I have wanted to go on a cruise for years, so my husband booked one as a surprise for Christmas. We chose Carnival Sunshine simply because we live in North Carolina and Charleston is the closet port (4 hour drive).
Let me start out with the pros: Everyone on board, crew members and other vacationers, were SO friendly. We had the pleasure of meeting the cruise director and the captain and ...
I booked this cruise about 2 months out on a third-party site when I saw a great rate that came in at less than $100/nt, even as a solo traveler so I had to book it.
I booked cabin 14194, an interior Fantastica stateroom. I chose this room based on the deck plans when I saw that on the map, it appeared a little bigger than a majority of the interiors on the ship. It was on the backside of an ...
Although I love RC and have been on 5 cruises with them..... this one missed the mark in my opinion. Service was not as warm & friendly as other RC sailings, food lacked in quality, and the Entertainment Team & Activities team were not visible most of the time. Parties & events/activities started late consistently. The Red Party started late, the morning Zumba in the Promenade, The White Party in ...
We had this cruise planed for 10 months. Having been on many (over 15) eastern Caribbean cruises we didn't feel the need to book one that was in port everyday, we choose this one because it was going to be at sea several days, which we find relaxing.
The boarding process was organized ciaos, it went very well. The freestyle cruising concept is a neat idea however it is not our thing. We prefer ...
So 7 day cruise, that some friends and I yearly go on, we hop around on which line we cruise on. This time was Norwegian. The pluses, unlimited drink package, a bit higher class, and good destinations. Now onto the positives of the cruise. Food was really good all around, rooms were nice and our steward was great. The ice bar was cool too, as well as the ropes course. The casino was fun and ...
I was disappointed with the Food on the Sky Princess, our table of 6 were served cold escargot and the Dining Room food was not the usual Princess Food. I ordered a Filet from the Crown Gill menu and it was black and tuff, our waiter said “can you eat it”.
The names were fancy, but the food was not.
There are no drink stations, you have to wait for a Server to bring you silverware and ...
We are seasoned cruisers and love Royal Caribbean. This was our first trip on Symphony and I must say, this ship is top of the heap! The Oasis class ships are large and activity laden, but Symphony is the best of the best. Beautiful decor, amazing shows and music selections, great food and comfortable, roomy cabins. We are Diamond level and the lounge was located near everything, so you could pop ...
I picked this cruise for my husband's birthday celebration as it departs from our hometown port. We had a 12th deck spa balcony room. To be concise, I will list pros then cons of trip from our experience.
PROS:
Boarding boat fast, organized.
Lunch ready with a nice selection of hot and deli foods. Room service limited selections but adequate and prompt. Birthday cake I ordered was in ...
As expected, Sky Princess is a beautiful new ship that Princess' customers will love. A few tweaks would make it even better. Not sure about the Medallion technology though.
Embarkation was very good, if not as easy for us as it is for US customers, who get their medallions in advance. (Transfer tip: we got an Uber from Miami to Port Everglades, for about $40). Leaving the ship and finding our ...
I just returned from a 7 day cruise on the NCL Breakaway. This is my 3rd NCL cruise and my 2nd time on the Break away (last sailing on this ship was 2015 out of NY). We booked a mini suite on deck 11 and paid for NCL's Priority Boarding ($99.00) per cabin, I arrived at 10am and were on the ship before 11am and was the quickest most pleasant boarding I have ever had! We rushed to get tickets to ...