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| Royal Caribbean or Carnival cruise? |
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| ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON BOARD *BOTH* !! |
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| i want to know which you liked better and WHY? |
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| include which one had: |
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| -better food |
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| -more fun activities |
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| -more teens |
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| -AND JUST MORE STUFF YOU LIKED OVERALL |
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| please specify which royal or carnival ship (: |
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| Carnival and Royal Caribbean are two popular cruise lines that have strong followings. |
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| Some cruise aficionados refuse to sail on one or the other. |
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| Are there any major differences between them? |
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| Explore which cruise may fit your needs the best. |
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| For our comparison we sailed on two similar ships - the Carnival Liberty and the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas. |
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| Itinerary Both ships go to Caribbean Islands like Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, St. Thomas, the Bahamas and St. Martin / St. Maarten. |
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| The Liberty also visited its private island Half Moon Cay, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk. |
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| The Mariner of the Seas traveled to its private island Coco Cay and Labadee (the north coast of Haiti). |
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| We loved most of the locations that both of the ships visited and don't believe that this should be a distinguishing factor on deciding between the cruise lines. |
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| Shows Each night there are a variety of shows. |
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| Usually you have the main show and some type of entertainment before and perhaps afterward. |
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| We felt that the main shows on the Mariner of the Seas were better. |
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| On the Liberty we liked the comedian and juggling act. |
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| If you love seeing the shows, Royal Caribbean was better for the main shows and Carnival was slightly better for the comedians. |
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| Dining Room We enjoyed the atmosphere of both dining rooms on the Liberty and Mariner of the Seas. |
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| We felt that the menu had a little more variety on the Mariner of the Seas. |
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| Friendliness of staff The Liberty and Mariner of the Seas both get high grades. |
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| We did have one waiter that complained some on one of our trips on the Mariner. |
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| We had a slightly better experience on the Liberty, but feel that both crews did an excellent job and that this should not be a distinguishing factor on choosing a cruise. |
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| Pools The Mariner of the Seas and Liberty both had salt water pools - which most cruise ships have. |
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| They both had pools for kids and adults. |
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| We liked the Liberty's pools better because one had a slide. |
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| If you have kids, this would be something that they would definitely enjoy. |
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| Spa We tried the spa on the Liberty and loved it. |
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| We did not try the spa on the Mariner of the Seas. |
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| Usually you can't go wrong when getting a spa treatment...... |
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| Royal Caribbean is better, but the best cruiseline is Regent Seven Seas. |
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| Look on their website rssc.com |
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| Royal Caribbean. |
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| Carnival has been called the WalMart of cruise lines... |