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My husband and I will like to go on a cruise to celebrate our wedding anniversary in November. Could anyone give me their opinions on what you think is the best cruiseline to use for a 5-7 day Caribbean cruise.

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Celebrity, Celebrity, Celebrity!

The first question is where and when do you want to cruise.

The choices are constantly growing: the Caribbean has three options:
- Eastern, (generally; San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Martin, Nassau - this is my wife's favorite for shopping)
- Western ports (generally; Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel - usually more adventurous shore excursions).
- Southern (generally some combination of: St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Aruba, and Curacao - this is my favorite), you'll need to fly to San Juan.

The next question is how structured you want your cruise to be? Most ocean cruise lines have "assigned" dining times and various dress codes for dinner (formal nights, casual nights, etc.). Others have "Freestyle" or "Personal Choice" Dining. In other words, they have 6-10 restaurants for you to choose from, and you eat when, where, and with whom you want - and dress as casual as you please.

Your budget does come in to play in both departure city and cabin selection. A quick scale, from least expensive to most expensive cabin types is: Inside; Oceanview; Balcony; Suite. The best location for least motion is as close to mid-ship as possible - another factor that not too many people realize is that the higher decks have more motion than the lower decks.

As far as what's included and what's not included in your cruise price, here's a little guide:

- Included - Ship accommodations, ocean transportation, most meals, coffee/tea/juices, most entertainment, and port taxes.

- Not Included - Any item of a personal nature including but not limited to: alcoholic beverages, spa and salon treatments, specialty coffees, shore excursions, gratuities, air transportation, transfers, photographs, medical services,

Two final thoughts; 1) make sure you use a good travel agent; 2) ask your travel agent to price out "Celebrity Cruise Line" for you - absolutely the best (our personal favorite!).

Also remember that "best value for your money" doesn't mean "cheapest". People often confuse the least expensive price with the best value. 鈥淧rice鈥?is what you paid for your vacation 鈥?鈥淰alue鈥?is what you get for what you paid!

Have fun - planning is a big part of the enjoyment! Source(s): I am a Certfied Cruise Consultant Specialist and very frequent cruiser.
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Wear plenty of sunscreen the sun is very intense and you don't want a sunburn. Skip the midnight buffet, it's not that great.
royal caribbean, they have really good food and the ships are really nice.
Royal Caribbean- I have sailed with this cruise line many times, and it's the perfect cruise line for any type of person; my aunt and uncle have been married 10 years, and our waiter thought they were newlyweds because they were relaxed... even though they had two kids. Plus on some of their voyages they go to their own private island, Labadee, which is in Haiti. (The part of the island is owned by Royal Caribbean so the only people on the island are the people from your ship and the ship's employees, and it's a truly gorgeous island, my favorite out of all of the Caribbean islands).
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.do... <visit their site to learn all you can

Good luck and enjoy your vacation!
Personally I prefer Carnival, but it depends on what you're looking for

1. Royal Carrib. -- more elegant and high standard of service, but smaller cabins

2. Carnival -- 24 hour PARTY!!! -- larger cabins
I highly recommend Celebrity, Princess, or Royal Caribbean. I have cruised with all three multiple times and the food, service, ships, and staffs are excellent. You need to think about booking very soon to get a good deal in November as cruises do sell out, especially the best deals and cabins.