i must admit that the Spectrum is a marvelous ship. Well designed and beautiful. However, the management is disappointing. I have tried to contact the Guest Relations team via the official website and email. ...

Sail Date December 2019

Senior Citizen

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

An interesting onboard experience

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

We cruised on the Spectrum on three consecutive itineraries: January 2, 9 and 14, 2020. Boarding in Hong Kong was well organized. Each subsequent voyage was well orchestrated for back to back passengers. We ...

Sail Date January 2020

Chris 72

1 Review Written

13 Helpful Votes

Boring & Disappointing

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

This review is only our opinion and in no way reflects the crew on the Spectrum of The Seas who were all fantastic and definitely had their work cut out. If you have ever been on a Royal Caribbean International ...

Sail Date December 2019

RosieCanberra

19 Reviews Written

131 Helpful Votes

Fantastic Silver Junior Suite

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

We had cabin 7238, Silver Junior Suite. It was beautiful, the ship is only six months old so our cabin was rather immaculate. Bathroom with full size bath, sink plus separate walk in shower. Opposite was a separate ...

Sail Date December 2019

Loretta 63

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Asian experience so true

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Spent 2 days in Hong Kong at the Park hotel. Used the Big Bus to get around great value if you have not been to the area before. Getting onboard was easy no issues, very straight forward. Few things different ...

Sail Date December 2019

tohtohtoh

1 Review Written

31 Helpful Votes

Messy cruise

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

I’ve been to many cruises and finally chose this cruise as it’s new and the itinerary attracts me. However, this cruise is really a huge mess! First the boarding at Shanghai, wow, i thought they had organised us ...

Sail Date November 2019

Helly133

1 Review Written

12 Helpful Votes

Disappointed

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

We were part of a group tour from Australia traveling from Shanghai China to Japan for one week, then back to Shanghai. The cruise was marketed as a Western Cruise. Approx 800 Aussies were on board with others from ...

Sail Date October 2019

maplesyrupmama

1 Review Written

12 Helpful Votes

Great experience

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

My husband and I took this cruise - our first without our kids who are now both in university. We chose this cruise because we have always wanted to visit Japan but the idea of travelling there on our own was a bit ...

Sail Date October 2019

alistairg

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Lovely ship, great service, mediocre food, nice ports, 5 days is short

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

I wrote a longer write up as a post to tell people about the Gold and Silver Class benefits on the ship. We stayed in a Grand Loft Suite on deck 15, we also had an Owner's Suite for some relative on the same ...

Sail Date October 2019

AirbusA350

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Spectacular Cruise!

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Departure : Singapore Marina Bay Cruise Centre Port(s) of call : Port Klang Type of Cruise : 4D3N Port Klang Getaway Departure Departure went smoothly for us, the x-ray process was fast, thanks to the ...

Sail Date May 2019

Schmeag

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Worth a try if you are open to new experiences

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Mostly agree with the last few reviews on this site. Readers who are interested in the suite areas, or a short sailing out of China may find this helpful. Departure City: Shanghai is a vast city with quite of ...

Sail Date October 2019

Arizona

2 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

Just so you know...

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Spectrum of the Seas Since this is a rather unique itinerary and a new ship, I thought I should give a quick review from the perspective of a regular RCCL/Norwegian/Oceania U.S. cruiser. This cruise was seven ...

Sail Date July 2019

tafawke

1 Review Written

21 Helpful Votes

Best Cruise Ever

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

This was not my first cruise and not my first RCI cruise. I have cruised a few times at different price points and therefore different standards. For me, this was the best cruise I have ever taken... But let's break ...

Sail Date July 2019

brandonmeatandplanes

1 Review Written

Awesome ship. 1st Quantum Class experience. Will come back!

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

I boarded this ship from Marina Bay Cruise Centre, Singapore. Embarkation and Debarkation was a breeze. As one of the few passengers to board this ship, I managed to get a good window seat at Windjammer Marketplace. ...

Sail Date May 2019

AsianBohemian

4 Reviews Written

26 Helpful Votes

Playground in the Sea

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

It was a new liner. I was just curious to see how an American liner design a cruise ship just for the China market. I was also looking forward to the Chinese food at the Windjammer or Two70. Most cruise ships ...

Sail Date May 2019

loseng

1 Review Written

41 Helpful Votes

Cruise for 6 pax

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Embarkation : The worst check in experience so far . No queue control n poor signage leading to lot of confusion . No enough RCL in hand to direct queue . Food quality : MDR food was served cold n service so so ...

Sail Date July 2019

erjonesx

1 Review Written

12 Helpful Votes

9 Day Asian Cruise

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

I chose this cruise ship because it was new and we did two days in Vietnam and Hong Kong. First, it is absolutely the most beautiful ship we were ever on. The balcony cabin was spacious for a big ship, the cabin was ...

Sail Date May 2019

Joseph2017China

2 Reviews Written

63 Helpful Votes

Awesome Adventure

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Spectrum of the Seas met our expectations in every way. The ship and the interior designs are perfect for the market the ship is designed for, which is mainland China, and the surrounding Asian markets. Before ...

Sail Date May 2019

sammey

1 Review Written

36 Helpful Votes

For the Asian market only

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Fantastic ship ,best ship I've seen , The food for me very average and nothing more , the drinks are very expensive, need to drink a lot to get value out of the drinks package. Yes I know its all new to the ship's ...

Sail Date May 2019

Doug_Heffercan

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Amazing ship, great service, but a frustrating cruise...

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

My girlfriend and I booked a 4-night "Tour of Malaysia"--which in reality, was a day in Penang, sandwiched by a day at sea on either side. The primary drivers for booking this cruise were to check out RC's brand new ...

Sail Date May 2019

Gr3k

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Maiden Voyage has many issues

Spectrum of the Seas

Trans-Ocean

This cruise completed around the world cruising for my husband and I. It had a similar itinerary as one we booked in 2017 with 2 other couples. Unfortunately, serious illnesses in the other couples forced us to ...

Sail Date April 2019

deej5

1 Review Written

24 Helpful Votes

Exciting time, beautiful ship, poor gym, felt a bit ripped off.

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

Getting on the new ship in Dubai was very exciting and it certainly does look amazing. Staff onboard were very organised and friendly and everything ran very smoothly for all of our excursions. Our stateroom with ...

Sail Date May 2019

roselilyoz

22 Reviews Written

71 Helpful Votes

Fantastic New Ship

Spectrum of the Seas

Europe - All

The idea of an inaugural cruise was very appealing as we had been on the Ovation of the Seas and loved it, so we were very much looking forward to this new class of ship, and we were not disappointed. We did a 30 ...

Sail Date April 2019

cropton100

1 Review Written

30 Helpful Votes

Very, very disappointing

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

I hardly know where to start as I found the whole experience very disappointing. It seems one third of the ship is given over to the silver/gold suites and areas, one third to Seaplex (which I'll tell you about) ...

Sail Date May 2019

dorothymay

1 Review Written

32 Helpful Votes

1st cruise and probably last boring boring boring

Spectrum of the Seas

Asia

This was my 1st cruise and probably last. Entertainment and lectures uninspiring. Woman who gave lecture of forensics looks like just fell out of bed. 1 night had singer in Schooner bar competing with Spectrum big ...

Sail Date May 2019