Which cruise line did you use? Where did you go?

My brother and SIL just got home from a cruise last night and we talked to them throughout the trip. They had an AWESOME time and kept telling us we should go. We have been thinking about it anyway, so I think it's time to start planning.

Looking for suggestions and info :) Oh and we will be leaving the kiddos behind :lol:

TIA

Which cruise line did you use? Where did you go?

My brother and SIL just got home from a cruise last night and we talked to them throughout the trip. They had an AWESOME time and kept telling us we should go. We have been thinking about it anyway, so I think it's time to start planning.

Looking for suggestions and info :) Oh and we will be leaving the kiddos behind :lol:

TIA

My sister always used Carnival cruises. Not sure where she would go but she always had a blast! Someday I will get to go, but by then I will be to old and decrepit to have fun! :lmao:

A cruise is my all time favorite vacation. I have been on 5 cruises all w/ Royal Carribean. We had a blast each time!!! Went to the Mexican Riviera (used to live in San Diego and could always get great deals there) and then a few little 4 day cruises to Ensenada. One suggestion would be to decide where you want to go and then do a review search for different cruise lines and the ship that you will be on (some are older models and are not in as great of shape & dont have some of the newer attractions like rock wall, ice skating rinks, etc...)

Never been on a cruise.

We went on Royal Caribbean back in March. Western Caribbean cruise on Freedome of the Seas, currently the largest afloat. Left out of Miami. Stopped in Labadee, Haiti, <!-- load location content --><!-- load location name from location content --><!-- end getting depart port name -->Jamaica, Grand Cayman, & Cozumel, Mexico.

Royal Caribbean - Freedom of the Seas (http://www.freedomoftheseas.com)

A cruise is my all time favorite vacation. I have been on 5 cruises all w/ Royal Carribean. We had a blast each time!!! Went to the Mexican Riviera (used to live in San Diego and could always get great deals there) and then a few little 4 day cruises to Ensenada. One suggestion would be to decide where you want to go and then do a review search for different cruise lines and the ship that you will be on (some are older models and are not in as great of shape & dont have some of the newer attractions like rock wall, ice skating rinks, etc...)

My brother and SIL said they could have spent all there time on the ship and been perfectly happy. They said there was so much to do.

I've been on 5 cruises on Carnival to most of the Caribbean Islands and one to the west coast of Mexico. To me a cruise is the bestest vacation one could experience but to each their own. I also prefer the smaller liners because you might get to see the same people near daily. You can keep busy all day if that's your thing or you can just sit by the pool with a cold one and enjoy the sights. Be prepared to increase your waistline because you'll never have to be hungry. They provide various tours at each port so we'd take the general one to get a feel of the area and if we saw something we wanted to see more of we'd catch a cab back. Sure beats the heck out of being on a haze gray destroyer while wearing a uniform :lmao:

Oh, my cruises were all 7-day ones. None of that 3 or 4-day stuff for me!

Carnival -- will let you know when i get back :) read your email...

Carnival -- will let you know when i get back :) read your email...

:confused: I have no email. Or do you mean when you get back :lol: When do you leave

sent you email about MS. we fly to tampa on the 27th - cruise leaves on 28th, comes back on 2nd, fly home from tampa afternoon of 2nd. IF girly girl's ankle is well enough to sport a cruise... i'll cancel if she's not going to be able to walk by then... $85 trip insurance is saving my rear on this one!!

Norweigian to Bermuda. It was quite an experience...only because of the weather. It was a great time though :yay: I must say I liked the Bahamas better than Bermuda though. Bermuda seemed a little "older"....lots of tourist attractions but not as much nightlife. But then again, that's what the boat was for :lmao:

We did a 13-day Norwegian cruise out of Miami heading to Europe a couple months ago. We stopped in a few ports in Portugal and about five stops in Spain, before heading out on our own to Ireland. It was absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to take another cruise on NCL.

NCL for me. Been on 3 with them. I love the casual dress, and no set time for dinner.

We did a 13-day Norwegian cruise out of Miami heading to Europe a couple months ago. We stopped in a few ports in Portugal and about five stops in Spain, before heading out on our own to Ireland. It was absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to take another cruise on NCL.

I like their freestyle dining. No cattle calls to dinner :yay:

Sounds like your trip was amazing BG :yay:

Hands down - sold on Norwegian. We also liked the fact that there was so set time for dinner and we could sit by ourselves. Most of time, though, we ate the buffet or the burger joint because hubby is not an eccentric person when it comes to dinner (meat, potatoes, vegetable - no seasonings/nothing fancy). We made out just fine.

Our itinerary was Eastern Caribbean out of Miami - Puerto Rico (hated it), Antigua (hated it), St. Thomas (loved it!), private island (couldn't tender due to rough seas so the captain had rum punch on the house all afternoon!) :otter:

We really enjoyed ourselves again and would do it in a heartbeat. We would probably choose to do the Southern Caribbean next time but we will always do 7-day! My sister has done the 11 and 14 day and she said it was too long - 7 seemed just right!

Hands down - sold on Norwegian. We also liked the fact that there was so set time for dinner and we could sit by ourselves. Most of time, though, we ate the buffet or the burger joint because hubby is not an eccentric person when it comes to dinner (meat, potatoes, vegetable - no seasonings/nothing fancy). We made out just fine.

Our itinerary was Eastern Caribbean out of Miami - Puerto Rico (hated it), Antigua (hated it), St. Thomas (loved it!), private island (couldn't tender due to rough seas so the captain had rum punch on the house all afternoon!) :otter:

We really enjoyed ourselves again and would do it in a heartbeat. We would probably choose to do the Southern Caribbean next time but we will always do 7-day! My sister has done the 11 and 14 day and she said it was too long - 7 seemed just right!

My uncle is pres of Norwegian cruise lines.

I get nothing for the genetic wonder.

My uncle is pres of Norwegian cruise lines.

I get nothing for the genetic wonder.

Not even a one-class cabin upgrade? :shrug:

Not even a one-class cabin upgrade? :shrug:
I think I have to pay for the glass of water...

I think I have to pay for the glass of water...
:roflmao: Geez - the least he could do is let you work in the galley...:whistle:

Hands down - sold on Norwegian. We also liked the fact that there was so set time for dinner and we could sit by ourselves. Royal Caribbean started a flex-dining option as well. We also were able to sit by ourselves as a family.

Royal Caribbean started a flex-dining option as well. We also were able to sit by ourselves as a family.

Wow - didn't know that - guess we'll be checking out Royal Caribbean when we plan our next one.

Wow - didn't know that - guess we'll be checking out Royal Caribbean when we plan our next one.They started it in March on certain cruises as a trial and our cruise just happened to be one of them selected. It should be more wide spread by now.

Thanks everyone for all the info. We are going, just not sure where to yet. We are on vacation right now and when we get home we will be booking something. The trip we are on now is for the kids the cruise will be for just us!

Never been on a cruise.

Ditto.

Thanks everyone for all the info. We are going, just not sure where to yet. We are on vacation right now and when we get home we will be booking something. The trip we are on now is for the kids the cruise will be for just us!I have a cruise booked with Carnival now for January 2009. They cancelled my original embarkation date via email, about a month after I booked. I have a big party going and luckily we were all able to switch dates AND fortunately we haven't purchased airline tickets yet. We're leaving out of Orlando and probably staying an extra day or two to enjoy Disney's parks.

Keep in mind that you'll have to pay fuel charges (per day) along with gratuities. Cruise insurance is about $50/person and after my cancellation, I highly recommend it.

Holland America Line is the best. Royal Carribean too wild. Unfortunately, HAL is introducing as you like it. Either the normal fixed table and time, or open seating. People I talked to who had it on Princess did not like it, had long waits for a table and orders wern't taken until table full. Part of the enjoyment of the cruise is sitting with other people, making new friends. We continue to correspond with people we met aboard.
Another problem with open seating is that at the end of the cruise, who do you tip? By having same dining room stewards each day, they get to know your wants and needs. Your Ice tea, ice coffee, coke are waiting for you. Once you order cappacino vice regular coffee, you never have to ask again.
As for eating in the Lido, why, you paid for a 5 course gourmet dinner, eat it.
Just back from 114 day cruise. 10 day cruise is minimum for a good time. Took us 1 week to unpack and a week to pack.

Holland America Line is the best. Royal Carribean too wild. Unfortunately, HAL is introducing as you like it. Either the normal fixed table and time, or open seating. People I talked to who had it on Princess did not like it, had long waits for a table and orders wern't taken until table full. Part of the enjoyment of the cruise is sitting with other people, making new friends. We continue to correspond with people we met aboard.
Just back from 114 day cruise. 10 day cruise is minimum for a good time. Took us 1 week to unpack and a week to pack.We still email back & forth with some folks, from Puerto Rico, who we met on our cruise.

I went on a 7 day Caribbean cruise with Carnival, and I have to say it wasn't really my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, 7 days on a cruise ship are better then any day at work; but for me it wasn't one of my best vacations.

The food was good and seeing all the different ports (Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel and the Cayman Island) was great; however I always felt rushed. The ship was only at most ports from like 8am - 5pm, so it was kind of like going to work. We had to get up extra early to get off the ship as soon as possible.. When I’m on vacation, I like to sleep in a little bit. If you choose to sleep in on the cruise, then you miss the ports..

Also if you were at some place and having a good time, you had to stop and make sure it wasn't time to go. I really don't like the idea of having to check my watch during vacation...One time, we were having a great time at Carlos and Charlie’s (they had the Congo line going and the tequila shots were flowing) and we had to leave right in the middle of the party.... I really didn't like that, I wanted to stay; but we couldn't because we had to get back on the boat.

As far as entertainment, well I can't speak for the other cruise lines.. but there wasn't very much for ME on the ship. They had shows and other thing for nightly entertainment, but I can do all that here. Most nights I ended up at the Cigar bar, Karaoke or the Casino... Other then that there wasn't that much for me......

When I'm on vacation I like to see the culture of the different places. On a cruise I never really had time to do that. I couldn’t really enjoy the island (culture) after my shore exertions..

When I go to resorts I usually hangout at the resort, and when I get bored I’d leave and go see the city or something. When on a cruise you are confined to the boat… I kind of felt trapped.

Having talked with a lot of people I know I’m in the minority, but for me cruising isn’t my idea of an ideal Vacation.

I went on a 7 day Caribbean cruise with Carnival, and I have to say it wasn't really my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, 7 days on a cruise ship are better then any day at work; but for me it wasn't one of my best vacations.

The food was good and seeing all the different ports (Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel and the Cayman Island) was great; however I always felt rushed. The ship was only at most ports from like 8am - 5pm, so it was kind of like going to work. We had to get up extra early to get off the ship as soon as possible.. When I’m on vacation, I like to sleep in a little bit. If you choose to sleep in on the cruise, then you miss the ports..

Also if you were at some place and having a good time, you had to stop and make sure it wasn't time to go. I really don't like the idea of having to check my watch during vacation...One time, we were having a great time at Carlos and Charlie’s (they had the Congo line going and the tequila shots were flowing) and we had to leave right in the middle of the party.... I really didn't like that, I wanted to stay; but we couldn't because we had to get back on the boat.

As far as entertainment, well I can't speak for the other cruise lines.. but there wasn't very much for ME on the ship. They had shows and other thing for nightly entertainment, but I can do all that here. Most nights I ended up at the Cigar bar, Karaoke or the Casino... Other then that there wasn't that much for me......

When I'm on vacation I like to see the culture of the different places. On a cruise I never really had time to do that. I couldn’t really enjoy the island (culture) after my shore exertions..

When I go to resorts I usually hangout at the resort, and when I get bored I’d leave and go see the city or something. When on a cruise you are confined to the boat… I kind of felt trapped.

Having talked with a lot of people I know I’m in the minority, but for me cruising isn’t my idea of an ideal Vacation.

What I have been looking at shows exactly what you are saying the 8-5 thing rubs me the wrong way. I want to stay late or overnight. And like you I would like to sleep in some.

I enjoyed our cruise on Carnival and have only taken one. It was great but I felt the same way.....you're stuck on the ship with little time in port and I like the culture part of traveling. We don't gamble but everyone was in the casino at night. They had several bars which were nice to check out but we covered those in the first night. All inclusive resorts are the way to go. You can schedule excursions and they have them for couples only or families. I've done several of those and highly recommend them! Not as confining with time restraints. The cruise was really nice but I think if I ever take another one - it will be to Alaska. (I don't like to fly any more)

Anyone ever done that or just go to Alaska? Might need to start a new thread....

I enjoyed our cruise on Carnival and have only taken one. It was great but I felt the same way.....you're stuck on the ship with little time in port and I like the culture part of traveling. We don't gamble but everyone was in the casino at night. They had several bars which were nice to check out but we covered those in the first night. All inclusive resorts are the way to go. You can schedule excursions and they have them for couples only or families. I've done several of those and highly recommend them! Not as confining with time restraints. The cruise was really nice but I think if I ever take another one - it will be to Alaska. (I don't like to fly any more)

Anyone ever done that or just go to Alaska? Might need to start a new thread....


Sounds like you are like me, I love All-Inclusive resorts... Everytime I travel I try and stay at an All-Inclusive. Hell I even got married at one "Beaches Negril".. I'd have to say, Beaches was one of the best vacations I had.. Its great for the family; the kids will love it.. and everything is paid for....

:gossip: oh and Hedo is just a short taxi ride away and it cost 85 dollar to get in (and play) for the day...... Don't ask me how I know...:whistle:

Disney!!

The resorts are awesome....never have taken the kids because we did the couples only at MoonPalace in Mexico and Sandles in Nassau. See, if you were on a cruise, you never would have gotten to try those side trips.....:nerd:

I like their freestyle dining. No cattle calls to dinner :yay:

Sounds like your trip was amazing BG :yay:

It was..

Even though this was the first Trans-Atlantic for this ship, they did a pretty good job. A little light on the level of activities.

On the way across they were demolishing most of the 6th deck, so when they got to Spain they could finish the re-flaggin and putting in the Casino and other amenities.

We met a LOT of great people on the boat, met them all online, then had dinner with a group of about 20 the night before we left. Made the trip a LOT more fun, seeing how we had 6 days straight on the boat before we hit our first port.

We REALLY want to do it again, but do it backwards. Get on the boat in Europe, do the Med and Northern Africa, then the 6 days coming across to relax.

Oh, and we got REALLY spoiled.. but that's for another thread.

Hands down - sold on Norwegian. We also liked the fact that there was so set time for dinner and we could sit by ourselves. Most of time, though, we ate the buffet or the burger joint because hubby is not an eccentric person when it comes to dinner (meat, potatoes, vegetable - no seasonings/nothing fancy). We made out just fine.

Our itinerary was Eastern Caribbean out of Miami - Puerto Rico (hated it), Antigua (hated it), St. Thomas (loved it!), private island (couldn't tender due to rough seas so the captain had rum punch on the house all afternoon!) :otter:

We really enjoyed ourselves again and would do it in a heartbeat. We would probably choose to do the Southern Caribbean next time but we will always do 7-day! My sister has done the 11 and 14 day and she said it was too long - 7 seemed just right!


We actually had a concierge.. and on the first night BG made ALL of the dinner reservations for the entire cruise through her.

We were first off at all the ports, and had a very easy embark and debark. Took us right to the airport, no luggage worries..

I went on a 7 day Caribbean cruise with Carnival, and I have to say it wasn't really my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, 7 days on a cruise ship are better then any day at work; but for me it wasn't one of my best vacations.

The food was good and seeing all the different ports (Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel and the Cayman Island) was great; however I always felt rushed. The ship was only at most ports from like 8am - 5pm, so it was kind of like going to work. We had to get up extra early to get off the ship as soon as possible.. When I’m on vacation, I like to sleep in a little bit. If you choose to sleep in on the cruise, then you miss the ports..

Also if you were at some place and having a good time, you had to stop and make sure it wasn't time to go. I really don't like the idea of having to check my watch during vacation...One time, we were having a great time at Carlos and Charlie’s (they had the Congo line going and the tequila shots were flowing) and we had to leave right in the middle of the party.... I really didn't like that, I wanted to stay; but we couldn't because we had to get back on the boat.

As far as entertainment, well I can't speak for the other cruise lines.. but there wasn't very much for ME on the ship. They had shows and other thing for nightly entertainment, but I can do all that here. Most nights I ended up at the Cigar bar, Karaoke or the Casino... Other then that there wasn't that much for me......

When I'm on vacation I like to see the culture of the different places. On a cruise I never really had time to do that. I couldn’t really enjoy the island (culture) after my shore exertions..

When I go to resorts I usually hangout at the resort, and when I get bored I’d leave and go see the city or something. When on a cruise you are confined to the boat… I kind of felt trapped.

Having talked with a lot of people I know I’m in the minority, but for me cruising isn’t my idea of an ideal Vacation.

I can understand why you feel that way. I've never been on a real cruise (just a 5 hour cruise from FL to the Bahamas, during a storm, which was less than fabulous). I've always thought about going on a cruise because I love the water and I think the entertainment would be great. We thought about cruising for our honeymoon but decided to go to a Sandals resort instead. Everyone I know raves about cruises if they've been. I would love to see a bunch of different places but I feel like I'd probably not want to get back on the boat at night.

I'm all for the all inclusive resorts. To me, it's the only way to travel if you enjoy having many adult beverages. :otter: You're never rushed, your drinks are already paid for, you're sleeping in a nice comfy large room (not that I spend much time on the room anyway), and you can do whatever you want whenever you want. I'm more of a beach gal, than a pool gal. So a carribean vacation is my idea of a great getaway. I think that if I went on a cruise, I'd miss laying in the sand, listening to the waves hit the shore and swimming in the beautiful waters. Let's face it.....our east coast ocean doesn't really compare to the Carribean sea!

So it looks like a cruise may not happen. I was seconds away from booking a cruise this morning and was going over the details with DH and he wants to know if he can smoke on the cruise. It never crossed my mind to check, so I did and the answer was basically no. Smoking was allowed in certain areas. He isn't having that. :(

So it looks like a cruise may not happen. I was seconds away from booking a cruise this morning and was going over the details with DH and he wants to know if he can smoke on the cruise. It never crossed my mind to check, so I did and the answer was basically no. Smoking was allowed in certain areas. He isn't having that. :(

I wonder when that changed. I smoked while on my cruise.

So it looks like a cruise may not happen. I was seconds away from booking a cruise this morning and was going over the details with DH and he wants to know if he can smoke on the cruise. It never crossed my mind to check, so I did and the answer was basically no. Smoking was allowed in certain areas. He isn't having that. :(

We went on a 5 day Western Carribean cruise with Carnival. We had a really great time... We went in November and it was about 80-85 degrees at all of our stops.

I really enjoyed Carnival but I've heard that Royal Carribean is one of the best.

My aunt and uncle are regular cruisers now. They went on one 4 years ago and met a great group of people, from NY, who they meet up with 2 times a year now and cruise with. Really neat.

I'd love to go on another someday soon... Take the kids as well...

I wonder when that changed. I smoked while on my cruise.

Royal Carribean started it in January of this year :ohwell:

Royal Carribean started it in January of this year :ohwell:

Well that sucks. Norwegian even brought me matches at 3:00 in the morning so I could spark up :cool:

I was on Royal Caribbean back in March and they had smoking in the casino, the bars, and topside port. No smoking in the staterooms though.

I was on Royal Caribbean back in March and they had smoking in the casino, the bars, and topside port. No smoking in the staterooms though.

Really? When I was reading the website I didn't think you could smoke indoors anywhere. I figure we wouldn't spend much time in the room anyway.

last cruise I took was to places like
Isreal, Spain, Egypt, Diego Garcia, you know, the fun spots.

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Which cruise line did you use? Where did you go?

My brother and SIL just got home from a cruise last night and we talked to them throughout the trip. They had an AWESOME time and kept telling us we should go. We have been thinking about it anyway, so I think it's time to start planning.

Looking for suggestions and info :) Oh and we will be leaving the kiddos behind :lol:

TIA


I went through Carnival. I went to St. Martin, St. Thomas, Bahamas. It as my first one and my bf's 3rd one. It was awesome!! Can't wait to go again!!

For 2 round trip flights to/from BWI/Miami, plus our cruise for 2 and a hotel over night in Miami, it was 2k, which i thought was a great price!!

I went through Carnival. I went to St. Martin, St. Thomas, Bahamas. It as my first one and my bf's 3rd one. It was awesome!! Can't wait to go again!!

For 2 round trip flights to/from BWI/Miami, plus our cruise for 2 and a hotel over night in Miami, it was 2k, which i thought was a great price!!
How long was your cruise?

This girl is going to be beautiful!! Carnival Dream - Carnival Cruise Lines (http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_dream/default.aspx?shipCode=DR)

This girl is going to be beautiful!! Carnival Dream - Carnival Cruise Lines (http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_dream/default.aspx?shipCode=DR)

Yep, she sure looks amazing! I love that hot tub.

My husband and I took our 1st cruise on Royal Caribbean and loved it! We loved it so much that we went back this past December and tried Princess. First time we went with friends and went for 14 days on a cruise that left from Baltimore and returned us to New Orleans. Second cruise we left from FL and came back there. This cruise was 10 days. We met a group of people through the internet and ended up going on all our excursions with said group. I still keep in touch with one of the girls I met. We've been to a lot of the islands now and really would like to go to the Caribbean again. Wouldn't go on a cruise to Caribbean for less than 10 days. Just to much to see there! Next June we are supposed to go on a cruise to Alaska, again with friends. I'm really looking forward to going to Alaska!

Royal carribean is coming out with a boat in 2009 that will have a zipline, carnival rides, an outdoor theatre, and much much more. They just put out the book for it yesterday. This is the one we are gonna book. It even has the rooms facing inside the boat and a HUGE walkway through the middle filled with shops.

Royal carribean is coming out with a boat in 2009 that will have a zipline, carnival rides, an outdoor theatre, and much much more. They just put out the book for it yesterday. This is the one we are gonna book. It even has the rooms facing inside the boat and a HUGE walkway through the middle filled with shops.

Holy crap, a zipline? Hubby & I did the canopy zipline tour in St. Lucia on our honeymoon. It was so much fun ziplining through the jungle. And carnival rides? Sounds like a great time.

Royal carribean is coming out with a boat in 2009 that will have a zipline, carnival rides, an outdoor theatre, and much much more. They just put out the book for it yesterday. This is the one we are gonna book. It even has the rooms facing inside the boat and a HUGE walkway through the middle filled with shops.

Yup, Oasis of the Seas. It looks amazing. Dang, the rates are always so much more expensive for the cruise dates when the kids are out of school.

Royal carribean is coming out with a boat in 2009 that will have a zipline, carnival rides, an outdoor theatre, and much much more. They just put out the book for it yesterday. This is the one we are gonna book. It even has the rooms facing inside the boat and a HUGE walkway through the middle filled with shops.

Amazing ship. OASIS of the SEAS | DOWNLOADABLE IMAGES (http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/thumbGallery.php)

Amazing ship. OASIS of the SEAS | DOWNLOADABLE IMAGES (http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/thumbGallery.php)

Thanks for the link chasey! I couldnt figure out how to do it.:buddies:

Yup, Oasis of the Seas. It looks amazing. Dang, the rates are always so much more expensive for the cruise dates when the kids are out of school.Oasis is going to be an amazing ship. We did a cruise on Freedom (currently the largest) earlier this year and couldn't imagine them building anything bigger but here it is. We're probably going to book something on Oasis in 2010.

Oasis is going to be an amazing ship. We did a cruise on Freedom (currently the largest) earlier this year and couldn't imagine them building anything bigger but here it is. We're probably going to book something on Oasis in 2010.

My countdown: 123 days, Carnival Sensation. :cheers:

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My countdown: 123 days, Carnival Sensation. :cheers:Cool! Just wait 'til you're 10 days away.

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WOW :faint: That is amazing!

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We're booking on the Oasis of the seas for nov. 2010.:yahoo: It was very pricey but hey we got 19 months to pay on it. I think it will be well worth it though. We picked the one that goes to st. thomas, st.marten, and nassau. I can't wait!! We're going to book one for next year through carnival and take the kids with us. The other one is just me and the hubby and a bunch of our friends.

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We're booking on the Oasis of the seas for nov. 2010.:yahoo: It was very pricey but hey we got 19 months to pay on it. I think it will be well worth it though. We picked the one that goes to st. thomas, st.marten, and nassau. I can't wait!! We're going to book one for next year through carnival and take the kids with us. The other one is just me and the hubby and a bunch of our friends.Very cool!

We just booked the the same cruise on the Oasis for Spring Break 2010.

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Very cool!

We just booked the the same cruise on the Oasis for Spring Break 2010.

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Do you ever go on cruisecritic.com? LOTS of good information!

Do you ever go on cruisecritic.com? LOTS of good information!Yes and Tripadvisor.com

I do find that there are some people on those site who will never be pleased with anything so I just read through and weed out the BS and take the real info. Tripadvisor is where I found out about Royal Caribbean's early departure option which allows you to leave the ship whenever you want on the last day as long as you're willing to carry your luggage off the ship. We did that when we were on Freedom of the Seas back in March. Very easy. We woke up, ate breakfast went back to the room, grabbed our stuff and were pretty much the first people of the ship. Didn't have to wait for our color to be called.

Yes and Tripadvisor.com

I do find that there are some people on those site who will never be pleased with anything so I just read through and weed out the BS and take the real info. Tripadvisor is where I found out about Royal Caribbean's early departure option which allows you to leave the ship whenever you want on the last day as long as you're willing to carry your luggage off the ship. We did that when we were on Freedom of the Seas back in March. Very easy. We woke up, ate breakfast went back to the room, grabbed our stuff and were pretty much the first people of the ship. Didn't have to wait for our color to be called.I hadn't read about that. Very cool!

Must not have had much luggage!

Must not have had much luggage!Well, there are four of us and each of us has one big suite case and a "carry on".

Must not have had much luggage!

It's a cruise. You need a bathing suit and a toothbrush. :yay:

You need formal wear for the formal nights, last one we took had 24 formal nights. Need clothes for the various climates, We left with 8 plus carry ons, returned with 12. Plus carry-ons.

Do you ever go on cruisecritic.com? LOTS of good information!

Make sure to sign up for their meet & greet if they have one for your sailing - ours was soooo much fun.