
Dave Holman
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It would make a difference, depending on your attitude about children. If you like kids, though you don't have any, then Royal Caribbean and Carnival, NCL are all good possibilities. But they all tend to attract families.
If you don't have kids cuz the little rats just annoy you, you might want to go for a line that tends to carry less children, such as Celebrity, Princess, maybe Holland America.
Also, the timing is important...if you go when school is out (Christmas, Easter, Summer) you will have more young'uns on the boat.
More importantly, what are your likes and dislikes, your budget, and your priorities. Carnival, RCCL and NCL are all mass market, low-priced lines. Of those, NCL is a bit more relaxed about dress codes and dining times - so if you are casual people go that way. If you like to dress up, and deal well with structure, Carnival and Royal are about the same, except Carnival tends to have bigger staterooms, and Royal more physical activities (like ice skating and rock climbing).
If you want something a little more upscale, Princess and Holland America and Celebrity try to be a bit more elegant - and Princess is the one of those where you don't have to have dinner every night, same place, same time.
As far as ports, they all tend to go to the same ports - with Carnival and NCL being, typically, more port intensive, and the others having more "sea days".
There is a lot more I could tell you, if I knew a bit more about the two of you, and what you are specifically looking for, but hopefully, this will at least give you some direction for further research. |