Royal Caribbean’s newest and largest ships are the Freedom class, this year that class includes Freedom of The Seas and Liberty of The Seas (beginning in May). They are truly destinations themselves with the FlowRider surf simulator, mini-golf, ice skating rink, rock climbing wall, basketball court, and more. Freedom class ships are sailing alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries out of Miami. However, a cruise on one of the Freedom class ships can be expensive compared to some of your other options.

A very good option would be a ship from the Voyager class. Voyager class ships are smaller than the Freedom Class, but have almost everything that the Freedom Class does. Instead of the FlowRider, Voyager class ships have an inline skating track. A cruise on a Voyager class ship can be a bit cheaper than one on a Freedom class ship. Adventure of the Seas is offering 7 night Southern Caribbean sailings from San Juan this year. While Mariner of The Seas offers 7 night Eastern Caribbean Sailings from Port Canaveral.

Royal Caribbean moves the bulk of their fleet out of the Caribbean in the summer with their ships headed to Alaska and Europe.

Call a travel agent to help you out, in particular one that specializes in cruises. I recommend Cruise Planners at 888-286-9827, they are extremely knowledgeable and very experienced with Royal Caribbean. They have the same rates and specials as Royal Caribbean and all of the online travel sites, plus they don’t charge any fees.