ChristianDecker Posted February 22, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Dear fellow Cruisers, we are planning a cruise in Jan 2013 ... the following 3 ships are a possibility. We never did any other cruise line other than RCCL and that's why I'm posting here ... Brilliance (5 nights: Tampa – George Town – Cozumel – Tampa)Nice ship, did it already in VAE last year. Norwegian Dawn 4*(7 nights: Tampa – Roatán – Belize City – Costa Maya – Cozumel – Tampa) Carnival Paradise 4*(7 nights: Tampa – Cozumel – Belize City – Roatán – Grand Cayman – Tampa) From a booking/upfront price point of view (balcony) all are equivalent... Don't know the Dawn nor the Paradise. Any thoughts, tips, dos vs. don'ts ... ? I was hoping to get some ideas on top of what I found reading various threads. Plus most threads are not comparing those ships ... ;-) Thank you in advance. Best regards ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted February 22, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Stay away from the Dawn. I just cruised the Dawn in December and it was awful. The ship was in disrepair, decking was breaking apart, balconies were terrible, and service was horrible. 20-30 minute wait times for dinner didn't help. I chose Dawn because of the 7 night itinerary out of Tampa over the 5 night Jewel of the Seas. In the end, I actually wished I had booked the JOS with 2 less nights. Paradise, I can't really speak of. Personally, I wouldn't book a 7 night cruise on such an old ship. So, I say book Brilliance. Radiance Class ships are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green eyed lady Posted February 22, 2013 #3 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Dear fellow Cruisers,we are planning a cruise in Jan 2013 ... the following 3 ships are a possibility. We never did any other cruise line other than RCCL and that's why I'm posting here ... Brilliance (5 nights: Tampa – George Town – Cozumel – Tampa)Nice ship, did it already in VAE last year. Norwegian Dawn 4*(7 nights: Tampa – Roatán – Belize City – Costa Maya – Cozumel – Tampa) Carnival Paradise 4*(7 nights: Tampa – Cozumel – Belize City – Roatán – Grand Cayman – Tampa) From a booking/upfront price point of view (balcony) all are equivalent... Don't know the Dawn nor the Paradise. Any thoughts, tips, dos vs. don'ts ... ? I was hoping to get some ideas on top of what I found reading various threads. Plus most threads are not comparing those ships ... ;-) Thank you in advance. Best regards ;-) I agree with Aquahound. The Dawn was our least favorite cruise ever :eek: And I wouldn't sail on a ship as old as Paradise - especially for 7 nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianDecker Posted February 22, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Oh my ... :p ... thanx ... so my assumption (in my other thread) that I will not 'cheat' on RCCL soon, still seem to hold also for 2013+2014 ;) Hmmm... AND I can work on my RCCL rating, take benefit of my RCCL shares ... EEEEEAAASY decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelo7 Posted February 22, 2013 #5 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I would go with the Brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topo Gigio Posted February 22, 2013 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2013 And she is going to dry dock in April for her revitalization! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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