Everything I Loved and Hated About Cruising With Royal Caribbean

I’ve just disembarked a 7 night cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of The Seas where I did things that most people would think were impossible on cruise ships.

I waited 3 years for this cruise and as Royal Caribbean do have a reputation for being the most exciting and the best and I wanted to find out if that was really true. Pre pandemic they averaged around 6 million guests per year, fans of Royal Caribbean are very loyal to the brand but as somebody who’s not loyal to any cruise line, I wanted to see if the entertainment, the food and the ship were as good as I’d be promised.

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[RangerNugget]

I've sailed with someone who has Celiac Disease and can't eat gluten at all - their buffet was similarly not labeled well but we were told to ask for the Maitre D' (even the buffets have them I guess) - they were super helpful and even took her around the entire buffet to point out everything that would be gluten free and basically offered to make anything she wanted if she wanted to order something else. Agreed, labeling should be better for folks but they'll go out of their way to help you out if you ask.

[Yeshanu]

Watching this channel just costed me a few thousand dollars. Taking my first cruise ever in the Spring. Alaska with Royal Caribbean. Watching this video is getting me very excited!

[jenniferfreese]

I can’t believe anyone would try to stow away. I know you hate to leave but they literally track you the whole cruise, especially getting on and off the ship. You will definitely not get away with stowing away 😂

[ashleyfein]

I originally hated the bed on the ship, but after the first night I asked my steward about it and he was able to bring me a mattress topper!!! It helped so much, so great thing to keep in mind for future cruises!

[cashjones]

Hi Emma!
We say both “check” and “bill” in the US I use the interchangeably. I probably say bill most often and was shocked when it was a British-ism! I asked my husband to ask for “the bill” just last night when we went to dinner.

[EmmaCruises]

AHHH!!! I am so excited to share this video with you!! Thank you so much for watching, and reading this. Have a great day :-)

[louislandi]

Emma,

Your reviews are in a class of their own. Every word is well chosen and there is no bland filler. It never bogs down and is always entertaining.

[MrQdiddy]

I'm always blown away with how informative these videos are

[kyarichards]

Emma, you are just so good at this. Have no intention of ever cruising, but I adore relaxing and watching you do it!

[AxelQC]

Who are you and what did you do to Emma?

[supralapsarian]

Every time you lamented the limited vegetarian/vegan selections I said to myself “Solarium Bistro.” This became a theme. When you finally showed the Solarium, I said, “Oh, Good! She found the Bistro!” Nope, nope, nope. I’m so sad you missed this treasure of healthy Mediterranean Cuisine. Time to schedule another RC cruise! 🤣

[gillsinclair]

My parents took a cruise pre pandemic for their 50th anniversary. I still have the cup my dad " stole " from the ship. 😅 this will be 8 years come September.

[themacandcheeseorca]

Being sat in the same section with the same waiter is personally really nice. Often times, they'd give you your drink before you ordered because you got it last time. Occasionally, they even give you an appetizer ahead of time. One cruise, I decided to get 3 apps and no entree, so they gave me a fruit cup without me asking. A person I was sitting with ate some of my kiwi, so they gave her one too. Every night after, they gave us a fruit cup. I also like the slow but steady pace of main dining and the four courses. (Bread, Apps, Entree, Dessert.)

[starsoffyre]

I went on Royal Caribbean for the first time this year. I was genuinely impressed by the experience and it changed what I thought about cruising

[sarahpyro]

I was supposed to go on the Symphony of the Seas for 2 weeks in 2020 for my parents 30th anniversary. That didn't happen and Royal refused to give us our money back. They did give us credit but by the time we found out about that, it was too late to use most of it. We have about 1/4th of our credits left and plan to use them in 2023 for a 7 night cruise. We're still mad but we have our hopes up

[akeolsson]

I love your reviews. Reason is that they are totally practical in the sense that it is not about the poshest suite or the grandest most expensive events. Also the what's good and what's bad is totally useful. Thanks!

[skycliffe]

Something about these videos are so comforting

[jpakaferrari]

Just got off a Royal Caribbean cruise recently and the "my time" dining is more like whatever time Royal Caribbean prefers. We switched to a fixed dinner time after day 1. It was cool to see another RC ship that is basically the same layout with a few random differences like a few names of places.

[RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

Great video, Emma! Norway looks amazing

[gnrands]

As a Californian, I ask for the check and pay the bill. I also really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.