vote on a cruise, please

1: 9 night eastern caribbean

30-Jun Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey 5:00 PM Boarding

01-Jul At Sea

02-Jul At Sea

03-Jul Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 1:00 PM 11:00 PM Docked

04-Jul Philipsburg, St. Maarten 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Docked

05-Jul San Juan, Puerto Rico 7:00 AM 3:00 PM Docked

06-Jul Labadee, Hispaniola 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Tendered

07-Jul At Sea

08-Jul At Sea

09-Jul Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey 7:00 AM


ship info-

Ship Highlights


Ice-skating rink
Rock-climbing wall
In-line skating
Royal Promenade (open 24 hours)
Johnny Rockets® '50s-style restaurant
Portofino Italian Restaurant
Themed bars and lounges
Casino RoyaleSM
Golf simulators
9-hole miniature golf course
Adventure Ocean® youth facilities
ShipShape® Day Spa and Fitness Center
Full-size basketball court


Ship Facts

Maiden Voyage: October 28, 2000
Passenger Capacity: 3,114
Godmother: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Gross Tonnage: 138,000
Length: 1020'
Beam: 157.5'
Draft: 29'
Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots


Conference Facilities

Dedicated meeting space with breakout rooms and reception area to accommodate up to 400 people

Executive boardroom

High-tech presentation rooms

Color touch screens, wireless remote controls, teleconferencing equipment and more




2: 7 night western caribbean: brand new freedom - first setting sail June 2006

25-Jun Miami, Florida 5:00 PM Boarding

26-Jun At Sea

27-Jun Cozumel, Mexico 7:00 AM 4:00 PM Docked

28-Jun George Town, Grand Cayman 9:00 AM 5:30 PM Tendered

29-Jun Montego Bay, Jamaica 7:00 AM 4:00 PM Docked

30-Jun Labadee, Hispaniola 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Tendered

01-Jul At Sea

02-Jul Miami, Florida 7:00 AM Departure


ship info:

Ship Highlights


Flowrider®
H2O Zone®
Cantilevered Whirlpools
Rock-climbing wall
Ice-skating rink
Royal Promenade
Extensive WiFi capabilities and connectivity for cell phones
Full-size, flat-screen TVs in every stateroom
Themed bars and lounges
Adventure Ocean® youth facilities
ShipShape® Day Spa and Fitness Center
Casino RoyaleSM


Ship Facts

Passenger Capacity: 3,600 double occupancy
Gross Tonnage: 160,000
Length: 1,112'
Max Beam: 184'
Draft: 28'
Cruising Speed: 21.6 knots


Conference Facilities

Details coming soon!



3: 7 night Bermuda

24-Jun Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3:00 PM Boarding

25-Jun At Sea

26-Jun St. George Island, Bermuda 2:00 PM Docked

27-Jun St. George Island, Bermuda 7:00 AM Docked

27-Jun Hamilton, Bermuda 9:00 AM Docked

28-Jun Hamilton, Bermuda Docked

29-Jun Hamilton, Bermuda 11:00 AM Docked

30-Jun At Sea

01-Jul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7:00 AM Departure


ship info:
Ship Highlights


Portofino Italian Restaurant
Latté-tudesSM, a specialty coffee house featuring Seattle's Best Coffee®
Boleros Latin-theme lounge
Rock-climbing wall
Themed bars and lounges
Casino RoyaleSM
Outdoor pool and wading pool
3 whirlpools
Adventure Ocean® youth facilities
ShipShape® Day Spa and Fitness Center


Ship Facts

Maiden Voyage: June 25, 1990
Passenger Capacity: 2,020
Godmother: Gloria Estefan
Gross Tonnage: 48,563
Length: 692'
Beam: 100'
Draft: 25'
Cruising Speed: 19.5 knots


Conference Facilities

No conference facilities available

Re: vote on a cruise, please

Is number 1 a royal carribean vessel?

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all are royal caribbean

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New ship all the way...

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It depends..... If leaving from Jersey is more convenient than go with the first one. But if you don't mind paying for airfare to FL then I'd definitely pick the second one. I would also stay in Miami 2-3 more days at the end of the cruise.

As for the third, I would rather fly to Bermuda than cruise there if that's the only island you go to.

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ahhhhhhhhhhhh hard one.

i like the itinerary of the first but i would rather go on a newer ship.

ALSO....number of people on the ship makes a big difference.
We went on Carnivals second largest ship and OMG what a pain. The lines are outrageous...So if we were to go again i would go on a smaller ship!

BRI.....FM me or IM me when you see me. I might have some info for you..

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I voted #1.
I LOVED Royal Carribean.
I will talk more about it tomorrw in class

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I've been on all 3 of those cruises! (the itineraries - NOT the #2 ship, obviously.) I have been on ship #1 and #3.

I'd toss out #2 right off the bat, because the itinerary is so-so. It's the least desirable part of the caribbean.

As for #3, Bermuda is GORGEOUS and incredibly romantic. Cruising there is great, especially the one that leaves from Philly. That's the BEST Bermuda itinerary, IMO. I've been on that ship - It's a little smaller than ship in #1. Just a side note: Bermuda is more expensive than the Caribbean Islands.

If you haven't travelled the Caribbean much, you should def take #1. If you've been there before, I'd take the Bermuda cruise.

OOOOO I wish I was going on a cruise!!!

Have fun!

Message edited 12/5/2005 9:53:06 AM.

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I like the second ship but with the first itenarary.........figure out where you want to go and the rest will fall in to place

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Message edited 8/21/2007 10:12:02 PM.

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Thanks everyone . . . . this is going to be one LONG vacation planning ordeal!

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Royal Carribean is a FANTASTIC cruise line. My co-worker worked for RC for 11 years. He loved it there.

RC employees are treated very well, they are very knowledgable, all their ships have tons of activities and half the time you forget you are on a cruise.

I vote for the 1st itinerary.

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Of the three itineraries, I like #1 the best. Out of the ships, of course #2 sounds great BUT I really dont like the itinerary.

We took an itinerary VERY similar to #2 for our HM cruise , the only difference being we went to the Bahamas and not Cozumel (also on Royal Caribbean, which I totally recommend as a cruise line, we absolutely loved it) While I loved the ship and the cruise line, I was just so-so about those ports of call. I thought Grand Cayman was really booring and Jamaica was a ton of fun, but kind of sketchy. Labadee Hispaniola (Haiti) was actually gorgeous, my favorite stop (its RC's private island - great snorkeling, and we went parasailing there)

I've also heard great things about Bermuda BUT not sure I'd take such an older ship. And for some reason I get an "older person" vibe when I think about cruises to Bermuda, probably totally wrong on my part, but it just seems like everyone I hear who goes to Bermuda is OLD (JMO of course )

We took "Voyager of the Seas" on RC, which was new to NJ at the time we sailed in July 04. Back in 04, Voyager of the Seas was the 2nd biggest ship out there, 2nd only to the Queen Mary.

As Red said about her cruise, the ONLY drawback to crusing on such a large ship is that getting on/off for your ports of call/excursions becomes a ROYAL PITA.. in retrospect, I probably would take a smaller ship the next time around I think, though our ship was fabulous. The ship you listed in #1 sounds a lot like our cruise. It had all the same amenities, etc. The rock climing, golf course, Johnny Rockets, skating rink, etc. It was a fabulous ship, I canont say enough good things. The clubs were a blast, restaurants great, food was amazing (too amazing actually, I gained a ton of weight )

And we sailed out of NJ too, super convenient.

Hard decision, but I'd vote #1!

Good luck!

Message edited 12/5/2005 5:21:29 PM.

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i am actually going to the first one that you listed the 9 day cruise on august25 of 2006! I am sooo looking forward to it. its for my mom and dads 39 years anniversary but back to the original question a nwer cruise something i have not been on yet and will be exciting! gl.

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i think that you can't go wrong with RCCL!

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One or two sound really good.