New Cruise Review - Royal Time on the Royal

AndiD · March 1, 2015

"Beautiful ship - great Itinerary"

KeithnRita · March 1, 2015

Thanks for the very nice review!

cruisetarp · March 2, 2015

Great review Andi. I'm so glad you cruise was everything you hoped it would be.

Jan115 · March 2, 2015

I don't think I need to tell you how envious I am, Andi! It makes me even sadder that I had to cancel our cruise on the Royal this summer. Princess has always had the "numero uno" pizza at sea, and Alfredo's even makes it all that much better, and we dined there several times on the Emerald during a past cruise. I absolutely LOVE the International Cafe and was so looking forward to trying out this new, improved version.

Here's the burning question, though ... did you try out the Sea Walk, and what did you think?

You were wise to fly in the day before the cruise, especially with this crazy February weather - which hotel did you use?

So happy you like the Royal!

Shari2 · March 2, 2015

Thanks for the great review, Andi! So glad you had a nice cruise.

jacketwatch · March 3, 2015

Sounds great. I did not know you are also in the Chicago area and yes planning around the weather is a must if you are in a cold weather climate.

AndiD · March 3, 2015

I don't think I need to tell you how envious I am, Andi! It makes me even sadder that I had to cancel our cruise on the Royal this summer. Princess has always had the "numero uno" pizza at sea, and Alfredo's even makes it all that much better, and we dined there several times on the Emerald during a past cruise. I absolutely LOVE the International Cafe and was so looking forward to trying out this new, improved version.

Here's the burning question, though ... did you try out the Sea Walk, and what did you think?

You were wise to fly in the day before the cruise, especially with this crazy February weather - which hotel did you use?

So happy you like the Royal!

Jan,

You should grab any chance you get to sail on the Royal - she is a fabulous ship! I did try the Sea Walk - it is pretty cool at night when it is underlit in blue! We always fly in at least one day ahead and usually we stay at an ocean-front hotel; this time we chose one close to the airport and the port: Hilton Marina. It was okay....but not nearly as nice as the Hilton Beach! Then again, it was not nearly the cost either! The people were very nice at the Hilton Marina and it was within a 1/2 mile of some nice restaurants. It also has a "bus stop" for the intracoastl waterway so is accessible to all of those stops. We have also stayed at the Hyatt Pier 66 which is right across the street - that was very nice! Next time I might try the Embassy Suites.

AndiD · March 3, 2015

Sounds great. I did not know you are also in the Chicago area and yes planning around the weather is a must if you are in a cold weather climate.

Well howdy, fellow Illinoisan! Yes - we are not too far from you and do travel up your way often! Been a heck of a winter again! You have some great cruises coming up - enjoy!

WeCruiseToo · March 3, 2015

Nice review Andi – thanks for sharing! We’ve enjoyed whale watching in Alaska and Hawaii but we never think about it for the Caribbean. It’s on our list now!