i am not one to offer an unsolicited review of a product or service...however, i think it's important to give a perspective on royal caribbean. for some reason, they have the perception, especially among new cruisers, as being a step above carnival. they are not.

my fiancé and i, having had the carnival "experience", were excited to try RC. honestly, i am not entirely certain what we were expecting beyond the expectation that they are better than carnival. it wasn't even a linear comparison.

we had no issues with the age of the ship. it was comparable. the style, perhaps, was different yet equally comforting and their were no outward appearances of aging or neglect. Read more