Allure Of The Seas
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| Spec |
Value |
|---|---|
| Age | 15 years (in service since 2010) |
| Class | Oasis class |
| Length | 362 metres (1,188 feet) |
| Beam | 47 metres (154 feet) |
| Tonnage | 226,637 gross tonnes |
| Capacity | 5,484 lower berth (6,780 maximum) |
| Crew | ~2,200 |
| Speed | 22.6 knots |
| Itinerary | Fort Lauderdale year-round: Eastern, Western, and Southern Caribbean, Bahamas |
Prefer to sail Royal Caribbean from Australia?
Allure of the Seas is based at Fort Lauderdale in Florida, so an Australian booking is a fly-cruise. For a no-fly Royal Caribbean cruise from Sydney or Brisbane, see:
What is the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas is a 226,637 gross tonne, 362-metre Oasis-class megaship operated by Royal Caribbean International, the second of the six Oasis-class ships and in service since 2010. She carries 5,484 guests at lower-berth capacity (6,780 maximum when every upper berth and sofa bed is filled), with around 2,200 crew on board. Her signature spaces are the Oasis-class hallmarks: a seven-neighbourhood layout with Central Park (thousands of live plants mid-ship), the Boardwalk and its AquaTheater, the four-deck Royal Promenade, and the Rising Tide Bar that moves between the Promenade and Central Park.
Built in 2010 by STX Europe at Turku in Finland, Allure of the Seas shared the title of world’s largest cruise ship with Oasis of the Seas until Harmony of the Seas surpassed both in 2016, and a major February to April 2025 amplification at Navantia in Cadiz brought her thrill lineup up to current Oasis-class standard, adding The Perfect Storm waterslides, the 10-storey Ultimate Abyss dry slide, the Splashaway Bay kids’ aqua park, and new dining and youth spaces. She is registered in the Bahamas and sails year-round Caribbean and Bahamas cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with no Australian homeport, so Australian guests fly to join her.
How many decks does the Allure of the Seas have?
Allure of the Seas has 18 decks, with cabins on around 11 of them, so your stateroom sits on one of those. The remaining decks hold the public spaces, organised into the Oasis-class seven-neighbourhood layout: the four-deck Royal Promenade, the open-air Central Park, the open-air aft Boardwalk with its hand-carved carousel and the AquaTheater, and the top-deck Pool and Sports Zone with the Ultimate Abyss slide and The Perfect Storm waterslides, along with the three-deck Main Dining Room, the Royal Theater, the Studio B ice rink, and the Vitality Spa & Fitness Center.
What cabins does the Allure of the Seas have?
Allure of the Seas carries 2,856 cabins across four core tiers, many of them opening onto the neighbourhoods rather than out to sea. You can book:
- Interior cabins, including the Promenade View Interior with bowed windows that look down over the four-deck Royal Promenade, the Family Interior for larger groups, and the standard Interior.
- Ocean View cabins, which add a picture window, plus two neighbourhood-view layouts: the Boardwalk and Park View, which looks inward into those open-air neighbourhoods, and the forward-facing Panoramic Ocean View, alongside the Ultra Spacious Oceanview for families.
- Balcony cabins, with a real private balcony, including the Oasis-class signature inward-facing categories: the Boardwalk Balcony, looking down over the open-air Boardwalk and the AquaTheater, and the Park Balcony, looking down over Central Park, alongside the standard Spacious Balcony and a Family Balcony.
- Suites, which on the Allure of the Seas fall under Royal Caribbean’s full Royal Suite Class and its three tiers: Sea Class (the Junior Suites), Sky Class (the Grand Suites, the Owner’s Suite, the Crown Loft Suite and the one-bedroom AquaTheater Suites), and Star Class at the top, which adds the Royal Genie personal concierge. The Star Class flagships are the duplex Royal Loft Suite at around 1,524 square feet, the Ultimate Panoramic Suite at around 914 square feet, the two-storey Star Loft Suite, the two-storey Owner’s and Grand Loft Suites, and the two-bedroom AquaTheater Suites with wrap-around balconies over the AquaTheater stage. Royal Suite Class guests share the suite-only Coastal Kitchen restaurant, the Suite Lounge, and a private suite sun deck.
There are around 160 suites in total, an unusually deep loft-suite collection for the fleet.
What does the Allure of the Seas itinerary look like?
Allure of the Seas sails a year-round Caribbean schedule from Fort Lauderdale, with some sailings turning around at Miami. Every itinerary typically includes a day at Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas. You can choose:
- Eastern Caribbean and Bahamas voyages of 6 to 8 nights, calling at ports such as Perfect Day at CocoCay, Philipsburg in St. Maarten, Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, and San Juan in Puerto Rico.
- Western Caribbean voyages of 6 to 8 nights, calling at Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico, Roatan in Honduras, and Perfect Day at CocoCay.
- Southern Caribbean voyages of 8 nights, calling at the ABC islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire.
What are the top facilities on the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas has eight standout facilities:
- The seven Oasis-class neighbourhoods (Central Park, the Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, the Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality Spa and Fitness, Entertainment Place, and the Youth Zone).
- The open-air Central Park, with thousands of live plants mid-ship.
- The Boardwalk, with its hand-carved carousel and the open-air AquaTheater for high-diving shows.
- The two-deck Rising Tide Bar, which physically moves between the Royal Promenade and Central Park.
- The 10-storey Ultimate Abyss dry slide, added in the 2025 amplification.
- The Perfect Storm waterslides and the Splashaway Bay kids’ aqua park, both added in the 2025 amplification.
- Studio B, the ice rink that stages professional ice-show productions, and the twin FlowRider surf simulators.
- The Zip Line across the Boardwalk, two rock-climbing walls, mini-golf, and the sports court for basketball and other court sports.
What is the onboard experience of the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas‘s onboard experience covers six areas:
- Dining
- Bars and lounges
- Entertainment
- Activities and pools
- Wellness and fitness
- Kids and teens programming
Dining is built around a traditional three-deck Main Dining Room, with set seating or flexible My Time Dining, and the Windjammer Marketplace buffet, but the standout is how the rest of the line-up is woven into the neighbourhoods. Central Park holds 150 Central Park, the fine-dining tasting menu and the ship’s premier specialty restaurant; the Chops Grille steakhouse; Giovanni’s Table for Italian; and the casual, included Park Cafe for salads and sandwiches. The Boardwalk carries the included Boardwalk Dog House for hot dogs and the paid Johnny Rockets for burgers. The adults-only Solarium has the included Solarium Bistro for Mediterranean. Additional specialty (extra-charge) venues include Samba Grill for Brazilian churrascaria, Izumi for Japanese sushi and hibachi, and the multi-course Chef’s Table. Casual included options round out the day with El Loco Fresh for Mexican, Sorrento’s Pizza and the 24-hour Cafe Promenade on the Royal Promenade. Starbucks serves branded coffee for a fee, and 24-hour room service is available.
Bars and lounges spread across the neighbourhoods. The Schooner Bar is the nautical piano lounge and Boleros covers Latin music and cocktails. Central Park holds the Trellis Bar in the garden and the Vintages wine bar. The two-deck Rising Tide Bar physically moves between the Royal Promenade and Central Park. The pool deck and the adults-only Solarium each have their own bars, the Champagne Bar handles sparkling pours, and Casino Royale runs the gaming floor and its bar.
Entertainment spans the ship’s signature stages. The Royal Theater hosts a Broadway-style production show; the open-air AquaTheater on the Boardwalk stages high-diving and acrobatic shows; Studio B is the ice rink for professional ice productions; and there’s a dedicated cinema for films, alongside a comedy club, live music, Royal Promenade parades, and Casino Royale.
Activities and pools carry the modern Oasis-class thrill set after the 2025 amplification: The Perfect Storm waterslides, the 10-storey Ultimate Abyss dry slide, two FlowRider surf simulators, the Zip Line across the Boardwalk, two rock-climbing walls, mini-golf, and a sports court. Water options include the Splashaway Bay kids’ aqua park and the redesigned multi-pool Pool and Sports Zone, plus the adults-only Solarium. The Boardwalk’s hand-carved carousel is a long-running family favourite.
Wellness and fitness centre on the Vitality Spa & Fitness Center, with a full menu of massages, facials, and body wraps plus a thermal suite and a salon. The adults-only Solarium is the calm-water wellness retreat, set apart from the family pools, and the gym carries cardio and weights with paid group classes.
Kids and teens programming runs through Adventure Ocean for ages 6 months to 17, split into the nursery for 6 to 36 months, then Aquanauts (3 to 5), Explorers (6 to 8), and Voyagers (9 to 11), with the youth spaces refreshed in the 2025 amplification. Splashaway Bay is the kids’ aqua park, and teens get a dedicated lounge for ages 12 to 17.
Who is the Allure of the Seas best for?
Allure of the Seas is a strong fit for you in three scenarios:
- You’re a multi-generational family or group who wants the full Oasis-class megaship experience, with the seven-neighbourhood layout (Central Park, the Boardwalk, the AquaTheater) and the modern thrills the 2025 amplification added, from The Perfect Storm waterslides and the Ultimate Abyss to Splashaway Bay, on a 6 to 8 night Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale that always calls at Perfect Day at CocoCay.
- You’re a suite seeker. Allure of the Seas has one of the deepest loft-suite collections in the fleet, with the duplex Royal Loft Suite at the top, the Ultimate Panoramic Suite, two-storey Star and Owner’s and Grand Loft Suites, and the wrap-balcony AquaTheater Suites, all under Royal Caribbean’s Royal Suite Class with Star Class adding the Royal Genie service and the suite-only Coastal Kitchen and Suite Lounge.
- You’re a couple who wants a megaship with retreats: the open-air Central Park for a quieter stroll mid-ship, and the adults-only Solarium for a calmer pool day away from the family decks.
Allure of the Seas is a Fort Lauderdale-deployed Caribbean ship, so she’s less suited to you if you want a small, quiet, port-intensive ship, or if you must have the very newest Icon-class novelties, such as the AquaDome and the Surfside family neighbourhood. She’s also not an option for Australian guests wanting a home-port departure: she sails only from Florida, so this is a fly-cruise.
Where does the Allure of the Seas dock in Fort Lauderdale?
Allure of the Seas sails year-round from Royal Caribbean’s Terminal 18 at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the line’s dedicated Oasis-class terminal in South Florida. Some sailings turn around at the Miami Cruise Terminal, around an hour’s drive south. Pier assignments can vary by voyage, so check your booking for the exact terminal. She does not sail from Australia, so Australian guests fly to Florida to join her.
Prefer to sail Royal Caribbean from Australia?
Allure of the Seas sails only from Florida, so an Australian booking is always a fly-cruise. No Oasis-class ship homeports in Australia, so nothing in the local fleet matches her exact scale, but if boarding closer to home matters more than matching her size, three Royal Caribbean fleetmates sail from Australian homeports:
- Anthem of the Seas is the closest match for modern scale, the largest and newest Royal Caribbean ship to sail Australia. She’s a Quantum-class ship that homeports in Sydney and Brisbane over the Australian summer, with signature features such as the North Star observation pod and the RipCord by iFLY indoor skydiving simulator. She’s a step smaller than Allure of the Seas and carries the Quantum-class indoor layout rather than the Oasis-class open-air neighbourhoods, but she’s the nearest local stand-in for a big, modern Royal Caribbean ship. See Anthem of the Seas cruises.
- Ovation of the Seas is the other Quantum-class Australian regular, with a similar newer-generation feature set to Anthem of the Seas on Sydney and Brisbane summer rotations. See Ovation of the Seas cruises.
- Voyager of the Seas is the long-running Australian favourite and typically the lower-priced of the three, a Voyager-class fleetmate sailing Australian summers from Sydney and Brisbane that carries the Royal Promenade, the Studio B ice rink, and the FlowRider surf simulator on an older, smaller platform. See Voyager of the Seas cruises.
Allure of the Seas FAQs
How old is the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas entered service in November 2010 as the second of Royal Caribbean’s six Oasis-class ships, which makes her 15 years old in 2026, turning 16 in November. She was built by STX Europe at Turku in Finland at a cost of around US$1.2 billion, and she shared the title of world’s largest cruise ship with her older sister Oasis of the Seas from 2010 until Harmony of the Seas overtook them in 2016. Her major February to April 2025 amplification at Navantia in Cadiz added the Ultimate Abyss, The Perfect Storm waterslides, Splashaway Bay, laser tag, and new dining and youth spaces, closing most of the gap with her newer Oasis-class sisters.
Who christened the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas was christened on 28 November 2010 in a marketing tie-in with Royal Caribbean’s then DreamWorks Experience partnership: her godmother is the fictional Princess Fiona, the Shrek character, who ‘named’ the ship at the ceremony in Fort Lauderdale. It’s one of the more unusual christenings in the modern cruise industry.
How many passengers can the Allure of the Seas carry?
Allure of the Seas carries 5,484 guests at lower-berth capacity (standard double occupancy) and up to 6,780 passengers when every upper berth and sofa bed is filled. With around 2,200 crew, that is roughly 7,684 people on board at standard occupancy and about 8,980 at full capacity.
How long is the Allure of the Seas?
Allure of the Seas measures 362 metres (1,188 feet) in overall length, with a waterline beam of 47 metres (154 feet) and a maximum beam of around 64.9 metres at the bridge wings. At 226,637 gross tonnes she was, with sister Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship from 2010 until 2016.
What are the noisy rooms to avoid on the Allure of the Seas?
Three cabin positions on the Allure of the Seas are worth avoiding if you’re a light sleeper, based on researched architectural patterns for the Allure of the Seas that transfer across the Oasis-class hull (sisters Oasis of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Wonder of the Seas, and Utopia of the Seas):
- Cabins on Deck 14, directly below the pool deck, which pick up deck-chair scraping and early-morning pool activity from above.
- Forward cabins above the Royal Theater, which catch production-show and rehearsal noise from the multi-deck theatre below.
- Boardwalk Balcony cabins facing the open-air Boardwalk, which open directly over the AquaTheater and the Boardwalk’s venues and can be lively during shows and into the evening, by design.
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Does the Allure of the Seas have a water slide?
Yes, Allure of the Seas has waterslides at The Perfect Storm, added in her 2025 amplification, alongside her pool deck. They’re included in your cruise fare and open during scheduled hours, weather permitting. She also has the 10-storey Ultimate Abyss dry slide, which runs from the top deck down to the Boardwalk and is the tallest slide at sea, and the Splashaway Bay aqua park for younger children, both also added in the 2025 amplification.
Can Australian cruisers book the Allure of the Seas?
Yes, Australian cruisers can book the Allure of the Seas, but you’ll need to fly to the United States to join her, most likely to Fort Lauderdale, with some sailings turning around at Miami. She sails year-round Caribbean and Bahamas cruises and has no Australia, New Zealand, or South Pacific departures, so for a no-fly Royal Caribbean sailing from Sydney or Brisbane, the section above on Anthem of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas, and Voyager of the Seas is the better starting point. Pairing the cruise with a South Florida stay is a natural combination.
Royal Caribbean prices these fares in US dollars, and at recent exchange rates indicative cruise-only fares for her 6 to 8 night sailings start from around A$2,390 per person for an interior cabin, around A$2,700 for an oceanview, around A$2,790 for a balcony, and around A$5,240 for a suite, which works out to roughly A$290 per person per day at the entry tier, though these are volatile snapshots that move with the exchange rate, so check the live fares on this page for current pricing on your chosen sailing.
