Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas Cruise Reviews for Family to the Western Caribbean from San Juan

My boyfriend and I have each been on four cruises...one with Carnival, one on RCI's Adventure of the Seas, one on Freedom of the Seas, and this most recent one on Serenade of the Seas. This was my least favorite of the four. The pros: Most of the staff were wonderful. Our waiter, Maya, was THE BEST!!! She was very friendly and seemed to truly want our dining experience to be top-notch. And ...

We have spent the last 4 years on RCI's Oasis or Allure and decided that it was time to go back to a a smaller ship with a more active itinerary. Serenade of the Seas did not disappoint. Although in places her age showed in stained hallway carpets Serenade is still a grand ship. As always the dining room service was impeccable however after 13 cruises on RCI i do wish that they would shake up the ...

We arrived in San Juan for the January 14th 2012 sailing of the Serenade of the seas having high expectations. We couldn't have been more satisfied with our last RCL experience on the Navigator of the Seas a year previous and the Serenade reviews were and still are at the top of the list. I had specifically picked this cruise because of the itinerary and the Cruise Critic reviews of the Serenade. ...

I have always cruised from Florida and once from New Jersey. Going to San Juan to board was scary but I wanted to visit the Virgin Islands that I had never visited. I was worried about booking a hotel in San Juan. I worried about my luggage being over weight, the taxi ripping us off, missing the ship due to a hurricane, having bad weather and more. I also wasn't sure when to board the ship ...

Whoever booked the air arrangements has obviously not flown recently. There was not enough time between the flights - we had to run to catch our second flight (both coming and going) and our baggage did not make it onto our second leg going to San Juan. We had to wait at San Juan airport to ensure the receipt of our bags. Waiting for our bags cost us 1.5 hours of lost ship time. We were very ...