Royal Caribbean Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of Royal Caribbean Cruises to Caribbean (2024)

4.0

It was my boyfriend’s first ever cruise, and my 6th cruise! My prior cruise experiences include 3 Disney cruises with my family when I was in high school, 1 Carnival cruise in 2017, and 1 Royal Caribbean cruise in 2018 (on the Mariner of the Seas). This time we cruised from June 17th- June 21st, 2024 on the Freedom of the Seas. The itinerary included one day in Nassau, 1 day at Coco Cay, and one

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Boat is old and it shows. Paint comes off in all the hot tubs on your swimsuit and its impossible to get off. Ruined several people's suits. Boat is small and has 3 restaurants, 1 is a steakhouse (pay not included) and 1 is a buffet. There were no shows at all the entire cruise. One time a comedian made an appearance and everyone I spoke with thought he was awful. Constant pressure to purchase

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We had junior suite. Much much smaller than junior suites on other RCCL ships. Not even allowed in suite lounge. Was told this ship only did not honor junior suites. Water park was good but 45 minute waits. We had specialty dining at IZUMI. Booked 4 months prior to cruise. Was told day of reservation they accidentally gave our reservation away and had hard time getting money back. Food was

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We will miss you Allure. Our final cruise on the Allure before she moves to Miami began as usual with effortless embarkation and a hearty greeting from the crew. First stop, the Crown Lounge for coffee where we met ourhost. We then found our balcony cabin which was exactly, to the foot, halfway between elevators. The room was very clean and setup per RCL's excellent standards. Our room steward

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We have cruised with Royal Caribbean exclusively for the last 17 years. We are currently on our 9th or 10th cruise (lost count). We are on symphony of the seas, sailed from NJ to the Bahamas. This will be most definitely our last cruise. The last time we sailed was in 2019. First the good is that the ship is absolutely beautiful, lots of activities, friendly staff, and excellent shows. We are a

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My 23rd cruise and my 6th with Royal Caribbean. We were a multigenerational group of 7, with me being the oldest member. Many have shared that RC's embarkation is smooth and fast, and we found that to be true. However, some of the staff at Cape Liberty seemed to enjoy barking orders, which made the experience less than pleasant. Some of us have pre-trip jitters, are trying to keep

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Coming from someone who’s been on many RC please don’t go on Icon!!! Find a smaller nicer ship for less please hear me out.——-The Icon is way too big- grabbing a towel for ex is a 200 yard hike, elevator to room is same or more Way too crowded anywhere you go Is like a nightclub disgusting and Covid and such must be spreading like crazy/ I got it from icon/ Staff is very rude and

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A bit underwhelming but good enough. Stand out's that deserve shout outs are the CD cruisin susan, the concierge Julia and the room service teams these people reminded of of sailing before it became so popular. The cost cutting can be seen and felt everywhere. The drinks were awful, the food while tasty were the smallest portions to date and the servers/bartenders were stretched way to thin.

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We booked a balcony, got the lowest level room with a porthole. Room smells like a combination of body odor and smoke, toilet rarely flushes, sometimes it will, sometimes 10 minutes later, and sometimes it is hours later.. drying our hair the second night set off alarms in our rooms for with security coming letting us know her body back was on. We have lots of business cards, time wasted in line

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If you want to feel like cattle being herded and like standing in lines then this is your cruise. Royal Carribeans model is pack them in and see how much we can get out of them once they are on. I mean $17 co*cktail with a mandatory 22% tip with an additional tip line? Give me a break. Then you have all the drink package people who are desperately trying to get their moneys worth and vomiting

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