dardan Posted January 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2014 We are going to the Med, found some good itineraries, but are bringing new cruisers with us who are leery of cruising. I was thinking that the Regal, being new, would be a great option. Do you think they will have worked out major kinks after 2 weeks? We will be getting balconies. Liberty of the Seas would be a solid choice, but pricing not the best. :mad: And I have never sailed HAL. :confused: Also, we just reached platinum with Princess. :) Any input? THANKS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccalouiseagain Posted January 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2014 In Europe the ship is really secondary to the ports. I personally like a smaller vessel in Europe because of getting on and off the ship in ports. I'm not sure how old your friends are and that makes a difference. I'd say Noordam definitely for people with any time of mobility issues. Liberty and Regal are huge ships and will require more walking. If you are deciding between Liberty and Regal though- I'd have to pick Regal. Royal Caribbean is my least favorite cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dardan Posted January 12, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks for the input. We are celebrating our 50th bdays. No mobility issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapu Posted January 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2014 We are going to the Med, found some good itineraries, but are bringing new cruisers with us who are leery of cruising. I was thinking that the Regal, being new, would be a great option. Do you think they will have worked out major kinks after 2 weeks? We will be getting balconies. Liberty of the Seas would be a solid choice, but pricing not the best. :mad: And I have never sailed HAL. :confused: Also, we just reached platinum with Princess. :) Any input? THANKS!! Personally, I think that many of the kinks will be worked out as far as the Regal is concerned. The Royal's kinks are known and that will give Princess a head start on preventing issues on the Regal. A friend who has always cruised on Princess tried HAL this year and was not pleased. She found the experience sub par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted January 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 13, 2014 It's really going to depend on your priorities. We did Liberty in the med and were generally happy (I posted some notes here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1726735) That said, the Regal addresses some of the issues I had (NOT entertainment, the buffet and pizza primarily). I am a little leery of being on a 2 week old ship though even if they have the Royal for a roadmap). Since you have a little status on Platinum, if entertainment is not a priority, I'd probably go Regal first, with the LoS as a perfectly acceptable plan B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmedeb Posted January 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I can recommend the Noordam. Had a wonderful cruise on her in the Western Caribbean a few years ago. Great ship. Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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