Voyager of the Seas Review

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Mardi Gras on the Voyager - 2/18/12

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Voyager of the Seas
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erickl985
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Feb 2012
Cabin: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
Traveled with children

We live in the "burbs" outside of NOLA and were so excited to hear that RCL was coming to town! We booked this cruise early (about a year in advance) and ended up securing a great rate and also put together a group cruise package with 33 family and friends in 11 different cabins. Of our group, 10 were veteran cruisers and the other 23 were first timers. There are incentives to book a group of 7 cabins or more, but you have to ask. We ended up getting a nice lump sum onboard credit that we split among all of the cabins.

This was our second time on the Voyager. Our first trip was literally within weeks of it's inaugural cruise over 10 years ago! The ship is still in pretty good shape, but could use some exterior TLC (mainly paint and wood finish issues...but that's being picky). The interior still looks great and the passenger areas and cabins definitely didn't look as though they'd been through 10+ years of tourists! We've also sailed the Adventure, Navigator, and Freedom. What all of the group liked about the Voyager (and this applies to the other Eagle class as well as Freedom and Liberty) is the ease of getting around. RCL's Royal Promenade is one of the best ship features of any ship on any line.

We are Platinum members with RCL's Crown and Anchor and that definitely knocked at least an hour (maybe more) off of our boarding time. The only negative about living in and departing from New Orleans is that the parking lot RCL uses is not sufficient for the number of local cruisers on holiday weeks. Once we parked and dropped our luggage, getting through security and check-in was a breeze thanks to the Crown and Anchor "express lanes". The other members of our cruise still had no problems going through the main line and their check in experience was pretty simple.

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Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E1

Cabin 7254 and 7256 (Adjoining). Great location with easy access to all areas of the ship. my only suggestion is that if you have 4 in your cabin that you stick with the Superior Ocean View stateroom or Junior Suite. It's worth the $$$ for the extra space.

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