Why are Royal Caribbean Good For Families?

I had a call from one of my good clients the other day who is a massive P&O cruiser and wanted to ask me what all the fuss was about with Royal Caribbean. In the past, at least twice a year she has taken her husband and two kids away with P&O and has yet to give Royal a go. It was her friend who actually convinced her to take a look at RC, which was when I came in to help........

Having been on the Navigator Of The Sea's in the Voyager class added with the fact I have sold Royal Caribbean for the past four years, I feel as if I am in a good position to give that advice. First of all I explained for children Royal have no equal. Kids love activities, and with surf machines, ice skating rinks, mini golf courses, rock climbing walls and more, a bored child cannot be found on board.
What about food? I explained there will certainly not be a hungry child on board either or an adult for that matter. Dining options do vary from ship to ship but as standard, in the main restaurant full meals for breakfast and multi-course dinners are available. For light bites there is Windjammers, also for a romantic meal, I suggested why not take the kids to the kids club (open until 10pm) and for an extra charge dine in one of Royal's speciality restaurants. Then for a treat, the next day take the kids along to Ben & Jerry's Ice cream or for cup cakes
at the cup cake shop. Everyone is happy!

Everything is big on board like you would expect, but my no means is this brand completely aimed at just children. The Casino on board is the largest I have seen at sea. Although I didn't actually get to climb the wall or go ice skating, the whole feel onboard is of a large Hotel resort with similar facilities. This type of cruise is not for everyone, as they have been compared to floating towns, just due the large numbers onboard, but for families you can’t go wrong.

You can't talk about the pro’s without the cons. So when I was asked what are the drinks prices like on board I had to be honest. Yes they are more expensive than the British ships, they probably charge more for gratuities also and unfortunately they do charge a 15% gratuity on your bar bill. There is no real way to avoid this and depending on how big a drinker you are, it will be more expensive than say P&O. However when you take into consideration, the welcoming atmosphere, the un paralleled facilities, the family feel, the kids clubs, the brilliant staff, topped with interesting ports, it would be silly not to at least give it a go once.......because let’s face it, we all have a little inner child that needs to come out from time to time!