which is a better cruise line for barcelona to barcelona? celebrity or royal caribean? My wife and I are both Travel Consultants, and cruise about 2-3 times a year - we have sailed on every major cruise line. You will absolutely enjoy your cruise experience on either cruise line, however, having sailed on both so many times I can tell you some of the "touches" that like on Celebrity, but we found missing on Royal Caribbean.- When first getting on-board a Celebrity ship, you are greeted by an officer, offered champagne, and escorted to your cabin by a white-gloved crew member who assists you with your carry-on luggage. Upon arrival in your cabin, you are given a quick orientation briefing. When boarding a Royal Caribbean ship, you're kind of on your own!- We find the room service menu on RCCL to be extremely limited. No shrimp cocktails or cheese platters as on Celebrity.- No shushi bar on RCCL. Celebrity has a shushi cafe every night.- When returning to the ship from a shore excursion on Celebrity, you are greeted with cold towels, water or fruit juice. Not on RCCL.- On Celebrity, shrimp cocktail and escargot are on the menu every night as a dinner appetizer - a shrimp cocktail was only available once during our last RCCL cruise, even when asked for!RCCL tends to attract a younger and family oriented crowd, while Celebrity generally caters to a slightly older group of clients. It also appears to me that more people follow the dress codes on Celebrity than on RCCL (formal nights, semi-formal nights).If you'll step back and take an overall look at Celebrity Cruise Line, you notice that they've won some pretty impressive awards:- they won 6 of the top 10 positions in the Best Large Ship category- won highest rated Premium Cruise Line- took top 3 spots for Best Crew/Service- won all 4 Best Food/Dining rankings- top spot Best CabinsYou don't get to this position by offering a less than first-class product. I'm confident that once you experience Celebrity, you'll be spoiled. Other cruise lines just don't match-up to the levels of service, attention to detail, quality of food and overall cruise experience.Enjoy your cruise - which ever way you deside to go. The beautiful thing here is that you can't make a "wrong" decision. Bon voyage and congratulations! |