Thanks for the post, Timbom! I really enjoyed reading the comparison as there hasn’t been too much about this particular cruise. I’ve been following a live blog of two cruisers on the Allure: Brillohead and OzarkKid, who had not met prior to their recent cruise. They posted lots of information regarding the same three ports, so that was extremely helpful and entertaining. 😄 To read their posts, RCL is the only way to cruise, but we are diehard Princess cruisers, lol, so we won’t be switching over any time soon. We are on this cruise on April 2 and cannot wait. Btw, we did this cruise when Princess first sailed out of Galveston. Glad to see them back.