Anthem of the Seas Review

Phenomenal experience

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Anthem of the Seas
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spookyquark
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Feb 2018
Cabin: Ocean View Stateroom
Traveled with children

This was our first cruise, so we don't have all the experience some of the other folks have. But we are professional caliber chefs and were absolutely floored by the variety and quality of the food at the main dining rooms. And the staff was second to none. Our waiter learned what kind of food my 2 small children liked and had it ready at the table for when they arrived, as well as getting the wine list to my spot and bringing me two glasses (wait gets long for wine later in the meal, so I front loaded). The entertainment, variety of things to do, and the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff was outstanding. My four year old picked our housekeeper as her favorite part of the experience. Not because the rest wasn't awesome, our housekeeper was just that nice (she made towel animals for my daughter and left them in the room for her and always was good for hugs). Port Canaveral was good (did DIsney), Cococay was relaxing, and Nassau was just plain fun (swam, shopped, and toured the island). Embarkation was smooth and disembarkation was relatively smooth (lines were long getting off with two children under 5). Cabin was clean, everything was in good working order. Internet was expensive, so we didn't get internet. Ship is huge and has a large variety of kid things to do (indoor and outdoor pool, bumper cars, ping pong, pool, bars/lounges, roller skating, basketball, arcade, air hockey, xbox) and adult (art auction, shopping, cards, gaming, etc.). Childcare was a bit light (30 spots available in the 3-5 age group, 200 kids in that age group on board), 7 spots available in infant. A bit more would be awesome. We did not partake of the pay dining options, but really didn't feel that was necessary based on the overall food quality we received in main dining.

Cabin Review

Ocean View Stateroom

Cabin H

Cabin was decent sized and everything worked perfectly. Temperature control was good, soundproofing was outstanding.

Port Reviews

Nassau

A bit sketchy outside the immediate touristy areas. Shopping and beach were good, if overpriced.

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