Royal Carribean's "Icon Of The Seas"

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65. I like taking a cruise ship more than flying these days

When my husband and I went to the UK, we took the Queen Elizabeth over and a Royal Caribbean monster back. I loved the QE - smaller, better (more intellectual) entertainment, and just more our style.

After a horrible flight in 1990, I swore I would only fly first class - but when I price tickets for our trip in 2019, they were $6000 each. A balcony cabin on the QE was $4800 each. The Royal Caribbean ship was even less. The QE sailed from Fort Lauderdale, stopped in New York City, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Iceland. We got off at the Port of Glasgow but the ship went on to Dublin and then Southhampton. The Royal Caribbean ship stopped at four Caribbean islands before returning to Fort Lauderdale.

It was nice having the extra stops. Adding two weeks each way would be hard for many people, but we had the time to do it. If I ever took a cruise in the future, I would select one with a theme and special stops along the way that fit that theme - maybe birdwatching or wildlife tours. I'd also keep to smaller ships - the Royal Caribbean was just too big and their featured entertainment is just nothing I'd want to see. We're more the lecture type that the big show type. The QE had lecturers from NASA and NOAA. Royal Caribbean had comedians and stage shows.