cwoolson
01-18-2006, 02:22 PM
My partner and I were on last year's cruise (2005) and it was Bob's first cruise -- I was nervous that he wouldn't handle the confined space, set itinerary and well... the boat. Turns out he became quite the fan and we booked for Alaska right away.
In the interim, we received a free cruise after purchasing a house and just got back a few days ago. Yes, it was a big ship -- big name -- CARNIVAL to be exact. Needless to say we were very unimpressed and would never do another cruise with them again... but we weren't sure if R Family had set the bar so high and we were truly biases or did we not enjoy the cruise as most would have.
No doubt, R Family entertainment is top-notch -- you won't find that kind of entertainment on ANY cruise line in the world I'm afraid. Cyndi, Melissa, Rosie and the countless others from Broadway and elsewhere -- it just won't happen. We decided we couldn't compare golden apples to pears ... suffice it to say, the entertainment, on any level, is sub-par.
The food was tremendously better on R Family (i.e. Norwegian) than Carnival and the Freestyle Dining is much better than pre-assigned seats ... where you could get stuck with people you have absolutely nothing in common with (though we did meet a very nice couple who we did enjoy.)
Parents - YOUR KIDS ARE ANGELS! They truly are and we were told that the children on R Family were a blessing for the cruise staff and now we understand why. Our cruise was full of children ... unattended and roaming the ship without parents. Yep, the parents take this cruise to get rid of the kids while they enjoy their time ... and kids do pretty much anything they want until a staff member stops them.
Thankfully we went with R Family first or we might not be doing another cruise -- and we're counting down the days for Alaska!!
Cheers,
Chris
In the interim, we received a free cruise after purchasing a house and just got back a few days ago. Yes, it was a big ship -- big name -- CARNIVAL to be exact. Needless to say we were very unimpressed and would never do another cruise with them again... but we weren't sure if R Family had set the bar so high and we were truly biases or did we not enjoy the cruise as most would have.
No doubt, R Family entertainment is top-notch -- you won't find that kind of entertainment on ANY cruise line in the world I'm afraid. Cyndi, Melissa, Rosie and the countless others from Broadway and elsewhere -- it just won't happen. We decided we couldn't compare golden apples to pears ... suffice it to say, the entertainment, on any level, is sub-par.
The food was tremendously better on R Family (i.e. Norwegian) than Carnival and the Freestyle Dining is much better than pre-assigned seats ... where you could get stuck with people you have absolutely nothing in common with (though we did meet a very nice couple who we did enjoy.)
Parents - YOUR KIDS ARE ANGELS! They truly are and we were told that the children on R Family were a blessing for the cruise staff and now we understand why. Our cruise was full of children ... unattended and roaming the ship without parents. Yep, the parents take this cruise to get rid of the kids while they enjoy their time ... and kids do pretty much anything they want until a staff member stops them.
Thankfully we went with R Family first or we might not be doing another cruise -- and we're counting down the days for Alaska!!
Cheers,
Chris