LIVE review of Allure JS

[WNcruiser]

Currently on Allure sailing towards Cozumel and thought I would do a quick review of our JS. This is our first cruise back on RCI in 8 years after mostly sailing Celebrity and Princess and definitely not one of our favorites. 

 

I read about the JS having minimal benefits on CC but am pleasantly surprised. We checked in on the app and once we arrived at the port (about 10:45) got in line. Once they saw our boarding pass said Sea class they directed us to the Suite check in which I thought was for Sky and above. There was no line for suites, they quickly took our photo and a photo of our passports and directed us to the upstairs waiting area all in about 3 minutes.

 

once upstairs they asked to see our boarding pass and escorted us to the Sea and Sky waiting area. This was another surprise as I figured we would be in the Diamond+ area. Some posts on here make the JS seem like there are no benefits other than double points. By 11:00 they called Pinnacle and all Suites to board and we were on within minutes.

 

our cabin is on the hump and has a huge double depth balcony with two lounge chairs and a table with two chairs. This is about the only place we can get any peace and quiet on the ship 🙂 . I love that the cabin is so wide and spacious compared to a Princess mini which is narrow but longer. The walk-in closet is huge and there is tons of storage, drawers and shelves for a 30 day cruise. The large sitting area with a sofa and chair is also useful. Of course there is a full tub in the bathroom with the L’Occitane bath products. 

 

The first night we saw Mama Mia and went up to deck 5. There was a large reserved area for suitres and Pinnacles. We figured it was Sky and above but to our surprise our Sea class cards were welcomed. We were able to show up to Oceanaria and the hardliner show about 10 mins prior since we had the reserved seats. 

 

The one disappointment has been Coastal Kitchen. We have tried to get in three different nights, two nights we were told no availability and the third night we were told they could squeeze us in at 8:30 pm which is way too late to eat for us so we have given up. I had the Diamond concierge call each time for us no luck. Not a big deal but wanted to try it. 

 

Overall very happy with our JS size and benefits. I will try and post some pictures and n a few minutes. I am typing from the Solarium so please forgive any spelling errors. Happy to answer any questions as well. 

Edited September 26, 2019 by WNcruiser

[WNcruiser]

[WNcruiser]

[suesnake2002]

This is our favorite type of room. Just feels so much bigger. Glad your enjoying it!!

[gnargnarz]

If you don't mind me asking, what deck are you on?  We will be in JS 7236 in December.  

[WNcruiser]

30 minutes ago, gnargnarz said:

If you don't mind me asking, what deck are you on?  We will be in JS 7236 in December.  

We are on deck 7 and the location is fantastic. Two decks above Royal promenade, one deck above the boardwalk/aqua theater and one deck below Central Park. 

 

Ill give you a hint..you must be on the correct side of the ship when going to your room. There is no way to cross over between sides, even though the ship map says you can! 

 

[gnargnarz]

I have read of people getting "stuck" so thank you for the reminder!  There have been a couple recent Allure reviews on CC stating deck 7's hallway or restrooms smelling like mildew.  Have you experienced this at all?

[WNcruiser]

Not at all. Deck 7 has been smell free lol 

[chawkjewel]

2 hours ago, WNcruiser said:

Currently on Allure sailing towards Cozumel and thought I would do a quick review of our JS. This is our first cruise back on RCI in 8 years after mostly sailing Celebrity and Princess and definitely not one of our favorites. 

 

 

 

You say RCI is not one of your favorites?  Which do you like more?  Just curious.

[WNcruiser]

58 minutes ago, chawkjewel said:

 

You say RCI is not one of your favorites?  Which do you like more?  Just curious.

Sorry, not RCI in general, just this cruise. We love Celebrity and Princess but aren’t loyal to anyone in particular. 

[Espn]

4 hours ago, gnargnarz said:

I have read of people getting "stuck" so thank you for the reminder!  There have been a couple recent Allure reviews on CC stating deck 7's hallway or restrooms smelling like mildew.  Have you experienced this at all?

We were in a JS on Allure on deck 7 last year and ended up on the wrong side of the ship several times. We quickly figured out that we had to pay attention. 

I had no idea RCI made changes to Sea class. Last year for embarkation we had to sit in our C&A area as the suite area was only for Sky and above. And the show reserved area was clearly for Sky and above. Is the reserved show area a change or are they just being relaxed on the rules for this cruise?

We too had some trouble getting into CK until we ran into the officer that was the CK Manager on our cruise the year before last, we were in a Sky suite that cruise and he had become the Windjammer Manager last year. He called upstairs and made reservations for us. There must be a lot of suite passengers this cruise for CK to be booked up.