I first sailed Cunard on Queen Mary 2 out of New York when I was around 16, traveling with my parents. I’ve been back on her a few times since, and more recently sailed Queen Elizabeth. If I had to describe Cunard in one phrase, it would be steeped in tradition. That’s not a marketing […]
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I’ve sailed four of the five ships in Celebrity’s Edge class, Edge, Apex, Beyond, and Ascent, and the honest answer is that they don’t split evenly into two pairs the way I expected going in. Edge and Apex look nearly identical on paper, and Beyond and Ascent do too, but the actual differences land in
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I’ve spent most of my cruising life on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, with some Norwegian and Cunard mixed in. Virgin Voyages’ Valiant Lady is a different animal entirely, and after sailing her with my wife, mom, and aunt on a five-night round trip out of Miami, the differences are less about amenities and more about
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Oasis of the Seas was the ship that started the “neighborhood” layout Royal Caribbean has built the rest of its biggest ships around since. I’ve sailed her, and what stuck with me wasn’t the size on paper, it was how the ship actually breaks that size into pieces that feel manageable, and a few specific
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After enough cruises across enough different lines, you start noticing that “good” and “great” aren’t really about the size of the ship or how new it is. Some of the newest, most impressive looking ships I’ve sailed have felt merely good. Some older ones have felt great. The difference usually comes down to a handful
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I’ve sailed Celebrity Beyond twice now, once on her inaugural call at Perfect Day at CocoCay, and more recently on a sailing through CocoCay, St. Kitts and Nevis, and San Juan. Two sailings on the same ship, close enough in itinerary that they blur together a little, but enough time on board across both to
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