Cruise Ship Advice

I am thinking of going on a cruise in March. There are 3 main Cruise Companies. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Has anyone ever used one of these cruise ship companies before? I am looking to set sail out of a FL port. I am leaning towards Norewegian Cruise Lines because they have what you call "Freestyle Cruising". More layed back and you don't need to get dressed up like the other ships require for dinner and what not. They don't have set times for dinner either. The cruise with them I am looking into goes to Bahamas, Costa Maya, Belize and Roatan (Honduras) Second in line would be Carnival. They have an awesome cruise that goes to Cozumel Mexico, Costa Maya, Belize and Grand Cayman Islands. Royal Caribbean has some nice cruises as well but I am not feeling the company as much as the other two. Has anyone been to any of the Islands I mentioned? Any advice or suggestions would be great! :thx2:

I'd miss my bike too much to go on a cruise. :lol:

could always take a pocket bike to ride on the boat LOL

:jacked: On topic guys..... don't hijack my thread :tt:

It was on topic :)

After 13 years in the Canoe club(Navy) I could care less about a ship. However, Belize is very nice-Especially if you are into scuba.

I went on a the carnival cruise to belize, costa maya, cozumel and grand caymens in July and had an amazing time. I don't know how it compares to the other cruises mentioned though...

Cruise ships are the perfect place to murder someone... Toss their ass off the side at 3am... Nobody knows. :dthumb:

I would never go on one of those cruise things. Instead of a cruise I would just choose a couple places you want to go and visit them normal-style. Cruises waste too much time on the boat and not enough time in the actual places you're visiting. They make it look very attractive by making it all-inclusive and just one simple price, but in reality you would be better off just going on your own well-planned vacation. :2cents:

*Shrugs* Anyone else want to add any advice/input? I put a room on hold for 24 hours with Norwegian Cruise Lines going to the Western Caribbean. I think "Freestyle Cruising" is the way to go. I am planning on paying the deposit tomorrow. :sun: Link -----> http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

I may be wrong but isn't carnival the one where there was a lot of sick people on board and they had to pull in to get everyone treated?

I wonder... If someone decides that the ocean would be a better place to swim than the pool on board, and they jump off... will the cruise ship stop and pick them up again, or just keep going?

lol they send out a little rescue motorboat, cost to much to actually stop the ship. I went on a 2 week carnival cruise to Europe and I have no complaints. Word of advice though is NEVER give them your email lol because I still cant get them to stop emailing me crap everyday.

lol they send out a little rescue motorboat, cost to much to actually stop the ship. I went on a 2 week carnival cruise to Europe and I have no complaints. Word of advice though is NEVER give them your email lol because I still cant get them to stop emailing me crap everyday. Good to know. Ad on bottom of page, $799 for a disney carribean cruise. didn't read the details.

I may be wrong but isn't carnival the one where there was a lot of sick people on board and they had to pull in to get everyone treated? They are the Ghetto Ship company thats why...laughs... even my travel agent was steering me away from Carnival. :wink:

They are the Ghetto Ship company thats why...laughs... even my travel agent was steering me away from Carnival. :wink: i didn't have any complaints but we also shelled out for a suite with a balcony and tipped big so we were treated like royalty.

ask about an upgrade once on board... if better cabbins are available they will upgrade you for cheaper $$ then booking a better room ahead of time...

ask about an upgrade once on board... if better cabbins are available they will upgrade you for cheaper $$ then booking a better room ahead of time... Now that is good info!!!

One that stays a float would be a plus:dthumb:

I just saw something on the largest cruise ship... anyone know what the biggest one is now?

i took royal Caribbean before, it was nice and had good food. but it was on the smaller side compared to others. any cruise you choose should be good just make sure the food is free and you drink a lot of alcohol :dthumb:

:thx2: for the tips. I already got a free upgrade. I went from the lowest balcony level to the highest. I am the top cabin level now. Only thing higher is the main deck with the pool :wink: I tried getting a free upgrade from an Ocean View room to a Balcony View. That was a big NO :tt:

:thx2: for the tips. I already got a free upgrade. I went from the lowest balcony level to the highest. I am the top cabin level now. Only thing higher is the main deck with the pool :wink: I tried getting a free upgrade from an Ocean View room to a Balcony View. That was a big NO :tt: All the better to toss some douchebag's sorry ass off of... :dthumb:

All the better to toss some douchebag's sorry ass off of... :dthumb: Laughs... nice :bslap:

I'd like to go on one of the alaskan cruises

It's booked :clap:

sweet, who did u go with? I did Norweigan out of boston to bermuda, that was nice then i did Carnival out of NYC to San Juan, St Thomas, and Tortola, and that was nice too I just got back in Early Sept from a Carnival cruise from Miami that went to the bahamas, St Thomas, San Juan, Grand Turks, and it was good I want to try Royal carribbean next, my gf said it was awesome

I went with Norwegian Cruise Lines (Freestyle Cruising) Leaves out of Miami FL and goes to Roaton (Honduras), Belize, Cozumel (Mexico) and Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas). I can't wait :woo: Did you get sea sick Mondo? Any pictures from your cruises? Post'em up :wink:

last year, we cruised with Holland America to the caribbean (i forget all the islands it went to). it was mostly old people and very few kids. a friend recommended it as they said the disney cruises had way too many (unruly) kids. next cruise will be with Holland America again (asia). the excursions doubled the cost of the cruise. we splurged with horseback riding, diving at all the islands, swimming with manta rays, and other boat rides. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x154/back_marker/ship.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x154/back_marker/horseback.jpg me on horseback at the beach more pics (http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x154/back_marker/) -a|ex

:omg: a face to go with the man :lol: Looks like yall had a great tyme. Nice looking family too BYW :dthumb:

:omg: a face to go with the man :lol: Looks like yall had a great tyme. Nice looking family too BYW :dthumb: :iagree: You don't look like near the prick I thought you would. :lol:

:iagree: You don't look like near the prick I thought you would. :lol: :slol: :baha:

I have been on a couple of Carnival cruises and I would highly recommend them. We had a blast, the food was awesome and they like to party. Cruises are the best bang for the buck. You get to eat like a king some of the finest foods around. You get to be pampered and do not have to worry about a thing while on the cruise. Also, it would cost you a fortune to go to multiple places like a cruise does. I like going to several different places and doing a variety of things. People that bash cruises probably have never been on one. They are a lot of fun!!!!! Go for it. Carnival tends to have a younger crowd, hence more partying and fun. More of the older crowds flock to Norwegian and Royal Carib. so you might want to keep that in mind. No matter what cruise you take, I guarantee you will enjoy yourself immensely

I am thinking of chartering a catamaran and taking my GF to the west indies. Been looking at Festiva Sailing Vacations (http://festivasailingvacations.com/index.php). Friend of mine just went on a trip through them and loved it.

I am thinking of chartering a catamaran and taking my GF to the west indies. Been looking at Festiva Sailing Vacations (http://festivasailingvacations.com/index.php). Friend of mine just went on a trip through them and loved it. Im too poor for such things :lol:

Thanks again for the responses. Keep'em coming. :wink: Great pictures Back_Marker :drool: I can't wait..... March can't come soon enough...... :tt:

I've taken a 7 day Alaska cruise on Princess cruise line. One of the best vacations I've ever had. I would certainly recommend Princess to anyone going on a cruise.