This was my first cruise. I had a seasoned cruiser leading the way. She made all the reservations for our group of 7 girls. The food was good. Not blow your socks off amazing, but good. We ate dinner in the dining room each night and the Windjammer buffet every day for lunch. The buffet is huge, too many choices. So it's great for picky eaters. I thought the buffet food was good. My ONLY 2 issues ...
I went on this cruise with my friends and family, and we all had a great time. Because of the big size, it was a little hard to navigate, and The waters were a bit shakey. Other than that, it was mostly smooth sailing. We had a great time, but we did have to miss a stop due to safety issues in Haiti. Perfect day in Coco cay by Royal Caribbean was one of the nicest private islands I've ever been ...
Our recent cruise was a delightful surprise for my family and I, especially considering the negative reviews we had read prior. Despite initial concerns about poor food quality, rude staff, and other issues, we found our experience to be quite the opposite. Harmony exceeded our expectations with its excellent maintenance and upkeep. Food across all dining options surpassed our expectations, with ...
Was the 1ST cruise I have ever been on but the experience was amazing. My wife gave me a heads up on what to expect - but the actual experience exceeded what I had in mind.
The Ship:
The ship itself is an older 2003 (not sure if that's considered older by experienced crusiers). Either way, the ship was very nice and clean throughout. Working as an area custodial supervisor I can tell the ...
The MDR service was good but the food was just not edible. The saving grace was the dessert. My mom ordered a NY steak strip medium, however it was more like a skirt steak and it was well done and tough. I ordered chicken on two nights and both nights the chicken texture and flavor was not good.
Even for breakfast our toast was not toasted, it was still soft.
My daughter ordered the free ...
I very much regret our latest cruise on Mariner of the Seas. We went during a busy time (spring break season), but the boat felt especially crowded. It was very much akin to how airlines started squeezing as much people in during the last decade or two- the cruise felt overbooked and there wasn't a single space, bar, or restaurant that wasn't jam packed or didn't have a line. In addition, the ...
The food most of it repeat its self. After a while you get tired of seeing the same thing going around. Some food products seem like it been reused while some salads not fresh, examples crotons soggy at dinner times at the main dining. Room need better hygiene and need to be better Sanitary, comforter, towels and wash cloth store under bed in plastic not fully in bag while guests staying there for ...
I am Diamond with RCCL and have enjoyed many cruises with them and other Lines. My cruise with Independence of the Seas was uneventful in that everything was pretty much what I have come to expect and enjoy with RCCL. here are some thoughts:
High lights the assistant cruise director from the Philippines was hilarious and ran the game and contests in an outstanding fashion - we has a show ...
FOOD...
1. Buffet
-Desserts 50% had no flavor
-Food was warm to fresh
-Tables were constantly cleaned
-Staff very attentive
2. Dining Room
-waste of time
-food was warm or colder
-food was same thing as buffet
- don't waste 1-1.5 hour to eat in there
-chairs worn
3. Pool
-main pool is not heated cold
-chairs good luck finding one after 9ish
4. ...
Have beeen cruising for 20 plus years on Royal Carribean, and bigger is not always beter, the drinks were watered down to a point that asking for multiple shots in a drink had no effect to the dring wht so ever, the entertainment was non-existant, the theatre was closed all week except for 2 shows that lasted 30 minutes. Usually there is a magician or musical, that never hapened. The kids over ...