Which cruise would you choose?

Question

of the options--->

a 8 night carnival cruise for $1279pp, on the carnival freedom: going to:
san juan, puerto rico
st thomas, us virgin islands
antigua
tortola, british virgin islands
nassau bahamas

OR a royal carribbean cruise, 7 nights, $1349pp, on the liberty of the seas, going to:
hispaniola haiti
ocho rios jamaica
georgetown grand cayman
cozumel mexico

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ps-its just me and my boyfriend going and we dont want a crazy time just some relaxing with a bit of fun on shore excursions, and a nice ship.

We were hoping to leave in May and we were also hoping for a balcony room.

Answer 1

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I have been on many cruises and my first advice to you is the prices you have quoted are a little high. It seems that you have picked the Liberty's sailing for February 14th which is the highest priced sailing for that ship next spring. Apparently the Valentine's day sailing is much higher than other sailings next spring. SO you can save $300 or more per person by just picking a different date. The RC web site shows balcony cabins on the Liberty for $899 on different dates.

My advice is go on the Royal Caribbean Western Caribbean cruise. I have been to all of the ports that you listed for both cruises and it is in my opinion much easier to enjoy beach and water sports in the western Caribbean. Cruises that go to San Juan and St Thomas dock a considerable distance from the beaches and its expensive to get there. A taxi to the 7-Mile Beach in Grand Cayman is $4. per person and a short taxi ride. It will cost about twice that per person in San Juan and St Thomas. RC also uses Labadee, Haite as its private island and that is THE best private island of all and its totally free.

In sum, a western Caribbean cruise will be more relaxed and in my opinion more enjoyable. I have not yet been on the Liberty but have been on one of its twin sister ships, yhe Freedom, and you will enjoy all of the activities on that ship.

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experienced cruiser

Answer 2

Both ships are nice, and both cruise lines have fun excursions. I haven't been to all the ports you list, but from what I can tell, the first cruise seems to be more beach/shopping oriented while the second one is more exotic (rainforest-type stops). Of course there will be a mixture of both types at all the ports, but overall ports like St. Thomas, San Juan, and Nassau are known more for their beaches and shopping than places like Cozumel, which has many hiking or similar activity excursions.

(Personally, I'd go with the Royal Caribbean one. Seems like it has better ports.)

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http://cruisingdave.com

Answer 3

i ve been on both cruises royal carabien is tooooo show of and to fancyyy not cool. but better then carnival .i ve also been on disney cruise line wonder people think its kiddy but its so fun there are lots of activities for grown ups ..more than you can imagine....also when you see their food bufe youl think your in heawen....DİSNEY CRUİSE LİNE WONDER.İS THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT its a perfect cruise to have fun with your boy fr CHOASE WONDER

Answer 4

The Royal Carribbean Cruise!
You have GOT to go visit Jamaica!
It's so beautiful and their rum punch is the best!
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http://www.royalcaribbean.com/

Answer 5

I've taken both cruises and I will sugest the royal caribbean, updated ship, activities like surfing, rock climbing and ice skating on board!!

Answer 6

Royal for 7 nights and I can get a better price than that.

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travel agent