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Serenade of the Seas

Ship profile · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
90,090
Capacity
2,500
Built
2,003
Length
293.2 m
Upcoming
91

Reviewer read

A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on disembarkation.

Serenade of the Seas rates higher overall than 69% of the ships we track. Value is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Value7.5

    Higher than 86% of ships · 1,250 ratings

  • Service9.1

    Higher than 83% of ships · 3,010 ratings

  • Dining8.0

    Higher than 69% of ships · 3,077 ratings

  • Embarkation8.6

    Higher than 64% of ships · 2,233 ratings

The one caution

8.7out of 10 for disembarkation

Higher than only 43% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.

Everything else, in two lines

Ten are good without being remarkable: value, service, dining, public areas, embarkation, fitness, activities, ship quality, cabins and entertainment. They rate higher than 51% to 86% of ships.

One falls below the fleet: disembarkation (higher than only 43% of ships).

Covered in full above.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.46 and 8.66. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Family has too few ratings on this ship to compare with the fleet, so it is shown without a comparison.

Two places worth knowing about

  • Windjammer The restaurant people mention most62% positive · 578 comments
  • Chops Also well liked81% positive · 150 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 2 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 60% to 86% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (175 of 190), seniors (64 of 90), couples (43 of 49), solo travelers (24 of 32) and large groups (13 of 15).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
How it suits families with young children
Too few reviewers here described sailing with young kids.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service9.1Higher than 83%3,010 ratings · broad
Ship quality8.8Higher than 52%1,663 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.7Higher than only 43%838 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.6Higher than 64%2,233 ratings · broad
Cabins8.4Higher than 51%3,235 ratings · broad
Public areas8.1Higher than 64%1,380 ratings · broad
Dining8.0Higher than 69%3,077 ratings · broad
Activities8.0Higher than 58%1,259 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.6Higher than 51%2,965 ratings · broad
Family7.5Too few ratings to compare21 ratings · too little
Value7.5Higher than 86%1,250 ratings · broad
Fitness7.5Higher than 60%1,072 ratings · broad

3,483 published reviews · 184 from the last three years · 22,656 individual comments read.

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