Adventure of the Seas Review

Few hiccups but overall great time

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Adventure of the Seas
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Sail Date: Feb 2018
Cabin: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

This was my 12th RC Cruise.. I am very loyal to Royal and I am currently suffering from cruise depression. For the most part, I had a great time. Food and Entertainment were off the charts AMAZING for me. We loved the game shows, contests, etc, and all of the cruise staff was very friendly. They were super personable and got to know us on a first name basis (especially if you participate, they will be buddies with you). I also was highly impressed with the food this time. In the past, the food was just average for me, but this time, I think they really stepped up their game in both the Windjammer and Main Dining Room. They had a really good variety each day.

I did have some issues getting on board the ship. Apparently, they either had some faulty cards that would not scan OR their printer was not working correctly (I never really got a clear answer) and I had to stand to the side right after we boarded the ship so they could print me a new card. I was there for around 15 minutes, while others scanned in and got on the ship, I just stood there waiting. My boyfriend's card, who was literally right in front of me, worked just fine. They never came, so the lady told me to go to guest services to get a new one. At guest services, they were concerned that I must have gotten onto the ship somehow without going through security (?) and didn't believe my story.. Finally, the girl that was supposed to come bring me a new card came back and said it should be fine.. but low and behold, it didn't work at the Windjammer bar. I had to go back down AGAIN and get a new one printed. That was kind of a bummer on the first day, but no more issues after that.

Other thoughts..

Cabin Review

Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E2

Eh. Not fantastic but not horrible either. There was a lot of motion on this voyage (especially Day 2 and 3), and there was some kind of crack in our balcony door frame that "popped" every single time the ship moved back and forth/ side to side. It was pretty annoying and I could not figure out where it was coming from or how to fix it.

Port Reviews

St. Maarten

Beautiful island.. definitely still suffering from hurricane damage. Ate at a restaurant right off the water taxi port which was delicious but cost us $80. The people will come up right to you at your beach chairs and try to sell you things all day... just say no thank you, but there will be a TON of them and they will keep coming.

St. Thomas

Still hurricane damage, but the Mountain top is BEAUTIFUL.

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