We are in our late 50's, me pushing 60 more than DH. We left RCCL for a smaller ship that is affordable. We tried HAL and we are too young, but beautiful ship and attention to detail. Loved the customer service. They have trivia which we love, but no prizes. No problem getting a 2 top in the MDR.
We tried Celebrity and we were hooked. Unfortunately their trend seems to be infinite verandas which we will have on our cruise in 20 days but heard it is a love hate thing. The more we read about them we already hate them. While it makes a beautiful streamlined ship, if it says balcony we want a balcony. No trivia. No problem getting a two top in the MDR.
This leaves us with RCCL. Their ships have grown huge. This scares us because we can just imagine the lines and crowds for everything, but it seems as they grow they have added more bars and comp restaurants to help. We aren't really pool people, so that deck is a waste to us. Not sure how often we will be able to get a two top in the MDR.
What can you all say/suggest to encourage us back? How can we learn to embrace bigger ships.