RCCL's Voyager of the Seas or NCL's Norwegian Gem?

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TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only

I recommend the Royal Caribbean Voyager. I have cruise on the Gem (this past Nov) in the Mediterranean and I have also been on two of RC's Voyager Class ships (the Adventure and the Mariner) which are identical to the Voyager. So my experience is the Voyager is a much better ship even though the Gem is less than 2 years old. There are much more activities on the Voyager and the service and staff will likely be much better than on the Gem. We had several issues with the service on the Gem. Don't be fooled by that Norwegian advertisement about "Freestyle" cruising. The cruise on NCL (and I have been on about 6 NCL cruises) is no different from any other cruise line except for you being able to go to dinner in the main dining room anytime instead of on a set schedule. And that anytime dining has its drawbacks too.

Go on the Voyager

mzoppo

I say RCCL, Right now Vacationsnbeyond.com is having a promotion, either you get Free Cruise Insurance and/or onboard credit, go to http://www.vacationsnbeyond.com and request a quote.

cruisedirector63

Voyager of the Seas!!! most definitely. RCCL is the best when it comes to young active adults. Go to RCCL.com and check out the ship. You will see what I am talking about. You can also go to NCL.com and do the same for Norwegian Gem. She is a new ship however, but I would recommend Voyager in a heartbeat!!

MomSezNo

Go to CruiseCritic.com, click on "Reviews" and read "Member Reviews" of the two ships. You might also want to click on "Boards", then go to the two cruise lines' boards.

Personally, after reading reviews of the two cruise lines in general, I wouldn't cruise on either, but if those are your only choices, the reviews and boards at CC will be helpful. And if this is your first cruise, you probably won't be disappointed.

Dannyboi

um...
thats hard.
i say Voyager.
Because there's more to do.
and on NCL's Gem all there is is like 2 pools, and a bunch of restaurants...
and Voyager has it all.
Well to me.
Theres too many things to do on the Voyager.
here's all the entertainment and activites:
http://www.cruises.com/c/entertainment.asp?lineid=44&vessel=237&itineraryID=855767&startdate=6/30/2008&enddate=12/31/2009&dsc=y

emily_irish129

Voyager! Hands down one of the best ships afloat! (and will be the 3rd biggest after oasis comes out)! It has a mall for crying out loud! and an ice rink, and a 3 story dining room, and a rock wall and a putt putt corse and a roller rink! Now I dont mean to be putting down Norwegian but I haven't heard great things about that cruise. I'm just saying it would be a smart idea to choose voyager.

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