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If you want to be over the top Splendidly Spoiled, SeaDream Yacht Club Cruises are the best. They only have two, SeaDream I and SeaDream II. There are only 50 staterooms and a crew of 100.
I have only cruised with three cruise lines. Celebrity, RCCL and Carnival. We are in our 30s and RCCL is a better fit, its not to old, not to crazy and the ships are the prettiest out there of the cruiselines. We liked Carnival and Celebrity, they were perfect for the trips we took on them. But you can tell that each cruise line caters to different people. Celebrity was an older crowd higher quality of service, Carnival was a party ship you really have fun.
If you want to be over the top Splendidly Spoiled, SeaDream Yacht Club Cruises are the best. They only have two, SeaDream I and SeaDream II. There are only 50 staterooms and a crew of 100.
My favorite, hands down, is what used to be Radisson Seven Seas, now called Regent Seven Seas. I have never had such wonderful treatment in my entire life. It was an amazing trip! I have a lot of photos, I should post them.
Royal Caribbean would come in next, followed by Carnival.
Any comments on the Disney Cruise line? We're taking a cruise with Disney in 3 weeks.....I just want to hear feedback from those that have tried it in the past. Thanks for your input.
I've cruised alot since 1982, probably over 20 cruises and think an absolutely great way to vacation! I've covered alot of ground and generally don't cruise the Caribbean much anymore as there too many others places to see. I started out with NCL when they were really going strong. I liked them then haven't tried them since they are "freestyle" and no longer the top cruise line.
Princess and Royal Caribbean remain my cruise lines of choice as they fit my personal interests the best. I find the atmosphere, dining, service to be very consistent. I do sail as a single half the time and Princess, Royal make me feel more comfortable.
I've sailed with Carnival, Celebrity and Costa, too and would sail with them again depending on itinerary but they don't suit me as well.
Carnival gets bashed and they offer a good product, the food was way better than I expected. However, I did not like all the singing and show business in the dining room every evening that got old 2nd day out. I was on a newer ship the buffet area at lunch was excellent. I did find smoking to be somewhat of an issue but that is just me.
Celebrity is o.k. alot of people rave about them and that sort of formed my opinion. I went onboard thinking this is going to be over the top and it wasn't better than Royal C. or Princess. I think they try to be more refined than other mass market and in doing so I thought they were too stiff, robotic. I've only sailed with them twice so maybe that isn't a good representation.
Costa was better than I expected and I'd probably sail with them again for the experience of something different. You need to rid your mind of all you expect from a mass market cruise line and Costa will be o.k. They cater to a much broader market and chances are you could be outnumbered by other nationalities. I've sailed on a half dozen cruises at least where US passengers were not the majority, I actually like it better that way.
Sorry for the wordy answer but that is my take on it, cruising is a favorite subject of mine!
My wife and I have been on four cruises, twice on Princess, once on Royal Caribbean and once on Norwegian. We think that Princess is the best of the three because of their very good food, clean, well-maintained ships, great entertainment, and polite, well trained staff. You get all of that at a very reasonable price.
We loved Princess.......we went to Alaska for a four day land tour and a 7 day cruise. It was beautiful and Princess handled absolutely everything from start to finish. We had a mini-suite with a balcony which I highly recommend for Alaska.
Service was beyond excellent which only highlighted our trip.
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We like Princess
