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As a special treat I have been saving to take my partner on a carabian cruise.
I have to get it right as I can not afford to do it again !
I can not make ny mind up on what line to go with, P&O, who a lot of people have recomended saying they are expensive but really great, Royal Carabian who I have heard are also good.
What do you think, anyone used either of these or can anyone recommend any other line.
All comments greatfully received, I don't want to sound flash but I would rather pay extra if its worth it rather than save a few quid for rubbish as I really want her to have a great time.
Thanks

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May I suggest you not go during spring break (March and April). Also, if possible avoid going in summer (alot of kids, although that's not necessarily a problem, depending on the parents.) There are many drunk passengers during the spring break season. (More than usual!)

I have cruised the first week of March (before spring break) and May, and these cruises were great. I also cruised in November, but the waters were slightly choppier - but I still had a great time.

I have been on both Carnival and Royal Carribbean. I thought both were very nice. You will find some die hard Carnival fans who loathe RC, and RC fans who trash Carnival. If you are going on an older RC cruise ship though (a 3 or 4 day cruise) the inside staterooms do tend to be very small. However, the newer RC ships have larger staterooms, I believe.

I would suggest a 5 or 7 day cruise. Longer than 7 day cruises tend to focus more on the older crowd, and sometimes less than 5 days are overrun by the party crowd.
Don't take this the wrong way, none if this is necessarily bad. These are just things I have heard about from other cruisers.

People generally say that carnival has a "younger" crowd, but you can find people of all ages on these ships. I took my 66 year old father on a 7 day carnival cruise last year (his first ever) and he had a blast. There were people of all ages on the cruise.

Princess and Disney are also supposed to be very nice. I am not very familiar with P&O. Disney can be a little expensive, and does not have a casino. But I have heard that even adults without children really enjoy the Disney cruises. (And if you are worried about too many kids, Disney is one of the few Cruiselines that actually enforces the "adults only" rule for certain parts of the ships".

Try checking out Cruisecritic.com for more answers and advice on cruising. There is a ton of information there.
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i like the disney wonder lol
I went on a Carnival cruise last April and I had a blast!! I have also previously gone on Royal Caribbean and I had a lot of fun. I don't think that you can go wrong with any cruise. Look at the descriptions of a couple of ships within your date and price ranges and compare pictures and activities and where they cruise to. Have fun :)
Wheres the Carabian when its at home?

I wouldnt bother going, Ive never heard good reports on cruises you have the same old people in your face every day, I couldnt think of anything worse to be honest. Pay for a nice business class trip to somewhere else instead staying in a top dog hotel!
e-mail me, and I will talk you through the pros and cons.
Veteran of 15 cruises.
You can check out all cruise lines by their sites which will give you all the info on cabins, price, food, activities & ports of call. I have been on 20 cruises and most with Norwegian and afew with Princess. Not a bad word for either. Always met great people from all over and had a great time. You have the location just find what line will give you the most for your dollar.
Enjoy.