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You can get extra key cards when you get on board. My wife and I earn free sailings and I'll book myself and one daughter in my room and her and the other in hers. Then we get the extra keys when we get on board.

We went on the Allure last Thanksgiving and loved it so much we booked it again April vacation. It feels crowded at times (by the theater after the show lets out for example), but never overwhelming. Most of the time you have no idea there are 6500 people on board.

When I was on Vision of the Seas last month they had this horrendous Royal Caribbean teen rom/com type movie that I couldn't stop watching because it was hilariously bad.

Of course, just take a draw from your seapass in a slot machine.

I thought the internet on Allure was excellent. I was able to stream hockey playoff games they weren't showing on the ship. There were some dropouts and buffering, but it was fine. For emailing and working in google drive you'll have no issues.

I have been on Allure twice and absolutely love that ship. It doesn't feel crowded by any means. Obviously, there are times when it feels more crowded than others (elevators near the theater after a show etc...). It wasn't all that difficult to manage getting around the ship once you get the lay of the land, you just have to make a conscious effort to know the location of where you are and where you are going. We had zero problems finding chairs by the pool when we wanted and getting into shows without reservations. Make sure you reserve specialty dining restaurants in advance and you will be good.

I've been on Allure twice and have never had a problem getting into the shows I wanted to see without reservations.

So, there was a restaurant in the Costa Maya port area where you could smoke at the bar. I didn't leave the port area. In Cozumel, I did an excursion at Chankanaab Park and saw no one smoking. I brought a vape pen and used that with no issues.

Here is a shot from last Friday.

You are at the whim at what the service the ship uses decides to show. I was on last week and we got game one of the Bruins-Panthers, but just before game two started it flipped to an NBA game. I was able to watch on ESPN+ on my phone with no problem.

No dice, but plenty of potential girlfriends on board...=) J/K Anyway, it took over an hour on the phone, but it's all set. Girls are across the hall so that part is fine. Had to pay for their room, but once my wife's drink package, dining reservations and excursions were refunded it was a wash. THe only pain was having all of DD14's stuff canceled because she switched rooms, but her non alcoholic beverage package ended up being on sale when I rebooked it. Still having an issue with an excursion but we'll figure it out on board at this point.

We are going to be on the Allure of the Seas trip 4/16 out of Galveston. Long story short, my wife had something come up and she can't go and she has insisted that myself and DD14 and DD12 still go. We have two rooms booked, both Casino at Seas comps. Mine got us a balcony that my wife and I were going to stay in and my wife has an inside cabin across the hall that the girls are staying in. We also have her reserved for the drink package. Is it best to call ahead and cancel her (and what would happen to the comped inside) or is it best for her to no show? Thanks, obviously this has put us in a bit of a panic.

Fine, I'll be the one to ask.... Obviously, there is the new law in Mexico about smoking. I was curious if there were any smoking areas in the port area of Costa Maya? How about private beaches in the area that have smoking areas? Thanks

It was on the Allure in November, one table available in the non smoking section. They hand deal it there, which I've never seen before. I love Let It Ride.

As far as tips and tricks go, I found the ship remarkably easy to navigate. Just sort of keep tabs on which end of the ship your destination is going to be. It's best to cross from front to back or visa versa on decks 4, 5, 8 and 15, otherwise you have to walk through a labyrinth of rooms.