My husband and I have had 5 wonderful cruises with Carnival and thought lets give the biggest baddest cruise ship a try!! Royal Caribbean definitely did not disappoint, Allure of the Seas was nothing but AMAZING! However, we feel Carnival is the biggest bang for your buck and will stick with carnival cruises!

But let me tell you about Allure of the Seas! First off it's freaking HUGE!!! Every time we got off it still shocked me! It sailed flawlessly, no feeling the boat rocking, so no need to worry about sea sickness here. Our waiter did tell us that the Western route, due to the wind patterns, made hardly any waves compared to the Eastern route. So maybe if you're doing the Eastern you might feel the waves if it got kinda rocky? Speaking of the different routes I would HIGHLY suggest choosing the Eastern route, to Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten, even if you've already been to these islands. We choose the Allure because we've never been to Haiti or Jamaica but you're not missing much, the other islands are much much better.

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