Best cruise line for honeymoon?
My fiance and I are looking for what is the best cruise line for our honeymoon. Between Disney, Carnival, Royal Carribean, and Princess what is the best? Please only answer if you have actually been on one of these cruises not from just hear say.
I have been on more than 15 cruises on Princess, Celebrity, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruise lines. My personal experience is that Princess and Royal Caribbean would be the best of those you have mentioned. I would also recommend Celebrity and Norwegian ahead of Disney and Carnival.
Disney has some nice ships but I do not think you want to do a honeymoon on a ship full of kids. Carnival is the budget and basic cruise line for people going on their first cruise but mainly for young folks who want to party, party, party. People age 21 to 35 frequent that line.
People on the other cruise lines that I have mentioned/recommended also have a good time, but you just don’t hear them all over the ship making noise. I recommend that you consider first RC, then Princess, then Celebrity and finally NCL.
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I’ve been on two cruises - One to Hawaii which was our honeymoon cruise (flew to Hawaii and cruised the islands for a week) and one to Alaska (flew to Seattle and then cruised to Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria BC).
Hawaii - Norwegian Cruise Lines - freestyle cruising
Enjoyed the cruise, and took several excursions. Freestyle cruising means no set dining time, food was great. They did have a couple “formal nights” but we chose not to dress up. We mainly took casual clothing for the excursions, and wore nice slacks and shirt to dinner. It was all-inclusive, except if you wanted to buy anything, go on excursions, or eat at one of the specialty restaurants - and then you only paid $10 extra per person to dine there. Loved Hawaii, didn’t want to leave! We stayed in a room with a balcony; I really liked standing out there watching the ship move through the water, watching the whales in the water. We went it early February, and the weather was perfect, no humidity, no bugs! I would go again.
Alaska - Holland America Cruise
Enjoyed the cruise immensely. Had a set dining time, so we ate with the same people except the nights we were off the ship for an excursion, or when we ate in the specialty restaurant. Food was excellent, both at the regular restaurant and the specialty one. We wore slacks and shirts for dinner and we had two formal nights where we dressed in our fancy clothing for dinner. Knowing we were going to eat in the specialty restaurant, I also took a nicer outfit (just not formal) to wear at that restaurant. Jeans and shirts for the excursions. Loved Alaska it’s so beautiful! We stayed in a room with a balcony again (I was spoiled from Hawaii). We went in August, so it wasn’t REALLY cold, didn’t need a jacket at all, except 1 day when it rained. Everything was all-inclusive, again, except the specialty restaurant, the excursions, and anything you wanted to buy. I would go again.