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Allure of the Seas

Deck. 9

Stateroom 9574

ocean Balcony

Starboard

Quiet

yes, connecting

balcony View. Excellent, no obstruction

normal balcony size

no wind issue

And..excellent Stateroom Attendant, MaryJoy!

Just off Allure with Key. Posted opinion on other thread. 

We did not have the key symbol on our set sail passes so brought along paperwork.

We simply  mentioned we had Key, re-directed to bypass lines and had no issues.

Once onboard, again directed to key area and they had a list, took our luggage ( and xtra bags). 

So for those with no Key symbol on your SSPASS, our experience was No problem. 

Enjoy ur Key Cruise! 

Following. Was on the same cruise. There were so many ALPHA ALPHA’s we lost track..crazy! 

Allure of the Seas with the Key6/30/19.  key was sold out for cruise.  Embarkation time was 11am, showed up at 1030 am (with no Key sign on Setsail pass), made no difference. We just said we had Key ( tho had paperwork) and were put straight thru separate line.  Very easy and onboard in mere minutes. Other line was minimal, but certainly slower. Dropped carry on luggage off (as well as some small bags) so were bag free and that was appreciated. They marked us off a printed list. Told bags would be inside stateroom

( they all were there by 1 when we got there) Signage onboard for Key area poor, but asked and were easily directed to area. Were told no wrist bands needed.

Went to get our times for specialty dine at a kiosk/stand.. simple and quick and got exact places/time we wanted for each. 

Key...Chops lunch was delicious, in/out in an hour. Greatly enjoyed. 

Went to stateroom about 1pm and key paperwork was in room with a welcome fruit platter. No WiFi password 😞. List of 

times for activities. Seemed reasonable times and tho I Viewed the activities, did not participate. Had to go to deck 5, clock tower to get WiFi set up..took about 10 minutes online. Easy and worked well for us. 

( as an aside, The App for the free WiFi .. room to room texting was lacking. No notification system and unless other person/s had app open/active, it is basically useless. With our large group/staterooms we found many times names were not correct... kids names popped up for adults, we often thought we were talking to one person yet it was another within same stateroom. Needs tweaking And a Notification system.(  We  used small boards on doors) 

seating for shows with Key worked well for us. Generally Key, suites and Pinnacle(?) has about three rows. ( small key sticker on our passes.. we used a piece of tape over it and punched hold for wrist wearing... $1 At Lowe’s, worked well) 

we saw adult Comedy, blue planet, OceanAria, Momma Mia, Ice games, all of them actually. only issue was Ocean Aria.. Key Area full. We were then walked upstairs by the rock climbing wall and given chairs to look onto the stage. We liked the view and it actually worked well for us. ( and anyone can do this as there are chairs and it’s not crowded😉) 

wifi ( mail/text etc) worked fine for us. 

Disembarkation with Key was a Joy ( after the private Key a la carte breakfast at Silk dining room .. which was delicious, in/out 35 minutes and greatly enjoyed). There was no sign for Key guests to disembark but I asked. They whisked us onto an elevator, we bypassed hundreds of people. Went to a Key designated area where all our luggage was ( given Key tags nite before and basically told Any departure time with Key was good). Grabbed our bags, thru customs quickly and on our way.  

For us, the Key seating, included wi fi, private quieter breakfast and Chops ( or giovannis) lunch and ease of everything was well worth it. All rccl people we spoke with/inquired knew of Key and correctly directed us etc. 

would do again. 

As far as the cruise.. likely wouldn’t , but that’s not Key related. ( Separate review pending) 

Enjoy your Key Cruise! 

3 hours ago, Missusdubbya said:

Great review!

3 hours ago, Missusdubbya said:

Great review!

AGREE, thx

On 6/20/2019 at 7:43 PM, archchic said:

So what did you decide? Going for it still or canceling?

Our group decision ..going for it. Will post after cruise. 

12 minutes ago, archchic said:

Finished our online check-in through the app.  Peeked at our digital Set Sail passes & saw that Key symbol plain as day right under our names. I’m excited. I know lots of mixed...mostly negative comments here but I like trying new things. We’re only Gold C &A, so the bennies are very intriguing. Thirteen days to go! I’ll be sure to post updates daily with that hi-speed internet to which I’ll have access. 

Our sea passes do NOT have the key there.  So disappointing with all this hit or miss, just no consistency. 

Originally given 2 pm, and expedited (whatever that meant), which clearly could not work with Chops lunch....got that changed to 11 am and ...expedited disappeared.  Then heard we should just show up. Still no Key showing. TA says no problem. 

Since we re set with all the shows/reservations, have no interest in any ... rock wall etc etc, and now hearing about sketchy internet, Ugh!  the no reservations  needed .. which disappeared was the original reason ... I am Very on the fence to just ditch. Have specialty dine ... 3 maybe? Can’t recall. 

Allure of the Seas, when school is out and that’s the Only reason for the hold out at this point.. 5-6 ships at some ports... 

Hmmmmm... guess I’ll decide this week. 

Bballmomma thx for taking time to post, appreciated! 

Great news irzero!

Now know who we ll be asking for if Key experience not what they offered, lol. 

Enjoy the rest of your cruise.

20 hours ago, irzero said:

I have a meeting with director on ship. Sounds positive as hes agreed that I've not got a single benefit yet and a simple refund solves nothing as it's the loss of expectations that hurts more than the money

Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
 

Outcome? Are you satisfied with the meeting? 

19 hours ago, CRUISEFAN0001 said:

Good luck.

 

Financial restitution isn't a bad thing, especially when based on a wide mix of reviews...expectations might be overly-optimistic.

Wrong post, was looking for update to the meeting. 

Wow!

What a great way to learn about the Allure through your very detailed (and great pix!) live reporting. 

First time Allure cruise coming soon and appreciated all the info. 

Looking forward to your Harmony reporting. 

Thanks for taking the time to share it All! 

Looking forward to ur review. 

2 hours ago, CruiseJoyful said:

Thanks so much for this review... We are sailing Oasis/Barcelona next month. Can we ignore our 12:30 board time to board earlier? Or is there a way to get that officially changed beforehand?

Looking forward to hearing more from folks who are sailing on Oasis in the Mediterranean. 

We called rccl direct as TA said just show up. Wasn’t taking a chance. Told them we had key,changed us to11. Still showing up at 10ish 

2 hours ago, brillohead said:

What a stupid schedule.... have to have long pants and socks for skating, then you have ten minutes to go change into your swimsuit and get back for FlowRider, then change into clothes again for Rock Wall and Zipline.  

Totally agree. Poor planning, ridiculous schedule at the very least. A definite dumbing down of the entire activity perk

7 hours ago, irzero said:

When i paid for this crap it said daily hours on each activity. Now its 1 hour per cruise per activity.

 

How does that work exactly. 

 

There is going to be hell to pay when i get on this ship.

If the changes will affect you so negatively, why not just cancel now? It’s your vacation.. should be enjoyable not filled with angst. Simply not worth it. The program has changed several times and may continue to change.

While I think RCCL should be updating their clients as to changes made, ultimately it’s within their right to make changes..and Your Right to Dump the program, take the refund and Do what you wish with your hard earned money! 

Hope you Enjoy ur vacation!!

An update for anyone questioning the SeaPass and the Key symbol Not being on it. 

Going with others that also purchased the Key. They too did not get a SeaPass with the Key on it.

However, they Did get an 11am time and were asked( via phone) what time they wanted. They were told earliest they give out is 11am and opted for that. 

We were given 2 pm via online system. Almost at end of Chops lunch. 

TA, and these boards said show up when u want. 

I called rccl explained how our traveling mates were asked and took earliest, 11am. Was told... earliest is always noon?? Huh? (I read here people got on earlier). Asked to re-check. Then told YES, she could give me 11am. She did, reprinted passes with updated time.  

So...Today we got UPbid program..

trying to see see if that’s now worth a shot..

cha ching, lol! 

21 minutes ago, Notcaptain4once said:

We are going on Allure in July for our 10 year anniversary. We wanted a junior suite but figured we would be just fine with a boardwalk balcony and have some more coin for other things on and off the ship. So we purchased the key based on boarding, lunch, show seating and activities. If the last few reviews about “the key” are what we would experience it’s a waist of $350.00. 

Has anybody recently sailed allure and purchased the key and if so how was your experience with it?

Interested in the same info! 

3 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Cancellation possible?

3 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Boarded Mariner Of The Seas at 11 am. So far The Key has been a complete disaster. Nobody knows what they’re talking about. I’ll report more later. 

That’s Awful. RCCL needs to get its Act Together! 

You should be comped for the day and if it continues to Not be what was advertised, I’d challenge the charge. 

Hope  it Does get better and Does work out for u!!

good luck. 

18 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

The web site will let you.

Hmmm, definitely not right. Wonder how the ship will handle the perks for the accompanying person. 

Will they get the early embarkation? Etc etc. 

seems to be a glitch in the system and IF they allow only one person per stateroom and give some/all the perks to others in the same stateroom it will be anIssue for many people that followed the rule ...of all guests over 6 requirement. 

We shall see, perhaps someone will post, After their cruise. 

As per RCCL thru our TA, the KEY will not show on the setsail pass. Maybe that’s an Allure thing? Who knows!

16 hours ago, Lindanuf said:

Our set sail pAss did not have a key on it and we had the key months before I printed the set sail pass.

Same here

I’m going to try the re-print , thx!

5 hours ago, blueridgemama said:

Children (under 16) are not supposed to be in the Solarium. They are allowed in the Solarium Bistro. I would hope that the crew would keep children out of this area. I think it will be the only pool and hot tubs that I would feel comfortable using as I have read some unpleasant experiences with diapers in the main pools.

Fingers crossed ur right. Thx!

4 hours ago, brillohead said:

Out at restaurants this month (turned 50 a few weeks ago), had servers legit guess my age at 34 and 39.  I guess I'm just never going to grow up.

Wow, good for You!! 

5 hours ago, brillohead said:

The only way into the late night comedy show is with a reservation, and the only way to get a reservation is to be over the age of 18.  

Ditto for the adult nightclub -- you have to show ID (Seapass card) at the door (unless you're VERY obviously an adult -- I've had them "card" me when I was 49yo! LOL), and only those over the age of 18 are allowed in the nightclub.  Children are not allowed even when accompanied by their parents.

Thanks!

spoke to someone recently off the Allure and they said they’d not do it again

😞 kids were everywhere and unsupervised so my heart kind of dropped. 

I think the combo of many kids ( they specifically mentioned running rampant in the Solarium) and the spring break atmosphere(?) Just didn’t work for them. 

Regardless, I’m sure we ll have a great time and I’m looking forward to the activities of the ship..and will find some quiet spots, I’m sure. 

thx for all the info!