DannyDisneyFreak
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- Mar 8, 2005
I know this is the billion dollar question that everyone asks but I know everyone looks at different criteria when choosing cruises or vacations in general. Our next cruise we have decided will be just my fiance and myself, our past two only cruises have been on the Dream and Magic with our kids. We just returned home from our cruise on the Magic which we did not like as much as the Dream, it was just not as grand and awe inspiring as the Dream and didn't really like the set up of the pool areas. We also felt much more sea sick this time but we are not sure if it was because of the smaller ship or the bad weather. We have determined that we really want to sail on the Fantasy someday, not sure if we really want to do the Wonder being that it is also a smaller ship but we want to possibly do an Alaskan cruise. If we do the Fantasy we were thinking the Grand Cayman, Mexico and Jamaica itinerary. I will number my questions:
1. Will we feel the same kind of "Disney" service on a RCC as we do on DCL? The thing I love so much about Disney is that "Disney experience" and service.
2. Will we get "nickle and dimed" on RCL like I have heard. I like free room service, free ice cream, free drinks, etc. Are you stuck with bottom of the barrel food in the MDR unless you decide to up charge? What differences are there in extra costs not included in the actual cruise fare? I know soft drinks are not complementary but what else? What extra costs need to be factored in?
3. We most likely won't be taking kids next cruise but how to the kids programs differ? Are they included in the cruise price? Are there as many activities? I we brought kids would they enjoy themselves as much? If we didn't bring kids will there be more kids roaming the ship with no structured and supervised activity to keep them busy?
4. How about the rooms, what are the differences in size, comfort, quality, amenities? Looking at pics on the RCL website the rooms don't look so appealing.
5. How does the adult entertainment compare? We don't gamble so casinos aren't our thing at all.
6. If we do a Caribbean cruise will we be very sad we missed Castaway Cay... I mean heaven?
7. One big concern is not wanting to sail on a ship the size of the Wonder or Magic again because of motion sickness but we want to do a Alaska cruise someday, does RCL or another line have larger ships that sail to Alaska?
Any other info or suggestions would be great. I'm sure there are others with similar questions as mine so I hope others will add to the discussion as well. Thanks
1. Will we feel the same kind of "Disney" service on a RCC as we do on DCL? The thing I love so much about Disney is that "Disney experience" and service.
2. Will we get "nickle and dimed" on RCL like I have heard. I like free room service, free ice cream, free drinks, etc. Are you stuck with bottom of the barrel food in the MDR unless you decide to up charge? What differences are there in extra costs not included in the actual cruise fare? I know soft drinks are not complementary but what else? What extra costs need to be factored in?
3. We most likely won't be taking kids next cruise but how to the kids programs differ? Are they included in the cruise price? Are there as many activities? I we brought kids would they enjoy themselves as much? If we didn't bring kids will there be more kids roaming the ship with no structured and supervised activity to keep them busy?
4. How about the rooms, what are the differences in size, comfort, quality, amenities? Looking at pics on the RCL website the rooms don't look so appealing.
5. How does the adult entertainment compare? We don't gamble so casinos aren't our thing at all.
6. If we do a Caribbean cruise will we be very sad we missed Castaway Cay... I mean heaven?
7. One big concern is not wanting to sail on a ship the size of the Wonder or Magic again because of motion sickness but we want to do a Alaska cruise someday, does RCL or another line have larger ships that sail to Alaska?
Any other info or suggestions would be great. I'm sure there are others with similar questions as mine so I hope others will add to the discussion as well. Thanks