This message was posted by Steve on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/219/3.html#000040 I have been on several cruise lines and found that cruises are a "you get what you pay for" I was not impressed with Carnival (NCL was worse) I have been on Princess too but I think I was the youngest person on the ship. I did look up the cost of Carnival vs Royal and know that Royal is more money but this is mainly due to RCCL having new ships running Caribbean routes (Freedom and Liberty - both built in the past 2 years.) Carnival is running the Triumph which was built in 1999. Cruise lines always charge more for new ships the first 2 - 3 years it comes out because they sell out. We have always had fun on Royal Caribbean and don't mind paying the extra money to go on RCCL. It doesn't matter to me which cruise line you guys pick but I personally will only go on Royal. We were looking at Alaska for summer 2009 so we wil probably do that if you guys choose Carnival for this. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================