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Oh ok. Was thinking it would be like when we went to Philipsburg, St. Maarten and there's a complimentary ferry that'll take you to the beach. Does RCI have a designated area at those ports for complimentary food or is this completely different?

Has anyone been to RCI ports in Charlotte Amalie and Basseterre? If so how are the nearby beaches? Is it swimmable? Water clear? Are there beautiful fishes to see if we decide to snorkel off the beach? We like to just relax at the beach and stay in the water the entire time. So curious how the beaches are there without having to take a taxi to drive a hour or two away from the port. Thanks.

Anyone with experience on Royal Caribbean during the off season? We are in our 30s with a 11 year old. I know in the summer the boats are filled with children around my daughters age. I'm curious how ships are in March, April and September. Those happen to be the kids sail free months. Is it a completely different vibe on the boats when your not sailing in the summer or is it about the same?

Interior on Harmony, oceanview Symphony. Though honestly we are never in our rooms. We had balcony last go around and only used it when we were near the port. The big difference this go around is we'll have our newest addition who will be 1.5 by the time we sail. Our oldest will be in a different room with my mom. So my fear is size of room if they have to bring in bassinet.

I would choose Symphony simply because that's the one I'm looking at going in June too. My 2nd choice would be celebrity edge. The only thing holding me back from Celebrity is I don't know how many kids are on that ship. My daughter is 11 so it'll be nice if she can make some friends like she does on RCL, which RCL seems more geared to families and for some reason I feel like celebrity is geared towards couples. Plus I haven't read in to Celebrity Edge's entertainment value with the shows (non-musical). RCL shows were very very good to us.

Curious if anyone here has sailed on both of RCL largest ships? Which one did you like better and why? I've only been on Oasis, and there's a $600 difference between Symphony and Harmony for 2019. I know they're pretty similar, boardwalk slightly revamp with sports bar + larger candy store? Decor I'm assuming is slightly different. Not sure if Central Park is 100% indentical outside of different looking bushes/flowers. Main show is obviously going to be different. I'm not sure which one I should choose. Smart choice finanically is save the $600, but you know newer things pull you in. Both go to the same islands. So wondering what the cruise experts thoughts are between sailing on both ships.