We've reached Diamond on Royal, and also sailed once on Princess (our first cruise ten years ago) and one with Celebrity (in March).
We love RC but, lets face it, their itineraries are not the most adventurous and the Med-Caribbean-Med-Caribbean thing is getting a little monotonous (first world problem).
I find my eyes drawn towards the possibility of maybe a Middle East cruise and it appears MSC seem to do those itineraries better than any other mainstream line.
I recall a Youtube cruise channel really laying into MSC a while ago and because of that I mentally crossed them off my list.
However, I feel a benefit of the doubt is due and what better place to find alternative opinions than on this board.
Who out there has sailed both lines? What's better and what's worse than RC?
Having done a couple of pretend bookings on their website, I know the initial price quoted is nothing like the final figure (a little naughty). Also, I notice you have to pay extra if you want the MTD we enjoy.
Any insight you fine cruisers can give me would be gratefully received.