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Sorrento's on the Royal Promenade

Made-to-order Pizza by the pan or slice

What's Your

Favorite Pizza?

Allure of the Seas - Sorrento's Pizza

New York Pizzeria

Experience an authentic New York pizzeria onboard Allure of the Seas.   Located on the Royal Promenade, Deck 5, this pizzeria is the perfect spot for lunch or even a late night snack since it is open to the wee hours of the morning.

Enjoy made-to-order pizzas by the pan or slice.   Select from a list of your favorite toppings to create your own personal pizza or, if you don't have time to wait, select one or more slices that are already made.  

106 Drink Choices

Pizza Goes Better with

Coca-Cola freestyle

While waiting for you pizza creation, put your creative juices to work some more by creating a made-to-order glass of your favorite Coca-Cola beverages.    There are 106 combinations of drinks that can be made in this specially designed beverage vending machine outside Sorrento's Pizzeria.

It's easy as 1-2-3 ...    Start with a glass of ice, add your favorite base Coca-Cola product, and add one or more additional flavors.   Enjoy combinations like Cherry Coke, Raspberry Diet Coke, or Strawberry Sprite to name a few possibilities.  

There's no charge to have pizza your way and if you have added the Coke beverage package, there is no additional charge for the that either.    Stop by Sorrento's anytime you want to have some fun creating your snack.

Sweets for the Sweet on Allure of the Seas

The Cupcake Cupboard - Allure of the Seas

What's Your Favorite Cupcake Flavor?

What do you have a taste for?

Perhaps you would like  one of the standards...

 
Vanilla?  Chocolate?  Vanilla & Chocolate?  or Banana? 

Perhaps you want to try something different...

Orange Creamsicle?  Red Velvet?  Turtle? PB&J?  German Chocolate? or   Manly Whisky?

The Cupcake Cupboard

Is Sure to have Your Flavor

Orange Creamsicle

Enjoy a daily menu of freshly baked cupcakes reminiscent of Grandma's kitchen. For a nominal charge, $2.50 when we were on the Allure,  you can select your old favorite cupcake or try one of the daily creations.

The cupcakes are very rich, so you might want to share one with someone you love.    You can always go back for more - that way you can try different flavors.  My husband and I split an Orange Creamsicle, pictured here.   It tasted just like the frozen treats with same or similar names.

The shop also is available for private cupcake decorating classes and private celebrations such as weddings and birthdays.

Stop by the Cupcake Cupboard on Royal Promenade, Deck 5 for something sweet to hold you over until your next meal.

Navigating the Allure of the Seas

Who's Afraid of
The Big New Ship?

In this article, we'll try to alleviate your fears about finding your way on the largest ship afloat ... Allure of the Seas.

 

Welcome Aboard

Allure of the Seas

Navigating the Ship

Allure of the Seas has 16 decks which can be a little daunting at first, but you will find that this ship is one of the easiest ships to navigate.   There are several reasons why navigating the ship is easier than you might imagine.

When you embark the vessel, you'll be given a pocket guide to the Allure of the Seas.  It has the usual fold-out map of the ship as you might expect, but  it has much more than that.  It is a miniature guide to all that the Allure has to offer.   You will refer to this pocket guide throughout your cruise. This is just the beginning of the ways Royal Caribbean assists you in navigating the ship.

Where is Chris?  Let's check the digital sign...

Digital Signage

Royal Caribbean had the passenger in mind when building the Allure of the Seas.  We've heard about many innovations, such as the Neighborhoods, the Zip-Line, and AquaTheater, but perhaps the biggest innovation was the various technologies deployed throughout the ship.

• Get up-to-the-minute, real-time communication for departure information, restaurant availability, entertainment information, mustering and more.
• Use the interactive screens to map your way to virtually anywhere on the ship.

Touch the screen to begin navigating the ship.   Unlike most ships, that just have the floor plan of the deck you are on, you'll be able to map from your current location to another point on the ship, even if it's on an entirely different deck.

Real-time Planning

The captain on the Azamara Journey told us that the digital signage is intelligent.   Not only will it show you the navigation to your destination, but it will provide an alternate route if the situation is warranted.  For example, if there are already a number of people waiting for an elevator in one location, it will route you to another elevator where you won't have to wait.  Now, that's innovation!!

Standard Deck Layout Signs

I know what you are thinking ... what happens when the computers go down?   There are still the usual deck layout signs for those that don't want to play with a touch screen.  They aren't as much fun or efficient, but they will do the trick, especially if the computer goes down or power is out.

Deck Layout

Of course, Royal Caribbean built in redundancies for power and computers, so hopefully we won't have to write any articles about those situations in the future.

You'll find the 3-D ship deck plan near the elevators, so that too can be checked while you wait for the elevator.   Where is that... forward or aft?

 SIGNS SIGNS ... 

EVERYWHERE SIGNS

You'll find directional signs , such as the one shown here to the left, in various public areas of the ship (for example along the Royal Promenade).   These will direct you to nearby attractions, restrooms, etc.

"Signs, signs, everywhere signs..."  words from a famous song years ago.  In that song, it goes on to say "can't you read the signs?"  Well, fear not, even if you aren't by a sign, odds are that if you look puzzled, a friendly crew member will be glad to help you find your destination.    Once you get your bearings of a few major landmarks on the ship, you shouldn't have any difficulty navigating.

Move It! Move It! DreamWorks Parade

Allure of the Seas - Move It! Move It!

Everyone likes a parade! Join all your DreamWorks movie friends on Allure of the Seas Royal Promenade for a parade like non other you've seen before on a ship.  Passengers line up all along the promenade for a look at the parade.   While there isn't a bad spot along the route, some spots have a slightly better vantage point, especially of the stages that are along the way.

The restaurants along the route are the first to fill up as passengers grab seats for the parade.  It is possible to move some of the stools and get a front row seat for the parade.   You'll want to line up for the parade at least 30 minutes in advance to find a good location.

The parade starts out with some overhead action, as a platform unfolds near the Cupcake Cupboard. When scouting out your viewing location, take the stages and overhead stages into consideration  so that you don't miss any of the entertainment.

The following video shows some of the action from the parade.   The costumes are very colorful and there's plenty of action to keep you interested.    More videos and photos can be found on our Facebook Fan Page.  Make sure to like us.

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