Let's create our own best ships survey.

[glojo]

Best Cabins and In room Info

Of course every ship is different, but we always enjoy have a couple of chairs and a small sofa w/ coffee table to watch TV. A small fridge for all cabins would be a must if I was designing a cabin. Vanity mirrors that tilt. Better blow dryers. Another thing I hated on the Sun Princess was that my night light would not work with the lights all off, current was not there when off, so our room was completely dark at night. If it wasn't for a sliver of light coming under the door to help me get my bearings, I'd have no toes left! If you don't have a outside cabin a few camera views of the ship on the TV would be nice, this would entice a person to get out and enjoy the ship. These are just small convieniences that may life easier.

One of the things we appreicated about RCI was that we were kept informed of the daily goings on, you didn't have to read the letter all the time. Tips on shopping on shore, and cruise ship specials of the day. Plus when we missed a show, they had it later on our cabin TV, late at night or the next morning, so we didn't feel like we missed a thing, or we got to enjoy it again. Nice touch.

In my opinon RCI and Princess was equal in food, but we prefered RCI for entertainment and service, and Sun Princess was a nightmare to get around on, you had to take a evevator to one deck and the walk to the other end of the ship to get another elevator to get where you wanted to go. In other words there wasn't one elevator that took you from top to bottom.

[Mebert]

Thanks for your input, glojo. Were you nominating RCI for best cabins?

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Mercury

Best kids program:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best all around service:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best Cabins

Carnival

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list.

[Mebert]

Thanks for your input, glojo. Were you nominating RCI for best cabins?

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Mercury

Best kids program:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best all around service:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best Cabins

Carnival

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list.

[Mebert]

Thanks for your input, glojo. Were you nominating RCI for best cabins?

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Mercury

Best kids program:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best all around service:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Best Cabins

Carnival

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list.

[Shari2]

Best food by ship: Infinity

Best all around service: Celebrity

Best Cabins: Celebrity

Best entertainment: Celebrity

Best Itinerary: Celebrity

Best on board activities: Celebrity

Best spa: Infinity

[Mebert]

Thanks, Shari2. We're on a roll.

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Infinity

Celebrity Mercury

Best kids program:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean

Best all around service:

Carnival

Celebrity

Royal Caribbean

Best Cabins

Carnival

Celebrity

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean

Best Entertaiment

Carnival

Celebrity

Best Itinerary

Celebrity

Best on Board Activities

Carnival

Celebrity

Best Spa

Carnival Fantasy

Celebrity Infinity

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list.

[Mebert]

We're almost ready to start posting the polls. Please add your wish list category or nominate a cruise line for any of the existing categories.

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Infinity

Celebrity Mercury

Best kids program:

Carnival

Royal Caribbean

Best all around service:

Carnival

Celebrity

Royal Caribbean

Best Cabins

Carnival

Celebrity

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean

Best Entertaiment

Carnival

Celebrity

Best Itinerary

Celebrity

Best on Board Activities

Carnival

Celebrity

Best Spa

Carnival Fantasy

Celebrity Infinity

Best Luxury Cruise Line

Crystal Cruises

Cunard Lines

Radisson Seven Seas

Seabourn Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Windstar Cruises

World Cruises

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list by posting a message with your nomination.

If I don't get any more nominations I'll just complete the categories by adding names from the "big 3" cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean.

Carnival and Royal Caribbean have some subsidiaries that are already listed in some categories.

There may be some popular smaller cruise lines you would like to nominate.

Are there any existing cruise lines or ships we never heard of?

[Rat]

My choices are:

Best food by cruise line - Celebrity

Best food by ship - Infinity

Best dining options - NCL

Best all around service - Cunard

Best cabins - Carnival

Best entertainment - Carnival

Best itineraries - Princess

Best on board activities - Carnival

Best cruise ship - QM2

[Mebert]

Thanks Rat, Shari2, Lisa63, The Skipper and Keith and Rita. I added your contributions to the lists. I'll be posting the polls pretty soon.

We now have the following:

Best Food by Cruise Line:

Carnival

Celebrity

Imperial Majesty

Princess

Royal Caribbean

Best Food by ship:

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Horizon

Celebrity Infinity

Celebrity Mercury

Best Dining Options

Carnival

Norwegian Cruise Lines

Princess

Best kids program:

Carnival

Norwegian Cruise Line

Royal Caribbean

Best all around service:

Carnival

Celebrity

Cunard

Holland America

Royal Caribbean

Best Cabins

Carnival

Celebrity

Holland America

Best In Room Info

Carnival

Royal Caribbean

Best Entertaiment

Carnival

Celebrity

Norwegian Cruise Line

Princess

Best Itinerary

Carnival

Celebrity

Hollnad America

Princess

Best on Board Activities

Carnival

Celebrity

Best Spa

Carnival Fantasy

Celebrity Infinity

Best Luxury Cruise Line

Crystal Cruises

Cunard Lines

Radisson Seven Seas

Seabourn Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Windstar Cruises

World Cruises

Best Cruise Ship

Carnival Destiny

Celebrity Infinity

Cunard Queen Mary 2

Holland America Westerdam

Best Cruise Line

Carnival

Celebrity

Holland America

Princess

Silversea Cruises

Best Crew

Carnival Conquest

Celebrity Infinity

Best Bar Tenders

Carnival Fascination

Celebrity Infinity

Best Looking Ship

Carnival Conquest

Celebrity Infinity

Holland America Statendam

Best Cruise Value

Carnival

Best Nightlife

Carnival

Holland America

Best Common Space

Carnival

Holland America

Royal Caribbean

Best Sports Deck

Holland America

Best Pool

Holland America

Best Past Guest Club

Carnival

Princess

Add another category or cruise line or ship to the existing list by posting a message with your nomination.

If I don't get any more nominations I'll just complete the categories by adding names from the "big 3" cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean.

Carnival and Royal Caribbean have some subsidiaries that are already listed in some categories.

There may be some popular smaller cruise lines you would like to nominate.

Are there any existing cruise lines or ships we never heard of?

[Shari2]

Best cruise ship: Infinity

Best crew: Infinity

Best bartenders: Infinity

Best looking ship: Infinity