This was our 10th cruise and first with Royal Caribbean. Previously we sailed with Princess and Carnival. We were hoping that Royal would provide a good mix of fun/entertainment without uncivilized fellow passengers ruining the trip and it pretty much met our expectations.
The Good:
Embarkation was pretty simple/quick
Cabin was clean and functional
Descent standard balcony
Service ...
Overall this was a great cruise with minor issues. We flew into SJU on Saturday and stayed at the Caribe Hilton. Nice property and easy drive from the airport. We were prepared for major traffic on Sunday, but it was not as bad as I was expecting. We had The Key and arrived about 10:45am. We were staged and moving in about 11:30. Being the first group, we were through check-in and onto the ship in ...
I booked this ship because of the itinerary. It was an island hopping cruise to the Southern Caribbean. Overall, my family and I had a good time but there are definitely areas for improvement on this ship. One of our main complaints is that we did my time dining for the MDR. We had reservations every night and still had to wait in line for at least 30-45 minutes most nights that we ate there. ...
This was my first cruise, and it certainly is my last with Royal Caribbean. Never again!!!
1. They screwed up our pre-registration for 6pm dining table for 2. Instead they had us listed as a group table. We said no, we had registered for table for 2. So then every evening we had to wait til 6:20 to take a "no show" table. So we were treated as a walkin, never the same table, never the same ...
The ship is not that well designed with some major bottlenecks such as the Grand Promenade on Deck 5. Not enough dining venues and limited hours for buffet. Flowrider had limited hours. Food and entertainment were mediocre. Wifi was expensive and very patchy in the cabins. Nobody enforces the the no-children rule on the adult-only deck. I have not been on many cruises but compared with my one ...
We have cruise many times with Royal Caribbean, I believe 3 times on the Voyager and are Diamond members. This was our first time taking a "holiday" cruise and it was very enjoyable.
Getting on the ship was fast and easy. We chose a 1pm time and we were in our rooms by 1:30.
Cabin #1320 is one of the Owners Suites which we upgraded to from the Grand Suite using the Royal upgrade program. ...
We chose RC due to favorable cruises in the past and we love the Southern Caribbean. We left out of San Juan on 12/23. There was a traffic jam with standstill traffic trying to get to the port. Some people got out of cars to walk the 1/2 mile to the ship. RC and Norwegian boarding at the same time on a small service road that it not made for cruise line traffic. RC embarkment once at the port was ...
All in all, we had a wonderful vacation and enjoyed this cruise very much. It was a long awaited and much needed tropical vacation! Our family (9 of us) had a cruise planned out of San Juan in March 2020, right as the world shut everything down. This was the final week to redeem our cruise credit and we really wanted to go to Aruba.
As Funinsun2 described in their review, the traffic getting to ...
Overall it was a great cruise and I would sail with them again. Clean, well maintained, the shows were amazing, and the staff were friendly. Food in the Italian restaurant was well worth the extra cost. We did experience some issues. Notably:
The Key program was not worth it. There were no event reservations to be had. We didn’t get priority departure. We kept being told there would be signs ...
We did the October repositioning from Boston to San Juan. It was my first Royal Caribbean cruise in ten years and first one since covid ( NCL Dawn 5 years ago) the ship reminded me of the Navigator, Mariner and Explorer ships. It was a great size not too big or small. Our balcony room was adequate. Cabin steward was great. It was an adjoining cabin and could hear a screaming child the first and ...