Royal Caribbean Cruises

[Jack in Wilmington]

Originally Posted by ehoove

We have been on many cruises, and the big ones can get a bit overwhelming. Cruises are mindless vacations that require little preparation. The RC crusies we have been on were very good, but we prefer the smaller ships Windstar, Seabourn for their intimacy and superior service and cuisene. We have done Princess, Norwegian, Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, and Disney when the girls were younger. Also Windstar, and Seabourn, our favorites.

Of the big Cruise lines our preference is Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise lines, In that order (Lot's of South American passengers on the last 2 Norwegian we did with rude wild kids runamuk)
Holland American for an older clients who like old style cruising, and Disney great with kids, and Carnival if you want to party like it's 1999. :^)

I hope this helps,
Jim

Are these smaller cruise ships a lot more formal. Like getting dressed up for dinner. We really like the new relaxed atmosphere on a lot of the cruise lines. Our last cruise, we could have gone the whole cruise without getting dressed up (jacket and tie). The one smaller dining room even allowed dress shorts and t-shirts.

[Ritmo]

Originally Posted by ehoove

Mike,
I sounds like Windstar is right up your alley. The sails only come out at sunset and during the night. The are motorized and computer controlled, and Windstar should not be confused with Windjammer. They are more of a Seabourn type line that goes to smaller ports.
Regards,
Jim

Thanks Jim. We've seen the Winstar ships sailing in the Med. Looked interesting.

Mike

[DonBattles]

Go big or stay home Both RC and NCL have some amazing new/newer ships Go, have fun and don't give it a second thought