Noblarneyimirish Posted December 4, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2008 My husband and I have been on 4 RCCL cruises in the last 5 years. We really love the cruise line but we want to try another line that offers diffent Caribbean ports. We are in our late 30's. We have no interest in Carnival. What other lines have you sailed and loved and is it you like about that line? We were thinking maybe NCL, Princess or Celebrity. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted December 4, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 4, 2008 There are other cruise lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl_m Posted December 4, 2008 #3 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Holland america is not a bad second choice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXASMUNK Posted December 4, 2008 #4 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Celebrity! Classy operation, beautiful ships, quality food, great service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawapuppy Posted December 4, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 4, 2008 My husband and I have been on 4 RCCL cruises in the last 5 years. We really love the cruise line but we want to try another line that offers diffent Caribbean ports. We are in our late 30's. We have no interest in Carnival. What other lines have you sailed and loved and is it you like about that line? We were thinking maybe NCL, Princess or Celebrity. Thanks all! I'm in my mid 40s. I really liked the Celebrity cruise we took on Century. The crowd was not as "old" as on HAL. Not as activity-driven as RCCL. The ship decor was very contemporary. Lots of great bars, and great night life. Rooms are nicely decorated, feels very much like a boutique hotel (not big, but well laid out...). Food is about the same as on RCCL. We are very anxious for our cruise on Solstice. I think it will be like Century but a step up. It looks fantastic and the variety of dining is very attractive to us. We also sailed on NCL Sky. It was great for a short cruise, but I don't think I would want to do a longer cruise on NCL. Would cost too much with all the extra charges. We have a princess cruise booked for next fall. We have friends who swear by Princess, so we are going to give it a whirl. We have pictures of Century and Sky on our web site if you want to compare. (http://web.me.com/thecruiseguys) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW_cruiser Posted December 4, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We're 25 & 26, and enjoy Celebrity - most recently Alaska on the Millenium. Classy, great food, terrific service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianTom Posted December 4, 2008 #7 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm in my mid 40s. I really liked the Celebrity cruise we took on Century. The crowd was not as "old" as on HAL. Not as activity-driven as RCCL. The ship decor was very contemporary. Lots of great bars, and great night life. Rooms are nicely decorated, feels very much like a boutique hotel (not big, but well laid out...). Food is about the same as on RCCL. We are very anxious for our cruise on Solstice. I think it will be like Century but a step up. It looks fantastic and the variety of dining is very attractive to us. We also sailed on NCL Sky. It was great for a short cruise, but I don't think I would want to do a longer cruise on NCL. Would cost too much with all the extra charges. We have a princess cruise booked for next fall. We have friends who swear by Princess, so we are going to give it a whirl. We have pictures of Century and Sky on our web site if you want to compare. (http://web.me.com/thecruiseguys) Mike I would agree. We are in our early 40's and have been cruising since our early 30's. I would recommend NCL for a FUN cruise. We cruised the NCL Pearl on a 9 day. We were a bit nervous because my rule of thumb is the longer the cruise the older the crowd and it was surprisingly younger than expected. The Pearl did have the smallest standard balcony cabins I have seen on a ship so if the cabin makes a difference I would stay away or book a larger room. The nice thing about the Pearl is that they do have different food venues that you don't have to pay and if you manage it well it wont bust the budget. Princess is great. It is hard to choose between RC and Princess when booking a vacation. They both do an excellent job. Celebrity is a favorite too. I agree with this Poster. Holland America can be a bit snoozy but if you like a good book and a sedate or relaxing vacation it could be really good. Have not cruised Carnival but I REALLY want to try it just to say I went! I know many that have gone and could not believe the crowd and others that did not take notice of the crowd and had a fabu time. It could be the week they were sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted December 4, 2008 #8 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We also enjoy our cruises on Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgwags Posted December 4, 2008 #9 Share Posted December 4, 2008 "What is your "other" favorite cruise line" Actually RCCL is our other favorite cruise line, our favorite is Celebrity but RCCL sails from our home port and X doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclcruzer Posted December 4, 2008 #10 Share Posted December 4, 2008 The only other cruise line we have sailed on is HAL. It's a bit of an older crowd, but when the in-laws are paying we're not complaining :p:p In all actuality, it does draw an older crowd, but when we sailed HAL it has always been over the holidays so there is more of a diverse crowd. My DH and I want to get our feet wet with a Celebrity cruise, not quite their yet, still have some teenagers to go through RCCL with yet!! No complaints from us on that one though, we are sailing Liberty alone in June ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snausman Posted December 4, 2008 #11 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We are in our early 50's and we love to cruise on Celebrity. They won me over the first day I was at the pool and was not woken up every few minutes with those darn PA announcements(sp?). Those things drive me crazy. Nice ships, good food, and wonderful cabin attendents. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scayuga Posted December 4, 2008 #12 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I would have to agree with Celebrity and Holland America as next favorites to RCI - but I sailed both prior to RCI and, now, never have had another reason to go back.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgjr Posted December 4, 2008 #13 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Holland America is Carneval.... Whatabout Fred Olsen line. That is a totaly different way of cruising. More like it use to be... More eurpean pax, and quiet relaxing way. not party party party all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise_Couple Posted December 4, 2008 #14 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We have never tried another cruise line... when you find something that fits... wear it!!! If I had to pick another I would choose Celebrity because I assume it would fit my needs overall like RCCL does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclcruzer Posted December 4, 2008 #15 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Holland America is Carneval.... Whatabout Fred Olsen line. That is a totaly different way of cruising. More like it use to be... More eurpean pax, and quiet relaxing way. not party party party all the time :confused::confused:Do you mean that HAL is owned by Carnival or that HAL is a party type atmosphere like Carnival? The latter is obviously not true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgjr Posted December 4, 2008 #16 Share Posted December 4, 2008 :confused::confused:Do you mean that HAL is owned by Carnival or that HAL is a party type atmosphere like Carnival? The latter is obviously not true! LOL - Ownd by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted December 4, 2008 #17 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Another vote for Celebrity, everytime was great. We also liked the lack of announcements, except for one daily update from the captain. Thought the food was better than RCCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclcruzer Posted December 4, 2008 #18 Share Posted December 4, 2008 LOL - Ownd by that's what I thought you meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted December 4, 2008 #19 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I am in my early 60's and the pax on the HAL are too old for me either chronologically or mentally. Maybe in another 20 years I could fit in! My preference for the other cruiseline is the Princess. I have enjoyed my time on the Princess and would do it again if the port/itinerary was what I wanted. Note to Princess: Bring your ship back to Galveston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted December 4, 2008 #20 Share Posted December 4, 2008 My husband and I have been on 4 RCCL cruises in the last 5 years. We really love the cruise line but we want to try another line that offers diffent Caribbean ports. We are in our late 30's. We have no interest in Carnival. What other lines have you sailed and loved and is it you like about that line? We were thinking maybe NCL, Princess or Celebrity. Thanks all! Twice we strayed from our favorite cruiseline, RCI, for the same reasons you stated. We love the RCI product, but we needed a change from the same tired old ports, menus, etc. Carnival was not a good fit at all for us, but we really enjoyed our Princess cruise very much! We felt that there were some things Princess did better than RCI, and some things that RCI excels at, and it all balanced out to an euqivalent cruising experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maitaiguy Posted December 4, 2008 #21 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We liked our Princess cruise. We would not hesitate to book another cruise with them. However, when we can afford our next cruise it will almost definitely be Mariner - 7 day Mexican Riviera from LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resordanis Posted December 4, 2008 #22 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Not going to your preferred destinations byt STAR CRUISES from Singapore are abslolutely fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthGrady Posted December 4, 2008 #23 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hopefully my "other favorite" line will be RCI pretty soon. After 9 excellent cruises on Carnival we decided to try something new. The only other line I have been on was Premier, and unless someones got a time machine, I won't be cruising on one of their ships again.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wverg Posted December 4, 2008 #24 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Little history first. I'm pushing 50 here, took my first cruise by myself when I was 19. Took a group cruise offered by AAA out of New York on HAL's Rotterdam. Had no idea what I was getting into. Had a blast. Yes the passengers are older, but some of them can really party. I think that is why I enjoyed it so well. Ended up taking 3 more crusies on the Rotterdam with the same group. Sometimes alone sometimes with a friend or co-worker. You can learn a lot from the older generations. They had a ton of stories I truly cherished. Ended up with many adopted grandparents who took me under their wing. Don't know if that is the reason or not but after RCCL, I would definately rate HAL as my 2nd favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted December 4, 2008 #25 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We have no interest in Carnival. Why? There's an experience that Carnival has that rivals no other. WIth good food as well! And, my favorite other cruiseline is RCCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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