roxannex Posted August 23, 2009 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Has anyone been on both of these ships or their sister ships? If so, can you give me your feedback on which you liked better and why? We're looking for a cruise for me, my husband, 4 year old, my mom and grandma for December. I've done the Mariner of the Seas and we did Disney last year. I'm drawn to trying to the Crown Princess, but I wonder if the kids programming and pool area are as good on Princess as on Royal Caribbean. I was also hoping maybe the food was better on Princess. Any thoughts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinmama06 Posted August 24, 2009 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Does Crown Princess have a kids pool area like Freedom of the Seas has the H20 zone? I didn't think it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmitchell82 Posted August 24, 2009 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2009 There is a small kids pool on the Crown. Nothing huge or deep, but located near the kids club on deck 17 or the sports deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted August 24, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted August 24, 2009 No. I don't think it does. That H2O zone looks awesome and I know my son would love it--so we will probably go with the Freedom. I love the MUTS thing on Princess, though. Disney had that too. I really don't think of myself as a super picky eater, but the general food on both Mariner of the Seas and Disney Magic was sooo bad. I actually lost 2 pounds on the Disney cruise! Alternative restaurants on both were very good, but I couldn't eat there every night. Soooo I wanted to try Princess to see if it was any better. I really really wanted Oasis, but I can't justify spending the money when I know a year from now the prices will be down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted August 25, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Freedom it is! We booked for December 13th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack2 Posted August 25, 2009 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Our last cruise was aboard the Liberty (Freedom's sister ship). The kids were deliriously happy with both the Adventure Ocean and the H2O Zone water park. I would recommend the Portofino's aboard the Freedom... I thought the food was exceptional... and we all ate too much. You know how it is... you see a lobster seafood skewer and a filet mignon... and you just HAVE to try it all. http://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/en_US/pdf/Portofino_Menu.pdf Princess is still geared for the older adult set. We were aboard the Grand Princess a few years back. I remember my 8 year old doing the Kid's Club thing in a conference room... Still, he enjoyed it... they gave out medals constantly, so the kids all felt they achieved something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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