this ship has been maintained. Whilst I would say it ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Traveled with children


Great if you are a 14 year old teenager!

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gbcruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

I chose this cruise as we were on a family holiday in Florida and wanted to add on a Christmas sailing for all three generations.Us young at heart 70 year olds, daughter and son in law and their 2 children ,2yrs and 5 years. First of all there were noticeable signs of wear and tear, but none of that duly bothered me as I know a refurb is due. The cabins seem smaller than usual, and although ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

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Worst Food and Dining Experience. Kind of Boring

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Tybro
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

It is clear the cruise industry is struggling with getting experienced help and cutting corners wherever they can. The dining room food was so bad, we only at there 3 nights and gave up. Everything was old, dry, tasteless. Really...I haven't seen food this bad since the old days when a Carnival cruise was $400 for the week. It took around an hour and 15 min from seating to dinner. We never ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Great cruise and no flying

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Pinellas Park
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

It was great cruising from Tampa as we are only a 15 min. drive from the port. The ship and the junior suite we were in was much better than I expected. The junior suite was bigger and better than other RCCL ships we have been on. The ship was just refurbished in early 2022 and showed it. The cabin attendant made sure that our three simple requests were met each day. The best was we told ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Junior Suite Accessible


Great, Elegant Ship. Nice size.

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Philly530
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Cruise was used to host a reunion of U.S. Navy shipmates. 5-Day cruise was perfect for the event. Good itinerary with some at-sea days thrown in. Guest services very accommodating. Provided a conference room for meetings and a senior ship's officer to address the group. Ship arranged dinner tables clustered together. As is the custom on Royal Caribbean ships, a special veterans/first responder ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Cabin Type: Connecting Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


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