Adventure of the Seas Review
Adventure of the Seas Sailing May 30, 2015
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Myself, my husband and four year older daughter with autism sailed on the Adventure on May 30th on a 7 night cruise, departing from San Juan. We arrived in San Juan at 11 pm. The airport was empty and it took a while to get our luggage. Then we took a taxi on our own to the Sheraton Convention Center hotel. It is close to the cruise terminal. Paying for a taxi on our own cost much less than using the cruise transfer services. We arrived at the hotel and they were so kind. Royal left me a voice message asking us to board the ship at 4 PM for our deck (7). The hotel allowed us to have a free late check out of 1:30 PM. This allowed us to sleep in and take our time in the morning.
We slept very late and got up and ready around noon. The hotel took our luggage and arranged to have it transferred to the cruise terminal. This was immensely helpful and made the process of getting onto the ship extremely simple. We then took a taxi to old town San Juan. We ate lunch at Cafe Puerto Rico (recommended by our taxi driver). The food was moderately pricey, but absolutely amazing! I had limeade and pollo con arroz and it was one of the best meals I ate all week. The staff was great with my daughter and kind.
We shopped around old town until 3:30 then headed on down to the cruise terminal. My daughter has autism that affects her ability to communicate. She does fairly well traveling, but is has a great deal of anxiety when it comes to huge crowds and lines. I spoke with a cruise representative at the cruise terminal and they immediately took us ahead of the lines to the counter, helped us check in and got us on the ship within in 15 minutes. It was absolutely amazing. They were so compassionate of my daughter's special needs, especially when she got frightened during the security process. They were amazing!
Cabin Review
Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
Our cabin was always clean and very well maintained. There was funky smell on our side of the ship that sometimes made the balcony smell. This was only periodic and did not ruin our enjoyment of the balcony.
Port Reviews
St. Maarten
We enjoyed our time on Oriental Beach. There are some people who walk around nude, so if you don't want your kids to see this, you might want to avoid. My daughter is 4 and did not even notice the women who were topless.
We got 2 chairs with umbrella and two drinks for $15. There are lots of vendors who come around. We did not mind this and we used their services. My daughter and I got our hair braided and we purchased a hat from a passing vendor.
Barbados
We went to Accra beach and walked the high street. We also had an excellent lunch at Ryanne's. I would definitely eat there again the next time I visit Barbados. I preferred the shopping at the pier to the high street. It is a very busy town and does not feel as laid back as the other Caribbean islands.