My family of three has been on four cruises, all on Disney Cruise Line. I am planning another cruise for August of 2010. My daughter will be 10 at that time.
We’ve done eastern and western caribbean, and this time, we wanted to try southern. We’ve done the research and have decided on sailing out of San Juan, PR, but there are two ships and we can’t decide which we should choose. We were looking for people who have been on these cruises to get their honest opinion about their experiences…
Carnival Victory- Ports seem ok, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, St Kitts, and St. Maarten. Nothing too exciting. Prices seem to be about 0 cheaper/person in all categories that RC.
Royal Caribbean, Serenade of the Seas- Different ports depending on day of departure. (Curacao, Aruba, Dominica, St. Thomas vs Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, St Maarten, St. Croix) Again, will probably be about 0 more no matter if we stay inside/balcony/oceanview…
We are specifically looking for info regarding children’s activities… are they open early or late, do they charge extra, any problems with them, any exceptionally fun activities… and also we were looking out for loopholes that you find out on board… extras like soda cards, is alcohol or bottled water overpriced, etc.
We’ve been told that having been only on DCL that we have been spoiled, and that no cruise line can compare (i.e., free soda 24/7) I find that super hard to believe, I mean, it’s a floating tiny hotel room with food. We can live without the monkeys made out of towels.
thanks for reading and we are looking forward to your responses.
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