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My Week On The GREATEST Ship In The World! Allure OTS 10/30/11: A Pictorial Review!

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I believe his name was Tony Tillman, that sounds right but I'm not 100%. He was kind of an old fashioned song and dance man which isn't really my thing. We ended up leaving that show to go elsewhere.

 

I did not try the cupcakes, I'm not big on pay-extra stuff. If they were free I'd be all over them!

 

First of all thanks for taking the time to post your review and photos. This is my favorite ship.

 

As far as Tony Tillman, if he is our Headliner on our upcoming January cruise I think that I will stangle Ken Rush. He has been our headliner two of three times on the Allure and he is not our cup of tea.

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First of all thanks for taking the time to post your review and photos. This is my favorite ship.

 

As far as Tony Tillman, if he is our Headliner on our upcoming January cruise I think that I will stangle Ken Rush. He has been our headliner two of three times on the Allure and he is not our cup of tea.

 

LOL! I don't know if I would strangle anyone over him, but he's definitely on my skip-it list from now on. :D

 

Looks like another great one my friend, the ship looks awesome! I might just have to go with you next time:D John

 

Thanks John-O! It's always nice to have my Liberty Lovers cheering section arond. ;)

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It's been over 2 months since my Allure cruise and I still have PCD! lol What an awesome ship. Loving the review! Can't wait to read more.

 

It's pushing 5 months since my Allure cruise!!!!!! :eek: :mad:

 

p.s. We live very close to each other! :D

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Okay, lets jump into Entertainment Place:

 

Lower in the ship one will find Entertainment Place, situated mostly on Deck 4. First is the cavernous “Amber Theater”, which is the ship’s main show lounge. It seats well over a thousand people and is very similar to the main theater on the Freedom Class ships. The Amber Theater has been outfitted with 3D capable equipment and a great sounding audio system. The seating is comfortable, and they have added some poorly placed box seats along the back wall of the balcony. I say poorly because, while they seem enticing with their high top table and chairs, everyone seems to stroll into the theater during shows and stand right in front of them. We sat in one during Chicago (more on that later) and were constantly having to ask folks to move out of our way.

 

Amber Theater

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The foyer

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Box seating in the back of the balcony

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Outside Amber Theater are the “Jazz on 4” club, and the “Blaze” dance club. Both feature nightly music and dancing. Next to Jazz on 4 is the ship’s “Comedy Live” club. It features live stand up throughout the week, although reservations are required. “Studio B” is also on Deck 4, which is home to the ice skating rink. It’s also where the ice shows take place. I like that they have hallways on either side of Studio B now, which allow transit around the rink. On earlier classes the ice rink spanned the entire deck, which means one could not traverse front to back. Allure’s “Casino Royale” is a large and impressive gambling hall that spans the width of the ship. Smoking is allowed on one side of the casino.

 

Jazz on 4

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Comedy Live Club

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Occupying a huge piece of the ship between Deck 3 and Deck 5 is the gigantic Adagio Dining Room, Allure’s main restaurant. Each level has a bar/sitting area in front of the entrance for waiting guests to congregate before meals. The restaurant is very nice, and pleasant to dine in. My only complaint is that they eliminated the staircases inside the dining room. This means that you have to walk out to the stairwells if you want to visit a different level of the dining room. I assume this was a space saving measure, but you really notice their absence each time you accidentally walk in on the wrong level.

 

Bridge leading into one of Adagio's entrances

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Entrance way

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Each level has a bar/lounge in front of the entrance

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The view from our table, we had a nice location right near Captain Johnny's table.

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Allure has a large Vitality Spa and Fitness Center forward on decks 5 and 6. It features a full gym and spa area. The spa area has a very nice thermal suite (a surcharge applies) that my wife enjoyed thoroughly. Although the gym is no longer at the top of the ship as it was on earlier classes, it still has many extra large windows to let sunlight in. The spa area also has it’s own café offering healthy alternatives to the ship’s other restaurants. This is a feature I have not yet seen on a Royal Caribbean ship, although I have read that Celebrity has similar eateries in their spa areas.

 

Main Entrance

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Spa Cafe

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Do you happen to recall if there was a bar that had video poker at it?? My dad loves to sit, drink and play video poker. And even better if there are tvs with sports on.

 

The On Air lounge had football and other sports on several times. I don't recall seeing any video poker machines, except of course in the Casino, and those are the big slot machine types.

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Thanks for the great pictures! Thanks also for posting pictures of places that most people other people don't post. :D

 

No problem! I try to get as much photographed as possible, even when folks give me odd looks for taking pictures of totally weird/random things.

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