Toms Cruise Ship Reviews

Caribbean Cruises are the most accepted cruise destination across the world. When ever we talk about cruising, this is the first name that would strike anybody’s mind. After all it is quite popular among masses. This is one of the largest cruise destinations in the world. You can decide to sail on different sides of the Caribbean i.e. the western Caribbean or the Eastern Caribbean. Both these areas are magnificent in their own sense. You can decide upon either one of them for an exquisite cruise vacation. A seven night cruising tour is less to cover the entire Caribbean region. Therefore, this package is divided into two regions. You can choose your destination depending upon your own interests and expectations. Well, first time cruisers might not even have an idea about what they expect out of a cruise destination. The answer is easy. You should carry out a search and find out all the ports of calls on different sides. Also, you should check with the on board an activity, each Caribbean cruise line offers. Take a decision depending upon your interests, their provisions and your fitness levels. You may be fond of swimming, shopping, good food and adventure activities. You should also choose your cruise line depending upon the kind of stopovers they offer.

The western Caribbean cruises offer the best beaches, exciting port of calls and blue seas. The Western Caribbean cruise ships have amazing port of calls that include the Playa de Carmen, Mexico, Jamaica, Belize, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The area is so large that it is almost impossible to cover all the beaches. There are too may beaches and very less time. Caribbean cruise touring requires extreme patience and time. You can also chose to make short shore excursions on small parts of the Caribbean. These shore excursions include the ancient Mayan ruins, rain forest, scuba diving and many other fun filled activities. Ports of calls in Eastern Caribbean cruises include the Bahamas, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico. These destinations also provide an amazing shopping experience for you. The eastern side of Caribbean has fantastic beaches which might lure you. The islands are situated quite closely and shore excursions are more popular towards this side of the Caribbean.

Some amazing cruise lines to Caribbean include the Carnival cruise Lines, the Disney Cruises, the Princess Cruises, the Royal Cruises and the Royal Caribbean Cruises. These cruise lines let you avail all the benefits of a luxury cruise vacation. The Caribbean is already marked with beautiful scenery of ocean waters and to make it better, these cruise lines arrange for entertaining on board activities like swimming, orchestras, dining, dancing, spas, relaxing Jacuzzis and hot water baths.

Royal Caribbean, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, was set up in the year 1968 and is headquartered at Miami, Florida. Since its inception, Royal Caribbean has come a long way, with its parent company acquiring some of the best brands in the industry over time; Royal Caribbean has a huge fleet of twenty one ships that are in service as of today. Two ships are under construction and are expected to join the ranks pretty soon. Ships belonging to the Royal Caribbean cruises are differentiated from others by their name, which more or less ends in these words- “of the seas”.

Song of Norway was the first ship to have been out into service by the Royal Caribbean, back in 1970. Later, Sun Viking and Nordic Prince were also added to its fleet. Over a span of four years, these three ships gained considerable popularity amongst sailors and guests alike. The Song of Norway, owing to an unprecedented demand in the number of people seeking a spot on the cruise, was the first cruise in the history of shipping industry to have been lengthened by insertion of a 25 meter long piece of metal.

Royal Caribbean has always been at its innovative best throughout the course of time it has been operating. It was the first cruise liner to have purchased private property in Haiti, to accommodate its guests and to make them feel exclusive and special. In 1988, the Sovereign of the Seas was launched under the aegis of the Royal Caribbean. This cruise liner was the largest ship afloat in the seas at that time and thus, it was the cynosure of critics and guests alike.

Each Royal Caribbean ship has a host of features, which are virtually absent in all the other cruise liners operating in the market currently. For instance, each ship has a father of all lounges, called the Viking Lounge, which boasts of amazing views, on board swimming pools, tennis lawns, lawn climbing and a hoard of other facilities, which make the guests’ experience a totally exquisite one. What’s more, the cruise line takes care of its younger guess as well, and each cruise ship has a different section for this lot of guests. Known as the Adventure Ocean, this area has a hoard of fun filled activities and theme parks, which are exclusively designed to cater to the needs of the young Turks.

The Royal Caribbean cruises are divided into a number of categories, depending upon the kind of cruise liner in perspective. These categories are Oasis, Freedom, Voyager, Radiance, Vision and the sovereign class. While all the ships in these categories boast of the trademark legacy that Royal Caribbean beholds, yet there are subtle differences between each of these which sets them apart from each other and from the rest of the crowd.