When was your first Royal cruise?

[PennState19]

June 1988 Song of America!!!

[villager70]

THE MAYFLOWER

[Rogueperson]

My first Royal Caribbean cruise was a 10 night Caribbean trip on the Jewel of the Seas in 2009.  If i was a snob for other lines and not level headed, I probably would not ever have sailed Royal Caribbean again, as it still stands today, it was the Worst cruise of my now 20 cruises.  For unknown reasons, THIS particular cruise had below average food all across the board, specialty restaurants and MDR.  The service was lackluster.  Everything on this cruise was just meh.  I had come from Carnival, Celebrity and NCL and this was my 8th cruise in total.  To this day, I could not understand how this cruise missed so many marks.

Of course, Royal Caribbean has redeemed itself and has the unique position of holding the WORST cruise ever, and the best cruise (aside from my wedding cruise which is exempt from comparison).

Edited February 25, 2019 by Rogueperson

[leyla]

Our 

Eastern Caribbean - 7 Nights

Sovereign of the Seas

Oct 26 — Nov 2, 1996

Points earned: 1

Our first cruise ever and got us hooked!  Had an amazing time.  Our dining room waiter was Mario; everyone called out his name when he came into the dining room.  Always a joker; he used a plastic banana as a phone to contact special request to the kitchen.  The highlight of our cruise was our dining experience.

After 7 years, past folios

[cruisingagentone]

1988 Nordic Prince Loved that ship

[grapau27]

Our first RCI cruise was a 7 night cruise  on Voyager of the seas in September 2006 visiting Rome, Naples,Livorno,Villefrance and Barcelona.

[bluebeard39]

Allure of the Seas 2012

[finz2u]

Our first cruise was on Sovereign right after Royal "stretched" it.  Earned us a 1 whole cruise point.  We took it because we were doing a Serenade Alaska cruise and I wanted to be able to go to the past cruiser event.  Now I'm addicted, of course.

[Clarea]

10 minutes ago, finz2u said:

Our first cruise was on Sovereign right after Royal "stretched" it.  Earned us a 1 whole cruise point.  We took it because we were doing a Serenade Alaska cruise and I wanted to be able to go to the past cruiser event.  Now I'm addicted, of course.

 

I never knew Sovereign was stretched.  I remember that they added balcony staterooms to the ship, but don't recall the stretch at all.

[rimmit]

37 minutes ago, finz2u said:

Our first cruise was on Sovereign right after Royal "stretched" it.  Earned us a 1 whole cruise point.  We took it because we were doing a Serenade Alaska cruise and I wanted to be able to go to the past cruiser event.  Now I'm addicted, of course.

 

I don’t believe the Sovereign was ever stretched.  

 

Enchantment was,  but they stopped there.  None of the sovereign class ships were ever stretched.

[TORQ]

March 10 2019.   Freedom of the seas, will be our 1st with RCCL, with it being our 21st. over all cruise. Yep texting the waters.

Edited February 26, 2019 by TORQ
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[Taters]

1971 on the Song of Norway.  I was 8 years old. It was magical!

[gsb]

March of 1997 on the Monarch

[WisconsinFan]

April 5th 2009 Voyager of the Seas out of Galveston.

[Germancruiser]

Feb. 1997 inaugural Season Grandeur of the Seas- called " one of the Megaschips" sailing the carribbean! Very very fond memory´s!

[mac66]

Been cruising since 1979 but my first RCL cruise was on the Empress in 94.

[kayehall]

1989...Song of America

[molsonschooner]

Liberty out of Miami in 2010. We went to San Juan, St Martin and Labadee

[georgi611]

Empress of the Seas.  I believe it was 2005. :)

[Desert Cruizers]

Our first Royal cruise was in 2004 on the Brilliance, an 11 day Eastern Caribbean. Our actual first cruise was on the Sea Princess in 2002 and the difference between the two ships was amazing. 

[davy jones]

1988 Sun Viking.

[ShillyShally]

First RCCL was Navigator in 2005 and so thankful I took that one - as my first ever cruise was Carnival in 2004 and that ship ended up being on with 2 huge groups that definitely completely changed our cruise and I was sure I'd never cruise again!  But my kids and ex wanted to try and a cruise so I said I'd go again and that was the game changer.  Now I'm much more careful in checking groups that may be on my cruise and other details lol but can't wait to board next week!

[bostonfred]

Song of Norway 1986 for tenth anniversary...got hooked on cruising then...had a great first experience which is what grabs you....

[cruiserhal]

Song of America - May 1988.

[footballmp]

Independence of the Seas Western May/2015