mcello77

Thanks everyone for the responses. I suspected most would go with Oasis, but it seems ALL would. Gonna check with the family and make the decision that works best with schedules, not worry about which ship. 

That being said.. I too, cringe at the thought of CATS. 🤮 

Long time happy NCL cruiser excited to try something new. The in-laws and I just booked our first RCCL cruise since 2005 on the Symphony of the Seas sailing March 2022! We will be sailing in an ocean view balcony and the in-laws chose to do a boardwalk balcony. About a week after paying the deposit, I noticed that the Oasis of the Seas sailing just one week later with the same exact itinerary is $1,000 cheaper per stateroom in the same category. I am having a hard time justifying paying so much extra money to be on the newer ship, but at the same time it is my first cruise with Royal in 16 years and I do like new, shiny things. 😀 Besides the fact that the week itself is more convenient for my schedule and the Symphony is much younger, are there any other major reasons why I shouldn't seriously consider switching sailings to save a buck? Thanks for any and all feedback and opinions! 

My very first cruise was through Pied Piper. We were on the Celebrity Summit in Alaska and it was a lot of fun. They did several group type activities including a photo scavenger hunt at one of the stops. There were 75+ in the group and we met lots of great people. Everything was really well organized too.

Hey there Beach Monkey...You forgot to tell the about the not so newlywed game that was fun too remember! :eek::D:)

I agree with beach monkey as this was also my first cruise and we had a blast!