Last year I went on a cruise. No ordinary cruise. We are not talking about Thomson or 'scare tours' Airtours. No, RCI, more commonly known as Royal Caribbean International.
It was my parents 60th birthdays last year and we wanted a special treat, they are paying of course. My boyfriend and I decide on a promenade cabin (a view over the inside shopping mall) on the Royal Caribbean's 'Voyager of the Seas' and the rest of my family go for an outside cabin with a balcony. They later regret this as there is nothing to see and it is very windy. My aunty liked it as she could smoke out there!
I must go back a few weeks. I am, or was then a travel agent and got the cruise at a reasonable rate (OK it was cheap). My boyfriend and I flew out to Barcelona for a few days before the cruise and stayed in the Cathedral hotel. It was very swanky and in a good location. Although I must say we thought the church next to the hotel was the 'Sagrada Familia' when it was in fact some unknown landmark 50 times smaller!
The weather was shocking and I laid on a sun bed in a coat, but Barcelona is a vibrant city and I would highly recommend it.
Once unpacked on the cruse it was time for dinner. Wow. So many places to eat and the food is 5*. Royal Caribbean really know what they are doing, From the entertainment to the food, rooms, nightclub and casino it was out of this world.
I got teased immensely at work about cruises being for old people and having a blue rinse and also playing shuffle board, but i can honerstly say, it had something for everyone. Even the kids club was great. If you don’t have any kids its great as they are kept out of the way all day on a top deck and if you do have them then the kids club means you get your own time as couple.
Did I mention the hot tubs seat 20 people?
We met some great people who we spent time with and we hope to go back cruising soon. From my experience, RCI run family and couple friendly, fun ships along with other companies like Carnival Cruises, whereas companies like Fred Olsen and P&O are a little more traditional.
We called at many ports on our journey which enabled us to see 7 countries in 1 week. Monte Carlo, Naples, Rome to name but a few. This is the beauty of cruising.
The ship caters for the fitness freaks among us. The gym is amazing and has every piece of equipment imaginable.
It also caters for us foodies. The breakfast and lunch time buffets were out of this world, offering cusine from many cultures for us to try. Check out the Royal Caribbean website for more! They offer special discounts if you book early and sometimes offer onboard credit as part of the deal!
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