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Question

out of the main cruiselines (norwegian cruise lines, royal caribean, carnival, princess, celebrity, holland america, ) how would you rank them in order from 1(best) -7(worst)....please only list those you have been on though

Answer 1

Best among those that I have been on:

1.  Celebrity  (1 cruise)  Service was a cut above the others

2.  Royal Caribbean ( 8 cruises)  Consistently good food and service; outstanding ships

3. Princess (3 cruises)  Nice ships; service lacking somewhat

4.  Norwegian (8 cruises)  One step up from Carnival; good budget cruises, lacking on service.

Answer 2

I have only cruised with Celebrity Cruises, and it was a phenomenal experience, really luxurious! But it's all a matter of taste of course :)

I haven't been on enough cruises to be able to answer your question fully, but if you visit cruise.co.uk/cruise-reviews, there are tons of reviews on there about specific holidays with specific lines from a wide range of age groups, and some of them are brutally honest!

Answer 3

I've been on Royal Carribean twice with another one booked for next year.  The benefits of staying with one cruise line is the added benefits the more you cruise with them.  You get more perks, such as gifts left in your room, etc.  I've talked to other guests of other lines and most give rave reviews of Royal C.  I have found the one I like with affordable prices, excellent staff and accomadations and do not plan on changing.

Answer 4

Well that depends a lot on you (and there are only 6 you listed).  Of those, I've only done RC Carnival and NCL and just ranking those isn't really fair since basically RC and Carnival are the same itinerary, same style of ships.  AND NCL is so bad it deserves a ranking much lower than 6.  I've been on a fabulous Carnival ship and a not so great Carnival ship, but if you like it or not depends on if you are more into a party ship or a romantic ship.  RC has a much better spa than Carnival does.  But neither are known for luxury like Celebrity and Princess.

1. Princess

2. Celebrity.  Both of those are known for being the best.  I think Princess has prettier ships so I ranked it higher--but both are out of my price range for a while so I've never been on either.  I'm sure it is worth the money though.

3. Carnival

4. Royal C.  Both of these are basically the same: best value, good food, cruises for the masses.  I love them both and will do them both over and over again but I enjoy the party so I put carnival higher.  And Carnival has the largest rooms in the industry.  As they are cheaper you have more kids on them.  So that affects a lot of rankings--if you have kids or if you hate kids.

5.  Holland.  The reason I rank Holland this low is b/c of its market.  Holland goes for a 50+ crowd.  Great if you are that old; horrible if you are not.  No nightlife, but a great bingo game.  As I enjoy active cruises, with shore excursions that involve hiking or kayaking, it doesn't suit me.  However I've heard they have the best Alaskan cruise.

107. NCL-the worst cruiseline ever and I'd never go on it again.  I'd go on the ship that sank in Greece first.  From the lack of food (which always left me hungry and I'm a small girl) to the incredibly rude service (the buffet was grabbed out from you in 15 minutes while there was a line and while you were currently serving yourself) to the fact that our stateroom was smaller than any dorm room I've ever seen and like Titanic's 3rd class we didn't even have carpet on the floor, I would never take an NCL cruise again--even if it was free.  You had to actually ask your steward for fresh towels.  Even if they were dripping on the floor, he didn't replace them.  Horrible experience and for the longest time on here everyone was posting how terrible it was--so my experience was not rare in the least.  I have heard a couple of people that like NCL but I've yet to meet one in real life.

So that's my review--even though I added more than you asked for, I hope it helps.  Some favorite sites

www.cruisecritic.com

www.cruisemates.com

www.cruisereviews.com



They offer lots of helpful info on helping you narrow down your ship.

Answer 5

I've been on Princess and it was really good...everything was perfect! I would definitely rate it a 1. I'm about to leave on another cruise soon and I am going on Norwegian

Answer 6

1 Royal caribbean is the best (6 cruises

2 ncl (3 cruises

Answer 7

1. Celebrity

2. Princess

3. Royal Caribbean

4. Norwegian Cruise Line