Ed_Gee wrote:
More importantly in my opinion, you should also be asking what is the best cruise line for you two. ....some are pretty wild.....some with lots of kids.....some more staid for an older crowd. Food can be excellent or lousy depending on cruise line. Size of the ship is important too. Some of these floating cities are like living in a crowded city. My wife and I like outstanding service outstanding food, nice clean room, good entertainment,a moderate size ship and not a lot of children running about. Celebrity Cruise lines are at the top of our list.
PS: I'd vote for the eastern Caribbean cruise. Over the western route.
DW and I try to take one cruise a year, we are Royal Caribbean fateful. We have cruised on their smallest and their largest, and will say I really enjoyed the larger ship. They have more activity's and the crowds are dispersed so the only time we felt the large number of people were during the "BIG Sales" on the main promenade deck. Large ship for eastern or western Caribbean. Now if you choose to go to Alaska take a smaller ship, as they can get closer to the glaciers.
The safest time to Cruise in the Caribbean is December to May, you will avoid the storm season.