We also were on the first sailing of Anthem out of Port Liberty. I agree with the following cons:
We had one meal (first night) of Traditional Dining in the Silk Restaurant. Food was poor including greens included with the fish that were gritty/dirty. Service was average at best. The rest of the meals were in the Coastal Kitchen and specialty restaurants. If you are in a Junior Suite, you can eat your dinners in Coastal Kitchen. It was excellent. We thought Chops was way too loud with harried service and not worth the $. We ate two dinners and a lunch at Jamie's Italia and were impressed. Wonderland was a treat.
Much of the staff was new and still learning the ship.
The phone app Royal IQ was very spotty, working some times and not working much of the time. Additionally, the wifi coverage and spotty around the ship and in staterooms.
I didn't notice any abnormal movement of the ship or creaking at all. Of course, I was in the Navy for 24 years.
Pro's: Two70 was amazing. Shows were an upgrade over the tired song and dances of recent cruises.
We waited in no line (first day) for bumper cars.
The check-in was ridiculously good. We parked our car in the lot, walked down the stairs and were met by people in the garage who asked if they could check us in (in the garage). That took about 2 minutes. We walked to security (no line) and then onto the ship where our stateroom was ready. Seriously, as best as I can estimate, from parking garage to our cabin took about 12 minutes. All ships should use this system.
No ship is perfect. And Anthem may be overpriced. And if we had to eat all dinners in the main dining rooms, we may had had a different feeling. ANd we heard complaints but mostly from people we would guess aren't happy unless they're complaining.
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We also were on the first sailing of Anthem out of Port Liberty. I agree with the following cons:
We had one meal (first night) of Traditional Dining in the Silk Restaurant. Food was poor including greens included with the fish that were gritty/dirty. Service was average at best. The rest of the meals were in the Coastal Kitchen and specialty restaurants. If you are in a Junior Suite, you can eat your dinners in Coastal Kitchen. It was excellent. We thought Chops was way too loud with harried service and not worth the $. We ate two dinners and a lunch at Jamie's Italia and were impressed. Wonderland was a treat.
Much of the staff was new and still learning the ship.
The phone app Royal IQ was very spotty, working some times and not working much of the time. Additionally, the wifi coverage and spotty around the ship and in staterooms.
I didn't notice any abnormal movement of the ship or creaking at all. Of course, I was in the Navy for 24 years.
Pro's: Two70 was amazing. Shows were an upgrade over the tired song and dances of recent cruises.
We waited in no line (first day) for bumper cars.
The check-in was ridiculously good. We parked our car in the lot, walked down the stairs and were met by people in the garage who asked if they could check us in (in the garage). That took about 2 minutes. We walked to security (no line) and then onto the ship where our stateroom was ready. Seriously, as best as I can estimate, from parking garage to our cabin took about 12 minutes. All ships should use this system.
No ship is perfect. And Anthem may be overpriced. And if we had to eat all dinners in the main dining rooms, we may had had a different feeling. ANd we heard complaints but mostly from people we would guess aren't happy unless they're complaining.
We enjoyed our cruise.