We stayed concierge in a one bedroom suite. Overall I would say it wasn’t bad. For starters I have been on other cruises with Silversea and Royal Caribbean but I am not an expert and also never cruised Disney before.
Highlights: service is good everywhere. I felt you could always get a drink or food and the staff did things like hold the door for you or concierge helped me bring back drinks to ...
First off I want to state that I am a Diamond member and as of writing this not far from Diamond Plus.
The stops here were different which was one of the things I chose.
Curacao
Aruba
Cartegena Columbia
Grand Cayman
Cozumel
For those of you who do not know Curacao and Aruba are arid they are not tropical. So if you are looking for lush green vegetation it will not be there. ...
It was been a while since we have cruised with Royal Caribbean. We have cruised this same itinerary with Royal about 15 years ago. We chose this cruise because we really like waking up on a different island every day. We are not fans of Sea Days.
I had read a lot about the changes on Royal ships since the beginning of 2023, and was prepared for them.
The new once-daily cabin service ...
The food was exceptional. The buffet was the best on any ship and I mean any ship. Tuscan Grill was WOW. It just wins as one of the best meals I have ever eaten. Their cakes were disgusting though. However food on the ship is important but does not make the cruise on its own.
Activities were very lack luster. There was no BINGO which was weird. They also showed Whitney Huston movie 8 times and ...
PROS -
Ship is great, Medium Size, Easy to get around. We sail about 6 times a year. This was our 4th on Celebrity.
Ship only had 1200 passengers on this sailing. We have sailed on the Summit and the Infinity before.
My wife was on the Summit 2 months ago and she said it was great.
CONS -
Room Steward - Very Slow, Left for dinner at 530pm come back at 8pm and room still hasn't been ...
Overall we had a great time. The crew, service, and ship condition were top-notch. There were, however, some disappointments.
Food: Portion sizes, unlike other cruise lines, are still ample. The Oceanview Cafe buffet is fantastic, especially the fresh-baked croissants, pizza and omelet stations. One notable disappoint across the ship is desserts. All the cakes start with a dry spongecake that ...
This was our fourth cruise. Cruised on the Epic from Puerto Rico to ST. Kitts, Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and back to New York. Sold out voyage with 4500 passengers. If you like crowds, lots of noise and lineups to get in to the restaurants then this is the cruise for you. Not enough elevators for that crowd and disembarking from the ship was a whole story of its own. Pilar in ...
I took the cruise from San Juan to NYC that was from Apr 14-22.
Observations about the Epic:
Despite having about 4000 people on it, the ship never seemed crowded. Majority of the times, when I was walking up/down the stairs they were empty. The only issue I noticed, was walking from one end of the ship to the other on the main decks 5,6, and 7 that had most of the public spaces - ...
We just returned from a repositional cruise on the NCL Epic, which departed from San Juan, PR on 4/14/23 and arrived in NYC on 4/22/23 after stopping at St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Marteen, St. Thomas and Amber Cover (DR).
This was our 14th NCL cruise and 3rd since the restart. I traveled with my wife and we stayed in an inside room. Also, we cruised on the NCL Epic in 2014.
Our cruise on the ...
We were excited to take a cruise that left from PR and ended in NYC. YES NCL cut their staff so you waited 30 minutes for a drink at the pool bar. YES the rooms are only cleaned once a day now. We tried to be understanding b/c everyone including the cruise industry lost money during Covid and had to try and make up money by making cuts. So we just went with the flow. Where we had a hard time ...