CMW21 Posted August 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Hello! I have cruised a couple times in the past on Carnival and have had a blast. We want to take a cruise this Christmas but their itineraries weren't great. I found 2 on royal that I really like but I'm torn. The first is 8 days on the Independence of the Seas. The 2nd is only 7 days on the Freedom of the Seas. The only difference is missing St. Kitts - but the Freedom of the Seas seems to be a nicer ship from the reviews and you also get the Dreamworks Experience (I have 2 little ones). So what would you do? One more port on a perhaps not as nice ship or nicer ship with the characters for the kids? I would usually do the longer cruise but the reviews are swaying me to the other ship. The price difference is only $100 total so that wouldn't be a factor. Thanks so much in advance! Edited August 25, 2014 by CMW21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted August 25, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Hello! I have cruised a couple times in the past on Carnival and have had a blast. We want to take a cruise this Christmas but their itineraries weren't great. I found 2 on royal that I really like but I'm torn. The first is 8 days on the Independence of the Seas. The 2nd is only 7 days on the Freedom of the Seas. The only difference is missing St. Kitts - but the Freedom of the Seas seems to be a nicer ship from the reviews and you also get the Dreamworks Experience (I have 2 little ones). So what would you do? One more port on a perhaps not as nice ship or nicer ship with the characters for the kids? I would usually do the longer cruise but the reviews are swaying me to the other ship. The price difference is only $100 total so that wouldn't be a factor. Thanks so much in advance! Independence is a great ship and we have done the 8-night twice - one of our favorites. St. Kitts is a nice port of call and the extra day is always good to have. Dreamworks notwithstanding if that is important, I would opt for the 8-night - especially if the difference is only $100. Both ships are essentially the same with some differences in surcharge restaurants - Independence has Chops and Giovanni's Table and Freedom has Chops and Portofino's. Edited August 25, 2014 by leaveitallbehind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted August 25, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'd go with Freedom for the kids. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted August 26, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2014 For that if you've got kids suitable for it. I would go freedom Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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