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I have been there with Royal. I was very disappointed with the snorkeling. Not many fish to see and the clarity was poor. I did go in April and the water was chilly. Maybe my disappointment was weather related, although it was a partially sunny day? Much prefer the snorkeling down in the ABC islands.

I have been on roughly the same amounts of RC and Celebrity cruises. RC cruises tend to be more lively and fun but service/food slightly better on Celebrity. We enjoy both lines and will continue to flip-flop between them. There are more kids on RC but if you are not going on a school break it should be fine. My husband and I went on Celebrity last Easter break and commented how few kids were on the ship. Celebrity also has an older clientele, whereas RC is younger.

Question about Classic package - Does this also include all non-alcoholic drinks - sodas, bottled water, etc? If not, I will definitely upgrade to Premium.

We were on the same cruise. I was nervous with all the complaints on CC before we went. I must say - all of them were unfounded. Had a wonderful cruise - I can be critical and found absolutely nothing to complain about. We were also on Woodwind snorkel tour which was amazing - best snorkeling tour I've ever taken. They even have prescription masks! We caught about half of the shows. Didn't go to the late night comedy ones as we were busy in the casino. Activities staff was excellent and engaging. Ate in Blu most nights and Murano twice. One day we ate at the buffet for dinner and were pleasantly surprised. Went to main dining room for lunch and it was also good.

We did a chefs table on RC. The food was excellent however you are stuck at a table for 3 hours or so with strangers. I enjoy meeting new people but the 3 other people we were seated with were very "braggy" and it got to be annoying. Not sure I will do another chefs table from that point alone. I get very restless sitting at a dining table for more than 2 hours.

Out of curiosity, what did you not like about Woodwind? We will be going on their excursion in 2 weeks.

I stayed in one of the family veranda rooms on the Equinox, during a Mediterranean cruise. At that time, they did not require 5 people to be in the cabin. There were 4 of us in the cabin and the kids stayed in a bunk bed area. The only complaint I had with that area is you hear the anchor go down and it wakes you very early in the morning.As it was a Mediterranean cruise, there were many ports and I was woken early almost every day.