Allure of the Seas - May 2013

KristinO1012

I am so excited we booked our honeymoon on the Allure of the Seas for May 2013.  I can hardly wait to go, especially with this nasty winter weather here.  I just want to know if anyone else has taken this cruise as part of their honeymoon and had any recommendations or must do.  The boat stops in Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.  I have been to these locations many times but if anyone has any suggestions let me know.  The only real plan we have is Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas.

mbrooke2008

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[QUOTE]I am so excited we booked our honeymoon on the Allure of the Seas for May 2013.  I can hardly wait to go, especially with this nasty winter weather here.  I just want to know if anyone else has taken this cruise as part of their honeymoon and had any recommendations or must do.  The boat stops in Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.  I have been to these locations many times but if anyone has any suggestions let me know.  The only real plan we have is Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas.
Posted by KristinO1012[/QUOTE]

Exciting! I've been on the Allure before - such a fun ship! If you guys are interested in going to any of the shows, you can pre-book the shows in advance. They are free, but since there are so many passengers it is good to book early. St. Maarten is one of my favorite ports, I think it is beautiful. Last time I was there we went to Maho beach, which is right next to the airport. You are right under planes as they land, it's really cool. You can get some awesome photos. The beach itself isn't the best by any means, and is more of a picture opportunity in my opinion. Also, I really like Sapphire beach! My fiance and I snorkeled when we were in St. Thomas and it was a ton of fun. You probably have already been there and know that though. He & I are looking at doing either the Allure or the Oasis in October for our honeymoon :)

BTW - Not sure if you have been to cruisecritic before, but they have "roll calls" and you can find other people on the same cruise as you, and meet other honeymooners that way if that is something that interests you!

JoanE2012

On a similar itinerary on another cruise,we did an excursion from St Thomas to St John and went to Trunk Bay Beach.  It's now one of my favorite beaches  Not familiar with Sapphire Beach. 

We also did went on the sister ship, Oasis and did the Western Caribbean.  We loved the ship!  Can't imagine cruising again on a "normal" sized ship.  Have fun!

lls31

St Thomas is one of my favorite places.  We stopped there while on a cruise a few years ago.  We went to Magen's Bay and it was absolutely gorgeous.  We also went to Paradise Point which has an amazing view.  If you decide to stop there, I recommend stopping at the bar for a Bushwacker.  

ETA: I just Googled Sapphire Beach and it looks absolutely beautiful!

dazyabbey

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[QUOTE]<a href="http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Royal-Caribbean-International/Allure-of-the-Seas/Schedule" rel="nofollow">http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Royal-Caribbean-International/Allure-of-the-Seas/Schedule</a> <a href="http://www.avccruises.com/cruises/Royal-Caribbean/cruise-ships/Allure-of-the-Seas/2013/May/Allure-of-the-Seas-cruises.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.avccruises.com/cruises/Royal-Caribbean/cruise-ships/Allure-of-the-Seas/2013/May/Allure-of-the-Seas-cruises.html</a> <a href="http://www.cayole.com/Categories.php?Name=Allure-of-the-Seas-May-5-2013-7-Nights&Sailing_ID=RCC20130505AL7" rel="nofollow">http://www.cayole.com/Categories.php?Name=Allure-of-the-Seas-May-5-2013-7-Nights&Sailing_ID=RCC20130505AL7</a> Hope the sites would help you!Good luck!
Posted by Catherine&88[/QUOTE]

Catherine, Most of the people on here are asking for real life experiences. They have access to google already. As much as you are trying to help just clicking on every single post and googling what they are asking about isn't very effective.

JoanE2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Allure of the Seas - May 2013 : Catherine, Most of the people on here are asking for real life experiences. They have access to google already. As much as you are trying to help just clicking on every single post and googling what they are asking about isn't very effective.
Posted by dazyabbey[/QUOTE]

LOL!  Glad I'm not the only one who's thought this!

AprilH81

When I was in Nassau I went swimming with the dolphins at Blue Lagoon. It was AMAZING and they let you bring your own waterproof camera into the water with you so you can take your own pictures. I loved Sapphire Beach when I was there last summer!!!