bruno

eastern or western wich one should I pick, western stops in grand caymen, cozumel and ocho rios, eastern stops in st-thomas, st marteen and I am not sure of the third one

Paul Therault

Hi Bruno,<BR><BR>The other port on the eastern itinerary is San Juan. The only negative to this itinerary is that you are only in San Juan in the evening. Not much to do or see. You could window shop or go to the main square where there may be musical entertainment. The Wyndam Hotel across the street has an outside cafe and inside there is a great band and singers in the casino/bar. Also the ship has an on-deck party which is fun and the food is good.<BR><BR>The only negative to the western itinerary is the aggressiveness of the natives in Jamaica. They are not dangerous and you can joke around with them. Even if you go on the ship's tours they will follow you and try to sell you something. Just a firm "no" will send them away.<BR><BR>All the other ports are fine.<BR><BR>Paul

maryann

I have been on both the western and eastern caribbean.<BR>the western itinerary included grand cayman, definetely the best island so far, and cozumel. <BR>the eastern included st thomas, st maarten, and the bahamas.<BR>I personally enjoyed the western itinerary much more than the eastern, dispict the fact that the ship on the eastern itinerary was 10 times better than the one i used on the western trip.<BR>I'll go with the Western !!!

Peter

Look into the Voyager or Explorer - same itineraries, better ships.

bruno

voyager or explorer, what cruise line?<BR><BR>What's better about those ships? I tought the victory was nice because its almost new?

bruno

the ships you mention are 30 % more expensive, is it really worth it?

maryann

Voyager and the explorer are both owned by Royal Caribbean.<BR>I have been on both Carnival and RCCL, and RCCL is much, much nicer than Carnival in all aspects

bruno

can you give me specifics and examples on much nicer? I am 22 and my g-f is 21, does your advice remain the same?

maryann

i am 24 and my husband is 30 years old.<BR>the food, the quality of service, and especially the shows are better.<BR>

patty

Have been on the Grand Princess and the Golden Princess. Both Eastern cruises. If you like to scuba do the western. If you like to see more mountains in the caribbean and better scenary I would do the Eastern cruise. <BR>To me Carnival sucks.... I've been on the Fantasy 3 times. Liked the Fantasy ok. Did the Triumph. The Triumph sucked. The ship was nice but the food and service sucked. <BR>Princess is the best. <BR>If you like Las Vegas, and like to party go on Carnival. <BR>Check with www.cruisecritic.com to get reviews. <BR>Check buycruises.com for prices.