Somehow, OMG just doesn’t seem emphatic enough. Seriously, I’ve never seen anything like this, and I have no doubt that 14 nights on Allure will not do her justice. Simply put, this ship is a marvel of engineering, and I can’t wait to sail. We arrived at Port Everglades Terminal 18 just after 11am, and Allure was already boarding. The terminal, built especially for Allure, is like the ship in that it’s big…expansive even. Obviously built to handle a crowd, we dropped our bags, and headed inside. There are multiple security lanes and multiple check in desks. Curbside to cocktail time this cruise: 25 minutes. Not half bad for a ship with 6,000 guests.
MrsMJonTravel and I lunched at Rita’s Cantina. The restaurant is an up charge dining option, but believe me, it was worth the price of not dealing with the nutty first day crowds at the Windjammer buffet. We both got fish tacos, which were excellent. MrsMJonTravel also got the black bean soup which she let me sample. The soup was phenomenal! I won’t talk about the pomegranate margarita we shared…..but will include a picture!
I may update this post with more details after sail away or add my thoughts to tomorrow’s post. In the meantime, here are some photos from the day. I hope you enjoy. Each of these was taken with my iPhone 4S. Let me know what you think of the quality. I’ll have many more photos to share over the next 2 weeks.
I’ve heard of this ship… it sounds awesome! Hopefully I’ll get to try it out one day. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, the ship looks awesome!! Please post more pictures!
Crazy. But cool. Looking forward to your reports. That ship might just be in our future…
The massive pomegranate margarita looked like a marvel of engineering too:-) Great photos, can’t wait to read the trip report. Have fun!
This ship is amazing! Words don’t do her justice, you’ll just have to post pix!