I promise... last HM poll... between 2 cruises

I know you're probably tired of answering my honeymoon polls. But thank you for opening this thread anyways

So we actually already booked a carnival cruise on monday. Its 7 days, leaves out of PR, and goes to Antigua, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Dominica, and Barbados. We booked a mini suite. So even after I booked it, i decided to look at princess. Don't ask what posessed me to do so since I am already booked with Carnival. But the Caribbean Princess cruise also leaves out of PR on the same day and goes to Antigua, St. Thomas, Tortola St. Lucia, and Barbados and is at sea one day. The reason I am thinking about switching is because Tortola allows for swimming with dolphins, while the other islands do not.

Then I have another question. The princess cruise can be 250 cheaper if we book a mini-suite but are not assigned our cabin until weeks before. Meaning our room may not be mid ship. Or we can pay an extra 100 and choose our room and guarantee a mid ship room. Does it really matter?

This is the room on Carnival



This is the room on Princess.


I appreciate all of your opinions!! Oh and we are still planning on going to barbados for 4 nights after the cruise

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Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados. Its a Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines! You wont regret it.

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I voted to stick with Carnival because you said the room looks nicer. You're basically going to the same islands as Princess and you're already booked, so you might just want to stick with Carnival.

Unless you really want to swim with the dolphins, then you might want to switch. If that's the only difference and swimming with the dolphins isn't a big thing to you, then I would just stay with Carnival.

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Posted by milana

Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines. You wont regret it.

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Thanks for the tips. What kind of room did you stay on when you went on the cruise for Christmas? I will definitely go to that beach in Barbados when we go back there for 4 days. That all sounds amazing!!!

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Posted by cherish83

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Posted by milana

Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines. You wont regret it.

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Thanks for the tips. What kind of room did you stay on when you went on the cruise for Christmas? I will definitely go to that beach in Barbados when we go back there for 4 days. That all sounds amazing!!!

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We stayed in a balcony room in Dec. and we really liked it. The balcony room is very spacious and nice. You mentioned you wanted a mini-suite though, and thats even nicer b/c they have a bigger bathroom and its overall a bigger room too.

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i went on that same carnival cruise last may and probably goin again this april! i havent been on princess, but ive heard its a little more 'upscale' and prob more suitable for a HM vacation.... leaving out of PR is a blast (if you've never done it before) .... loved this port !

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Posted by milana

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Posted by cherish83

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Posted by milana

Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines. You wont regret it.

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Thanks for the tips. What kind of room did you stay on when you went on the cruise for Christmas? I will definitely go to that beach in Barbados when we go back there for 4 days. That all sounds amazing!!!

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We stayed in a balcony room in Dec. and we really liked it. The balcony room is very spacious and nice. You mentioned you wanted a mini-suite though, and thats even nicer b/c they have a bigger bathroom and its overall a bigger room too.

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Good to know that the balcony room is 'big enough' so i'm probably good with the mini-suite. What did you think of the decor. It looks a lil old fashioned to me. Which is why I meant the carnival room looks nicer.

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The Boatyard in Barbados, just to give you a coming attraction

DH pier jumping

Water trampolines/iceberg

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That looks like sooo much fun!!! Thanks so much. I have to show this to FH tonight!!!

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Posted by milana

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados. Its a Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines! You wont regret it.

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Its actually called the boatyard... and it def is alot of fun! loooove the water trampolines... didnt try the rope swing b/c me and heights just dont mix... LOL def a nice place to sit on the beach and have a drink or 2 at the bar of their rum! but be warned of the jetskiing guys.... they are sooooo obnoxious and do not leave you alone.... FH never gets mad and he was PISSED with these people

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by milana

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados. Its a Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines! You wont regret it.

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Its actually called the boatyard... and it def is alot of fun! loooove the water trampolines... didnt try the rope swing b/c me and heights just dont mix... LOL def a nice place to sit on the beach and have a drink or 2 at the bar of their rum! but be warned of the jetskiing guys.... they are sooooo obnoxious and do not leave you alone.... FH never gets mad and he was PISSED with these people

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I hate pushy people and would get pissed off too!

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oh yeah and that iceberg.... impossible for me to get up it hahaha .... its more difficult than it looks LOL

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Posted by cherish83

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Posted by milana

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Posted by cherish83

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Posted by milana

Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines. You wont regret it.

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Thanks for the tips. What kind of room did you stay on when you went on the cruise for Christmas? I will definitely go to that beach in Barbados when we go back there for 4 days. That all sounds amazing!!!

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We stayed in a balcony room in Dec. and we really liked it. The balcony room is very spacious and nice. You mentioned you wanted a mini-suite though, and thats even nicer b/c they have a bigger bathroom and its overall a bigger room too.

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Good to know that the balcony room is 'big enough' so i'm probably good with the mini-suite. What did you think of the decor. It looks a lil old fashioned to me. Which is why I meant the carnival room looks nicer.

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Yea you will have MORE room than youll prob. use in the mini-suite.

Princess ships are really nice, the decor in the room perhaps is not that great, but its far from bad. I dont know Carnivals decor b/c i never used sailed with them, but i know that their ship left the same day as ours in the same port and we travelled together. We would meet random people from Carnival on tours and stuff, and they were complaining about the lack of nightly entertainment/activites and food.

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by milana

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados. Its a Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines! You wont regret it.

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Its actually called the boatyard... and it def is alot of fun! loooove the water trampolines... didnt try the rope swing b/c me and heights just dont mix... LOL def a nice place to sit on the beach and have a drink or 2 at the bar of their rum! but be warned of the jetskiing guys.... they are sooooo obnoxious and do not leave you alone.... FH never gets mad and he was PISSED with these people

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lol oh yea boatyard, sorry!
They were pushy there? For us not at all, not even like a little bit, St.Lucia is where they bothered us. We loved this beach, it was our favorite out of all the stops.

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

oh yeah and that iceberg.... impossible for me to get up it hahaha .... its more difficult than it looks LOL

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lol i know! i didnt even attempt it.

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That Carnival cruise is actually the one FH and I had to cancel for our HM. It sounds like a blast though and I will def. be booking that cruise in the future.

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And if youd like i can FM you random pictures i have of us on the ship, so you can see the inside, i dont have any of the room though sorry.

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Posted by milana

And if youd like i can FM you random pictures i have of us on the ship, so you can see the inside, i dont have any of the room though sorry.

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That would be great!!! I really appreciate it!!

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Posted by milana

Yea you will have MORE room than youll prob. use in the mini-suite.

Princess ships are really nice, the decor in the room perhaps is not that great, but its far from bad. I dont know Carnivals decor b/c i never used sailed with them, but i know that their ship left the same day as ours in the same port and we travelled together. We would meet random people from Carnival on tours and stuff, and they were complaining about the lack of nightly entertainment/activites and food.

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Yes, thats the carnival cruise we're booked with now, the itinerary is almost identical.

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Posted by milana

Weve cruised Princess three times, and i only have wonderful things to say about them, great service, their food is fabulous and most importantly its clean. On the formal nights they serve lobster and cavier which is nice if you like that type of thing :)

My parents were on Carnival and said its more of a 'young ship' so i guess oyu have a younger crowd which is nice, but they didnt like the food at all. Carnival doesnt serve lobster nor cavier btw, i know its not a deciding factor, just thought id throw that in there.

P.S. - The same Princess ports you mentioned above, my DH and i just did three weeks ago out of San Juan for Christmas! It was awesome!

ETA: AGAIN lol sorry just wanted to let you know to go to the 'Shipyard' in Barbados. Its a Private Beach and SO much fun. Pier jumping, jet skiing, and water trampolines! You wont regret it.

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not that this is a deciding factor but carnival DOES serve lobster - i had it on new years while in the bahamas