I know we talked about this before, but heres my overview of our Royal Caribbean cruise.6 nights, hit Cozumel and Costa Maya; my wife, 7 year old and step daughter. The good things: food was very good, service was fucking outstanding, ship was spotless, crew would do anything to make you happy.
The super positive: drink package, sorry royal Caribbean you lost, lost fucking wholesale on this one. This was about 45 a day, I crushed them in the first day for what I paid for the whole week. I was able to get a drink for me and a few for the wife and step daughter. The beers were all in pint aluminum bottles, my favorite, scotch was JW Black, JW Double Black, Macallan 12, glenlivet 12, it was top shelf shit. Find a bartender at a bar you will always visit, drop him 50 and you will never wait in line or ask for a double (day 1 mistake)
The activities were above and beyond, they had shit to do from the time you woke up and way beyond the time you would hit the sled. They had shit covered from my kid to my wife and I. Comedy club, kids club, movies at the pool at night, casino, the list is really endless.
The bad: when at port, they will nickle and dime you for a tip and actually demand one. This is what happens when you get off the ship, it has nothing to do with the cruise line. You have to pass through all these shops to get to cabs to take you to the beach. You need to have probably 200 in cash for misc b.s for the trip. You check in late afternoon the first day and are booted off the boat early the last day, huge buzz kill. If you go cheap like we did, the rooms are a coffin. Granted, I went with my wife and two girls which was the equivalent of 9 bags for them and a book bag for me. That was probably the biggest issue for us; getting ready. Thankfully for me, I could scrub my balls and get dressed by the numbers in under 10 minutes and chill at one of 20 bars right outside my room.
THE KILLER: spring break; I had no idea these retards would be on a cruise that cost this much money. The college kids covered the main bar like bees and honey. They ruined the pools and pretty much everything else. This was a family cruise, didn't expect this wild card. Yes, the eye candy was out of control, and the eye candy was hunting like no tomorrow (thats another thread) but I didnt really need chicks hitting on me with my 7 year old right there.
Overall, very good cruise for the price, will definitely do again over an all inclusive resort.
The super positive: drink package, sorry royal Caribbean you lost, lost fucking wholesale on this one. This was about 45 a day, I crushed them in the first day for what I paid for the whole week. I was able to get a drink for me and a few for the wife and step daughter. The beers were all in pint aluminum bottles, my favorite, scotch was JW Black, JW Double Black, Macallan 12, glenlivet 12, it was top shelf shit. Find a bartender at a bar you will always visit, drop him 50 and you will never wait in line or ask for a double (day 1 mistake)
The activities were above and beyond, they had shit to do from the time you woke up and way beyond the time you would hit the sled. They had shit covered from my kid to my wife and I. Comedy club, kids club, movies at the pool at night, casino, the list is really endless.
The bad: when at port, they will nickle and dime you for a tip and actually demand one. This is what happens when you get off the ship, it has nothing to do with the cruise line. You have to pass through all these shops to get to cabs to take you to the beach. You need to have probably 200 in cash for misc b.s for the trip. You check in late afternoon the first day and are booted off the boat early the last day, huge buzz kill. If you go cheap like we did, the rooms are a coffin. Granted, I went with my wife and two girls which was the equivalent of 9 bags for them and a book bag for me. That was probably the biggest issue for us; getting ready. Thankfully for me, I could scrub my balls and get dressed by the numbers in under 10 minutes and chill at one of 20 bars right outside my room.
THE KILLER: spring break; I had no idea these retards would be on a cruise that cost this much money. The college kids covered the main bar like bees and honey. They ruined the pools and pretty much everything else. This was a family cruise, didn't expect this wild card. Yes, the eye candy was out of control, and the eye candy was hunting like no tomorrow (thats another thread) but I didnt really need chicks hitting on me with my 7 year old right there.
Overall, very good cruise for the price, will definitely do again over an all inclusive resort.
. Costa Maya was that weird little shopping center with the huge fountain where everything just seemed really touristy, and Cozumel I had some guy trying to sell me coke outside of Senor Frogs. 
