KashasMom
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- Apr 28, 2012
Great feedback and always good to hear experiences on both. We were on Allure and loved it...and have been on 2 other Royal ships and Disney Magic.
You often hear that comment about the washroom. It is smart to have the sink outside as it makes things more efficient and not tying up the washroom to brush teeth for example.
To me, the shows are apples and oranges and can't really compare. Disney are first class 'Broadway style' ...but they are Disney shows/stories. Royal, especially the Oasis class has amazing different kind of shows...a full Broadway show, Aqua show (which is totally different), ice show, variety show, cirque d'soliel type show. Totally different.
Also , interesting about the characters. Didn't you see Dreamworks all around on Allure? There were 2 DreamWorks additional shows when we went (ice show, aqua show) plus they were always around for photo shoots, parade, and also a character breakfast. Obviously not Mickey Mouse or Princesses, but no shortage.
We didn't notice the kids all over (we had our kids with us ourselves), but might have been the time of year you go. I agree..there are places that it's not appropriate to bring them.
Love to see any pictures. Glad you had a great time.
I agree with your assessment. We LOVE the Allure - currently our favorite ship. We thought the shows were excellent (daughter loves musicals) and the Aqua shows and Ice Shows are good fun. We saw 2 of each on our cruise - all different. The parade with the characters was fun and we loved the chocolate breakfast with the characters. We cruised President's Day week and hardly saw any kids. We LOVE that there are so many pools - and decent-sized pools! (The lack of any decent pools on DCL is one of my biggest complaints. Daughter can swim all day!) We love the extra activities - rock climbing wall, FloRider, etc. We had good food all around - and excellent food in the specialty restaurants. I loved that my daughter could dine with me in the specialty restaurants. We're booked on the Harmony in November and can't wait! She just might replace the Allure as our favorite!