If so, which ships? I'm narrowing down my selection of cruiselines between RCC or Celebrity. I'm traveling to the Carribean sometime between Oct and Dec. and have read good and bad about both cruiselines. It's either going to be Brilliance of the Sea(RCC) or the Summit(Celebrity). My husband and I are mid 30's and want to be able to have many things to do on the ship. We live in the Arctic so there is NOTHING to do. So please let me hear it (ice skating, golf, swimming, spa, food, incredible ports, rock wall, Brewery Pubs,etc. <BR>PS. There isn't a travel agent within 1,000 miles and rely on what I read on the internet. (no book store either)

RCCL offers many things for you to do especially on the newer ships like the Brilliance. I've been on both Celebrity and RCCL and liked both very much. It's a toss up between the two but don't worry they are both fantastic ships with good staff and plenty of nice things to see and do. You'll probably be out by the pool all day after the artic experience and you'll have fun..enjoy.

SAVE THE OCEANS<BR>DON'T CRUISE ROYAL CARRIBEAN!

Artic Freeze:<BR>Think about what it is that you would enjoy having most and then make the selection for yourself. I've sailed RCCL and while I didn't find them to be to my liking (not as much activity as I like) .... I still kept the right attitude and had a good time.<BR>I've sailed every major line and a few old ones like Dolphin and Premier and can honestly say that I've always had fun because I chose to. It's amazing to see how many people on these posts (and on the same cruises I've been on) spend huge amounts of energy complaining about almost everything imaginable.<BR>Again, pick the one that you think is best for you and have a GREAT time! Bob

Artic Freeze:<BR><BR>Sounds to me like you are describing the RCCL Voyager Class Ships with the ice skating, pubs, rollerblading, basketball, rock climbing etc. Brilliance is only going to offer you the rock climbing wall.<BR><BR>There are 3 Voyager Class ships to choose from (Voyager, Explorer, Adventure). I sailed the Voyager and there was so much to see and do I came home and immediately booked the Explorer. These ships are quite an experience.<BR><BR>Other than those three ships I would choose Celebrity over RCCL unless you are sailing for the ports, then I would choose Brilliance. You will find enough to do on any ship really. <BR><BR>FYI for those that love cruising they never complain about the small stuff.<BR><BR>Enjoy your planning.<BR><BR>Paul

I love RCCL!! Just came back from a cruise in March, and everything was fantastic- the service, the food, the shows, etc. You'll have a blast!

Thank you so much for all the information. This will help us decide which ship and how long we want to cruise.<BR>It was great hearing from you.<BR>Have a wonderful weekend

We took our first and last Celebrity cruise on the Infinity in February. We have taken 6 RCCL cruises and enjoyed each. We don't ususally participate in the onboard activities. However, it seems there were always several thing going on all the time on RCCL and very few on Celebrity.

We have been on 12 cruises, 9 with RCCL, 1 Celebrity, 1 Holland America and 1 Princess (inaugural cruise of the Grand princess from Istanbul). We love RCCL for it's beautiful ships and great service. The one Celebrity ship we went on out of New York to Bermuda was nice but the food, which is so highly touted on Celebrity, was just good....not great. We've had better food on RCCL and HAL. Getting ready for our 10th cruise this August on RCCL and will do plenty more in the future.

I sailed on the Grandeur and the Sovereign 4 day. I wouldn't do another 4 day after doing the bigger ships. (Actually, I thought Carnival's 4-day had better activities and food.)However, the Grandeur was fabulous, and we've decided to try Voyager in June and carnival Pride in April. We researched the many reader reviews on cruisecritic.com - please check that site! Of course, the Brilliance won't have any reviews yet- and sometimes a ship needs a few months to work out the kinks before it gets things right.

Do they have the rock wall on the Legend of the Seas? We're bringing our kids (11 & 15).

<BR>Hi Pianomaster,<BR><BR>No Climbing Wall but they do have a huge water slide.<BR><BR>Paul

A hugh water slide on the Legend - really? Must have added that when no one was looking, INCLUDING ROYAL CARIBBEAN.

Must have added that since Jan 2000 cause I was on the Legend in Australia/New Zealand for the millennium cruise and there wasn't a slide at that time.

So is there a waterslide on Legend of the Seas or not??!!<BR>What other young people-friendly things are there to do on board? Is there an ice rink?

<BR>Oops - Sorry Pianomaster. I was thinking of Carnival Legend which has the slide. The Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas does not have a rock climbing wall nor a slide. The ship was built in 1995 and refurbished in 1997.<BR><BR>Paul

Nice cross promotion Paul, and also very transparent.

Wow xx, you are so smart and use such cool words like "transparent." Gee i hope i grow up to be as important and neat as you.

Well since both of us have typos in our comments maybe you will.<BR><BR>That skirts the real issue at hand though. This is just another time for Paul to talk about Carnival. And frankly, it's getting a little tiresome.

XX does Dp and probably has HPV.<BR>If not HPV then at least HSV<BR>but we hope it's not HIV<BR>But when you do things like Dp <BR>any of these are a possibility.<BR><BR>You're a very alphabetical kind of guy.<BR>