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LOL I thought this was going to be a movie thread too.
Living in Miami I have gone cruising a fair amount. My input
Norweigan- Fair food, decent entertainment, diverse crowd. Ok for kids.
Carnival-Poor food, good entertainment, younger crowd. Ok for kids
RCCL: Fair food, good entertainment, diverse crowd. Ok for kids
Celebrity: Best food of the midlevel cruise lines, fair entertainment, older crowd. fair to mediocre for kids
Holland America: Very good food, mediocre entertainment, the old timer crowd, poor for kids.
Costa: never tried them
It depends alot on what you want to do. If your in your 20s and want to party 24/7 then i suggest Carnival. If you are there to relax and want good food mostly I suggest Celebrity. Alot depends on the boat, the ports of call, the length of the cruise. In general, 3 days or less and your talking about a younger crowd but crappy ports of call. Longer than 7 days and the crowd gets noticeable older with mostly retirees able to take that much time off to cruise. The shorter ports of call generally get the older boats. Watch out for heavy upselling 24/7.
One thing we always do is bring a roll of tape to cover the speaker in the room with a magazine so we dont have to listen to them announcing Bingo and art auctions all the time. If its an emergency, believe me you will hear their announcements through the speakers in the hallways. Also if you live in the town where the port of call is, get on the boat early so you can enjoy lunch and settle in. We also pack a few 12 packs of soda and flasks of booze in our luggage. Its an easy way to shave a hundred or two off your bill at the end and still always have a cold drink in your hand 24/7.
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