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  1. Believe me, these are just a few of the disappointments. there were lots more. The smell off sewage onboard. Deck attendants taking bribes to keep sun loungers back for people. Staff failing to enforce rules such as "no diving or jumping" in the pool - Infact , what happened daily was a jumping competition from 10am until around 4pm by all the kids using the pool - some even performing somersaults. Sorry everyone - Promise I won't moan anymore. Long live RC
  2. Perhaps we just got unlucky - since getting back home I have had a call from Princess apologising for what they have admitted was a sub-standard cruise. Nice to get an apology but it doesn't help when we had spent around £9k, which is a lot of money for us. Whilst I fully understand that mid summer cruises are extremely busy and I do not have any sort of issue with that, Princess have admitted that they were extremely short on sun loungers due to a very large quantity being broken. We are not sun worshippers but do like to sit outdoors when we can. Most of the passengers (including us) didn't get a seat outdoors the whole 14 days. I felt desperately sorry for some elderly people who had resorted to sitting on towels on the deck. Princess have also confirmed that they were very short staffed! This perhaps explains why the staff were mostly unengaging and appeared stressed and unhappy. The ship itself definitely doesn't have enough seating areas inside either (not when it is at full capacity anyway) and a lot of guest ended up just walking from venue to venue trying to find seats the whole evening - to no avail. Overall we found the food very disappointing. Presentation of the meals was beautiful but most dishes were extremely bland. The entertainment was well below par. No "shows" like RC, just single singers or comedians. Their main show "rock opera" displayed good singing...but for me it wasn't a "show". When we were on Indy the entertainment was top notch with musicals, musicians, singers etc. As I say, perhaps we were just unlucky with the staff shortages and the severe shortage of outdoor seats, but I would have expected Princess to have their seats fixed and available for a summer vacation. There were many guests very upset and unhappy with their cruise. One lady I spoke to said it was her 29th cruise and the worse she had ever been on. For us personally we feel gutted that we saved so hard for the cruise and were left wishing we had stayed at home. As I said.... we will just have to save like mad again and stick to RC.
  3. Thank you Matt. Any idea what ship will be sailing from Southampton in 2025? will it still be anthem?
  4. Hi all, I used this forum/message board 4 years ago when I took my first ever cruise. It was so incredibly helpful and we had a fantastic family cruise on Indy. Unfortunately we do not have the finances to cruise often, but we saved up and went on another family cruise this summer. Unfortunately the date of the Royal Caribbean sailings didn't fit in with the dates we had free (sailing from Southampton UK) and we therefore chose a Princess Cruises sailing. What a horrible experience! If Royal Caribbean was a 10 out of 10 on our last cruise then this had to be a 2 out of 10. I know you are all dedicated RC cruisers and I just wanted to say......I can see why now! Unfortunately it is going to be a couple of years before we will be able to afford to cruise again but when we do then I won't consider any other Company. Stick with Royal Caribbean.
  5. It would appear there are no sailings listed for 2024 from UK. Is this because they've not released which ship is sailing from UK that year? Any thoughts or speculation on which ship it might be?
  6. Hi again. We sailed on Indy (first cruise) in 2019, staying on deck 7, balcony cabin 7668. We found the location good so this time around when looking to choose a cabin on Anthem We were thinking of booking a cabin location similar to our cabin on Indy. However I've read a few things on various sites saying that the lifeboats below on deck 5 or 6 can really affect views from deck 7. Since views are important to us I'm now considering a cabin on deck 12. (Posted yesterday re a cabin near the Concierge club- thank you for replies) I know everyone is different but I'd love to get some feedback here. We like to sit out on our balcony a fair bit and relax so don't want to risk any view spoilers. Thank you so much. This site is so good! I asked screeds of questions before our first cruise in 2019 and can honestly say that the tips and advice I received on this blog was invaluable.
  7. Thanks Matt. Is the Concierge club open during certain hours. It's really just late night noise we'd be concerned about.
  8. Hello all. Is a cabin close to the Concierge club on Anthem of the Seas likely to be noisy? Is the Concierge club open late at night? Thanks everyone
  9. Thank you so much! Everyone is great on this site and without it I would have been completely clueless. We are not in a suite so thank you for the tip! I didn't realise that there were different seating areas. Great to hear you've had no crowding issues. We are travelling out with school holidays so hopefully will also be fine. Thanks again.
  10. Cold water???!!! ? How is your cruise going? This is our first cruise and we are VERY excited (and slightly apprehensive) due to reading reviews about over crowding ? Would love to hear any feedback or tips you may have. Thank you
  11. Hello again, Our cruise is getting close! YIPPEE..... and I am starting to pack. I always seem to pack way too much toiletries so I have a question regarding the showers at the Gym. My husband and I will probably go to the Gym most days so we are thinking we'd possibly be best showering at the gym as this will mean that only the kids will need to shower in the stateroom and will ease the chaos!. Do you know if the Gym Showers are "mixed" or are the ladies and gents separate? I'd like to know if my husband and I will need a bag each with shower gels etc or if we will get away with one set of toiletries as we will be in the same showers. Thank you! (we are sailing on Indy)
  12. Perfect! I have ordered 2! Thank you so much for your help
  13. Hi all, I've read on this blog previously about bringing door organisers on board and I want to get one (or Maybe 2) ordered in time for my cruise in 7 weeks. Can any of you suggest a good one? I'm in the UK and I use Amazon, so one from there would be ideal. This is my first cruise so I've no idea of the door sizes etc. Thank you all once again.
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