Anthem is a very different type of ship - not just in looks (tall but quite narrow in comparison to the Oasis Class) - but also with the interior and the technology and layout.
Here are mine and Laurie's observations:
Cheers -
Royal IQ App - fantastic to have the Cruise Compass at our fingertips and able to book dining, shows etc right from my phone (no Wifi package needed - its free once you get onboard) Loved this and wish they will put it on every ship!
270 - Lounge by day, mini theater by night. Very cool to have moving stages (lowered to allow more room for a dance floor, etc)
Bionic Bar - loved being able to create my own drink and it be made by a robotic arm all while watching the ingredients added and the process on the screen on the side.
Dynamic Dining - You change restaurants every night; each restaurant (dining room) has a type of menu: Asian Fusion, American, etc You keep your waitstaff and your same table #. Pretty cool idea
Jeers -
Bionic Bar - the bar crew need to encourage the pax to move away from the tablet tables once drinks are ordered. Spent a lot of time waiting to order only b/c others were just sitting there (but already done ordering)
Dining Rooms - crew left food carts out in the open, as there was no small room like in a Traditional Dining room - so they are unloaded and therefore reloaded with dirty dishes right next to you if you are near the waiter area. Then the carts are left there - I felt like I was eating at a buffet, not a high class dining room on a luxury cruise ship. Was disgusting to look at other peoples half eaten food/dishes(since we were near area) Definitely took away from the experience
Crew - seemed very on edge, especially the wait staff. Very impatient - stressed?? overworked?? Had seen quite a few instances of downright rudeness to pax (without being instigated)
Pool Deck - I know it is rare, since the ship goes out from NJ in the winter - but it snowed the morning we boarded. Was not happy to see snow still on the pool deck and not cleared away. Hello, major hazard!!
Bingo - didn't have stamps/markers, only pens. Cruise staff didn't even have markers for sale. Marketing sales fail!
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