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Any cruise experts who could advise?

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Iamwaiting · 10/02/2024 14:38

Hello,
Growing up with my parents we cruised all the time and I LOVED them. However I haven't been on one for 25 years, so I could do with some advice as my knowledge is seriously out of date!

Next year it's my 40th and I REALLY want to go on a cruise. My husband has never cruised before and hates the idea, but has agreed to try. My daughter will be almost 7.

It would be end July / early august. Ideally a one week cruise with a one week stay after somewhere. Definitely warm, and lots of stops (I never liked the days at sea.) I'm thinking not too big a ship due to grumpy husband 😂

Budget of £10,000 to include everything.

Where would you go and what cruise liners please?

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Whsthappensnow · 14/02/2024 09:12

I would say yes watch the you tube videos etc because they help you decide things you need to pack etc but also use the info but make your own decisions. I know you have selected your cruise and I think you have made a great choice but have you selected your cabin?

I made a choice I regretted on Iona because of something I'd seen on YouTube. Everyone was saying don't go for deck 8 so I didn't and when I got there I wish I had because the promenade deck thing wouldn't have bothered me but the queues for the lifts did. I would have spent less time in lift queues on deck 8.

Mangolover123 · 14/02/2024 09:29

Celebrity is my favourite so far, sophisticated but also less formal cruise, good for adults. Food was fantastic. It was a 2 week Caribbean cruise and we loved it.

ROC fantastic ships especially for families, lots to do, I thought the food let it down a bit in the main dinning room down, Buffet was excellent and we dinned a fair bit in one of the smaller buffet restaurant. We did the Med and Holy Land Cruise, the ports were great and we met a great bunch of people. I would say best for families.

So I would say you have the best of both worlds.

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Iamwaiting · 14/02/2024 11:03

@Whsthappensnow we are actually on deck 8 but I don't think it's the promenade deck on our ship (adventure of the seas)

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Chanxex · 14/02/2024 14:14

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 13/02/2024 06:49

Enjoy your trip. RCI are great for kids. Also get yourself onto cruise critic and the RCI boards and possibly your roll call.

We’ve cruised around 12 times. 4 with Disney - absolutely superb. The rest Celebrity. Also very good. Our october cruise is with Regent.

For those recommending Celebrity just be aware that on Edge class ships unless you are in a suite or have managed to get a sunset veranda the ‘infinite veranda’ are not proper balconies.

They are basically a huge window that opens and that the captain can close at any time.

On other classes of Celebrity ships we go for a standard room or Aqua class. Edge class if we can’t get a sunset veranda then we always go for a suite and hope we can get a guarantee.

We had the infinite veranda and I liked it as it gave us more space in the room with a nice breeze as the window came down

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 14/02/2024 16:17

That’s interesting
our friends did not stop complaining!

Jingleballs2 · 14/02/2024 16:35

In my opinion definitely not marella. I love the big royal caribbean ships, loads for kids to do. Not been on the smaller ones though. Celebrity is posher/great good but will be less children on board. They still have a kids club though. Disney is amazing for kids, I loved the food! And attention to detail around the ship is lovely.. but might not be for you 🤣 although my very non disney husband loves them. Haven't tried NCL or holland america but have heard good things

Jingleballs2 · 14/02/2024 16:36

Oh also wouldn't recommend MSC either

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