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My fiancee and I are planning to go on a cruise after we get married next month. And we are trying to decide which cruise line has the best perks for honeymooners?

We have read good reviews about Royal caribbean and we were wondering about the perks this cruise line has for honeymooners. The ship we are particularly looking to book is the Sovereign of the Seas for a 3night cruise to the Bahamas.

Thank you.

OMG I love Royal Caribbean!!!! I have been on 3 of there cruises!

Gift Baskets
Maids
Free bar service for honeymooners

Cindy has been taking photos for about 1 1/2 years, she has taken perhaps close to 100,000 with her Sony DSL-R. I did this video in celebration of her Birthday today. Happy Birthday Cindy!

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My brother and I are saving money to send my parents on a cruise to the Caribbean in 2008. I know I’m planning very early, but I’m wondering for people who have gone there or just have a lot of cruise line experience – I know Royal Caribbean is suppose to be a very nice line, but I’m wondering what Princess is like. I looked them up online and I’m interested in their mini suites, they look nice and roomy, as far as rooms go.

Also, are there any spots that you just "have to go to" when you cruise the caribbean? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I’m pretty sure that we’re all going to go, the four of us, I’ll be 25 by then and my brother will be 22, so I want to find something that will be comfortable and fun for my parents and for us. Thanks so much!

Very nice idea and I’m sure your parents will appreciate the thought and enjoy having their whole family with them on this cruise.

For something this important make sure you find a good travel agent to plan your trip and handle all the details. A good travel agent will ask you a lot of questions about what you’d like to experience on your cruise, what are the interests of everyone going, if there is anything in particular you’d like to see or do on your cruise, etc. before discussing where you’ld like to go. A ppoor agent will ask you what you want, hand you one or two brochures and tell you about why THEY like a particular cruise line. If you run into this type of agent on the phone or in person, just tell them thank you and keep searching. A good agent wants to help you create a memorable vacation experience. A poor agent just wants to make a sale. (A good agent will take a look at booking independent air and insurance rather than just using what’s offered by the cruise line, which is usually much more expensive). You’re working hard to save for this trip, so please don’t just settle for any agent.

The others were nice enough to take the time to provide you answers but remember that most of these people have only been on one or two cruise lines and there are a lot of cruise lines that these people may not even know about. Also keep in mind that they are telling you why they liked certain aspects of a cruise line and this might not apply to you or your family.

Here is a list of major cruise lines that market to the US and how
they are catergorized.

Mass-market – Examples: NCL, Carnival, MSC, Royal Cariibbean
(they are aimed at the price conscious and young families; 1500+ passengers) If you end up booking one of these I’d recommend Royal Carribbean. MSC is a new Italian line, and although they have beautiful ships and excellent pricing, they have had problems with the quality of their food and service. Same applies to NCL. Carnival has a very young crowd and on many of the sailings your parents might not enjoy a lot of younger
passengers drinking and partying.

Premium – Examples: Celebrity, Holland-America, Princess, & Disney (nicer ships, bit more in price, better itineraries, 1500+ passengers) Of these, probably Celebrity or Princess – Holland-America is a great line but tends to attract an older crowd. Disney is very family oriented but perhaps more younger families.

Ultra Premium – Example: Oceania (684+ passengers, still large ship, longer itineraries 10+ days vs 7 or less on others, very interesting itineraries – very good value for what you are getting)
Cunard -nicer ships, bit more in price, better itineraries, 7+ day sailings, 1500+ passengers) Oceania would be my choice here. If Cunard, then the QM2, the QE2 deifinitly draws a much older crowd.

If you will be consuming alcohol on your cruise you might want to consider one of the following luxury/upscale ships where everything is all inclusive. Once you’ve paid for your vacation everything is included except shore excursions, salon/spa treatments, casino, and personal purchases. If you’re open on dates, you might find some great deals in the off season (Oct-Nov) on these ships. Consider that a drink on any of the other cruise ships will run you about $7.50+ and soft drinks /bottled wabout $2.00, then add the gratuities, and see if you can find one of the off-season sailings the would be comparable in price to any of the above cruises. My suggestion would be Sea Dream, but I don’t think you’ll have a bad experience on any of these lines.

Luxury – Example: Silversea, Regent (390 – 790 passengers, all inclusive includes accommodations, meals, all beverages, including alcohol, entertainment on board, and gratuities.) No inside cabins, all staterooms are suites 90% w/ balconies.

Seabourne has smaller ships but is all inclusive and all suites.

Sea Dream has 2 mega-yachts that carry 110 passengers each.
Smallish cabiins compared to others, but also all-inclusive.

Crystal has 1100+ passenger ships but also all-inclusive

There are great discounted sailings on all of these "luxury cruises" and if you look at those and compare that pricing to the total amount you will lay out on a lesser cruise line, after they "nickel and dime" you to death even for things like soda and bottled water, you’ll find you’re spending probably the same amount of money and not getting the nicer cabins, better food and service.

Long answer but I hope it helps.

I want to know the easiest way to catch a caribbean lobster? I will be in the Bahamas so it is legal to spear it. Is that the easiest? Or should I net it? Grab it with my hands? Or is there a special tool?

During the short season in Florida we would take the boat out at night, with a big bright light on the boat we would look down into the shallows, when we spotted the lobster moving around(they are active at night) we then just scooped them up in the net.

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Me and my friend are planning to go on a cruise for our 15s, and we first thought of Carnival. My other friend told me it’s a good cruise for young people. But when we checked, no cruises are departing from where we live. So we’re looking at Royal Caribbean now. I’ve heard its for older people, so what do you think? What was the age range you saw if you’ve been on the cruise? I don’t want to be the only teens there. Thanks

Both Carnival and Royal Caribbean cater to families and the ships will generally have a mixture of kids and adults, mostly ages 20 to 4o but also a few older. The major difference between the two is Carnival is the budget cruise line for first time cruiser and young folks who want to party. Both have programs for teens and areas of their ships where teen scna hang out together. Royal Caribbean, however, has the most activities on its ships for kids. Things like ice skating, rock climbing wall, basketball court, roller blade track, and on the new Freedom class ship a surfing simulator called the ":Flowrider".

But not all ships are the same and they do not all have all of these activities. You should go to the Carnival and RC web sites and look at the features of the ship you are considering. The very best ship to go on if you want alot of things to do on ship are RC’s Freedom, Liberty and Independence of the Seas ( http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/home.do;jsessionid=0000jgQm3vOi9MjTX2oyxaO88sK:12hbiocus?shipClassCode=FR&br=R )and its Voyager Class ships (( http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/home.do;jsessionid=0000jgQm3vOi9MjTX2oyxaO88sK:12hbiocus?shipClassCode=VY&br=R).

The RC ships have a area called Adventure Ocean that has a teen club called Fuel where you can hang out until about 2:00 AM every evening. Carnival ships also have something similar. Normally if your cruise is going to the Caribbean there will be plenty of teens.

I want a vacation and i was planning on going to the caribbean. any suggestions on which island to go?

Tobago..

I am from Trinidad and Tobago is a little country about 1.5 hours away from Trinidad …the waters are so beautiful, you wouldn’t believe its real.

Not only that, you get to engage in the culture; wonderful food (like conch critters, curries) nightlife on the beach etc, if you take a boat ride they will take you deep sea diving out there and you can see EVERYTHING..

Here are some links:

http://www.qth.com/9y/tobago-picA.jpg

http://www.islandtimeholidays.com/images/tobago_cays_with_yacht.jpg

http://www.gorzow.mm.pl/~bebelebe/Afternoon%20Delight,%20Tobago.jpg

http://www.visittnt.com/

Spoilers of course, but enjoy Keith Richards as Captain Teague (Sparrow).

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I am going there for my 18th birthday with some people and would like to gamble/drink and have a good time. Where is the best place in the caribbean to do this?

The Westin Aruba Resort ( http://www.resideo.com/aw/palmbeach/08754867.hotel ) is probably one of the highest-rated. They’ve got a huge casino (1,115 square meter).

The Breezes Puerto Plata Resort Spa & Casino All Inclusive ( http://www.resideo.com/do/cabarete/17527478.hotel ) just finished some extensive renovations, so that might be another "good bet".

Good luck!

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