CannukCruiser Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Oasis of the Seas in January 2020..... hooked now , can't wait to go again LovetoCruise87 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireclan Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 First Royal cruise, after cruising Celebrity since 2000, was Explorer of the Seas to the Western Caribbean from Bayonne, NJ in 2013. We've been cruising Royal exclusively since but hope to try Celebrity again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Grandeur of the Seas with my dad.....university graduation present. Such great father daughter time, and it got me hooked to cruising. (Next cruise was Voyager with DH for honeymoon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rags1 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Song of America. 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Majesty of the Seas on my honeymoon in 1994. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstephensi Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Enchantment of the Seas, 1999, 7 night Western Caribbean out of Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetraElise Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Monarch of the Seas — when on our honeymoon back in ‘93, we were docked next to her. We were aboard NCL Seaward. Monarch was so huge in comparison, and just looked utterly amazing. We decided someday we would sail on her. By the time we did, she was no longer queen of the seas, but one of the older, smaller vessels doing 3/4 night runs to Tijuana out of LA. But, we loved of every minute of our time aboard, and are so glad we were able to make that promise come true. She was a beautiful ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeculaguy Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Viking Serenade, I think about 1992 or 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Adventure of the Seas 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Allure of the Seas back in December 2013 when she was the world's largest ship! Still my favorite cruise of all time. Through the years I bounced around between Norwegian, Carnival and Royal, and even did a Princess, but now have decided to truly be Loyal to Royal. My next 9 cruises booked are all on Royal Caribbean. Let's go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L454S Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Radiance OTS 2003, roundtrip from Vancouver(Alaska). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Harmony of the Seas. First and only so far. Waiting to be onboard Anthem of the Seas on Oct 2nd (fingers crossed)! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBC1 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Marina, from Singapore 2017, it was also my very first ever cruise. Never looked backed. Now been on 11 RC cruises, love it. John WAAAYTOOO and LovetoCruise87 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim S Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Radiance out of Tampa January 2011 for my wife’s 60th. 5 nights to Cozumel and Costa Maya. Caught the bug after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: Mariner of the seas Jan 2019. Prior to that it was CCL, MSC and NCL. Been on NCL, it was nice because it was just my wife and I, but we really didn't like the line. Sad we didn't do Royal that time. But we are avid Royal fans!! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Voyager of the Seas in 2000. It was the mega ship at the time. We took our 3 teenage daughters and had a great time. Took a Carnival cruise after that because we wanted to do the Panama Canal. Been all RC since then. We have 2 cruises in 2022 with the Harmony in April and another family cruise with the Mariner in July. Would like the try Celebrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Mariner of the Seas 2011. Start of a beautiful Relationship. Only one cruise prior to that: Premier Cruise Lines: 1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown&AnchorEsq Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 20 hours ago, Pooch said: Nordic Empress 2002. New York to Bermuda! 2 nights Kings Wharf, 2 nights Hamilton. Same, except 2003 and I am pretty sure ours was 7 nights. This was back when Royal was still cruising out of the west side. I remember sitting in the windjammer and trying to catch glimpses of the Intrepid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleman88 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Adventure of the Seas in 2013. Been in love with cruising ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowers Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 2018 on Explorer out of Seattle to Alaska. First cruise for my wife and daughters, now we have 2 booked in 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMCD Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Anthem out of New York last year - my first ever cruise! Literally the week before Covid took over the world. Boarded the ship 7th of March, got engaged on board and now my next Cruise will be my honeymoon in August'22 - cannot wait! WAAAYTOOO and Ampurp85 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider629 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Our first time on a Royal was also our first time to ever crusie. It was Liberty of the Seas in 2019, we were immediately hooked on cruising and Royal. We now have 3 cruises upcoming after that initial cruise. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Crown&AnchorEsq said: Same, except 2003 and I am pretty sure ours was 7 nights. This was back when Royal was still cruising out of the west side. I remember sitting in the windjammer and trying to catch glimpses of the Intrepid. Ours was 7 nights too, 2 /12 sea days, 3 1/2 days in Bermuda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakemeister Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Rhapsody in '06 out of Galveston, our third cruise overall. It doesn't get old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Mariner in January 2019 My wife had been after me to go on a cruise for over 20 years so I finally relented. I wish I would have relented years ago We’re trying to make up for lost time. We did three after that one and currently have five booked. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronpes Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 First cruise was on Voyager of the Seas in Oct 2001 and if I remember correctly, Jeffrey Arpin was the cruise director. We were completely blown away by the whole experience and immediately booked the same ship for the same itinerary (eastern Caribbean) for the following year ! We have now completed a total of 33 cruises (31 on RCCL) and never looked back. Temeculaguy, WAAAYTOOO and Kathleen 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CynBeth Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 14 hours ago, L454S said: Radiance OTS 2003, roundtrip from Vancouver(Alaska). Do not remember the year but ours was out of Vancouver to Seward. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Liberty of the Seas. Our First excursion; Dunn River Falls. LovetoCruise87, Kathleen and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmsmith Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Maiden voyage of Voyager in 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeculaguy Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 15 hours ago, DTMCD said: Anthem out of New York last year - my first ever cruise! Literally the week before Covid took over the world. Boarded the ship 7th of March, got engaged on board and now my next Cruise will be my honeymoon in August'22 - cannot wait! I Love, Love , Love this story! My story is similar bit not all on Royal, yet cruising nonetheless. My wife and I had our first overnight date on a short 3 day cruise that she arranged as a birthday gift to me. Three years later I proposed on a cruise, in Cozumel at the Mayan temple of marriage (long story but the excursion desk helped make it happen) because she is Hispanic and her ancestry (according to her dna) is Mayan. We were married on a cruise with 100 of our friends and family also on the cruise. Next month, on our anniversary, we will be in Cozumel, this time on adventure of the seas. I believe for the remainder of our time on this planet we will be forever tied to cruising. Your story is so similar to ours that I think you will see cruises as a component of your marriage. We are in in our early 50's now but we both see cruises as not just fun but a romantic reminder of our bond, I hope for you that every cruise from here on out will be your honeymoon all over again, I know it is ours. LovetoCruise87, Kathleen and DTMCD 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Adventure. Took me til Harmony to be obsessed! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAA Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Mariner of the Seas in 2004. Prior to that it was all Carnival cruises. We haven’t sailed on a Carnival ship since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrie76 Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Nordic Empress 2003 to Bermuda (we were married aboard ship). LovetoCruise87 and Pooch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 3:56 PM, ronpes said: First cruise was on Voyager of the Seas in Oct 2001 and if I remember correctly, Jeffrey Arpin was the cruise director. We were completely blown away by the whole experience and immediately booked the same ship for the same itinerary (eastern Caribbean) for the following year ! We have now completed a total of 33 cruises (31 on RCCL) and never looked back. ^GOALS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt From Canada Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Radiance of the Seas (JAN 2006) ... 25th Wedding Anniversary. Great ship to start, many memories, but two stand out: 1). We flew in the day of the cruise (please don't judge ... we were rookies with a sub-par travel agent). Flight was delayed out of Canada (who knew that snow could delay flights). With no breakfast and no lunch we made the ship just before the muster drill. All venues were closed, so no food was available. One time events for: HUNGER: Only once and never since ... we were ridiculously hungry on a ship. Post Muster Drill we ate 3 meals in less than 15 minutes. SAME DAY FLIGHT: Only once and never since .. we have ALWAYS flown in the day before our cruises since that first cruise ... 25 and counting. 2). Our first date was at a restaurant in Montreal called Portofino (a long, long time ago). We were surprised, touched and impressed that Royal Caribbean would name a restaurant on the ship just for us. We ate there on our anniversary, and every cruise after that until they retired the name. We sail on Radiance again in SEP 2022, and can't wait. Stay Safe, Stay Apart, Stay Connected, Curt from Canada LovetoCruise87 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryCS62 Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Song of America -- way back in 1988 -- honeymoon cruise. They still had midnight buffets... Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadamG2U Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Jewel of the Seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 4 hours ago, MaryCS62 said: Song of America -- way back in 1988 -- honeymoon cruise. They still had midnight buffets... She’s in Cyprus right now with Harmony and Jewel. Of course name is different now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidoftheSeas Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Our first cruise (and first RC cruise) was on Oasis. We kind of got spoiled a bit with that I think. We took another cruise the next year on the Independence and it was a fine trip, but at this point, I don't think I would sail anything other than Oasis class or Quantum class unless I had to for the itinerary. WAAAYTOOO and LovetoCruise87 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Our first RCCL cruise was supposed to be on Oasis on Christmas Eve 2017 to celebrate my grandfather’s 99th birthday. However, I tested positive for the flu 3 days before the cruise. Thank goodness for travel insurance!!! The rest of the extended family sailed and had a great cruise. My family rescheduled for the following June on Allure and were joined by my sister and her family. We had a blast. We have been cruising and planning cruises ever since. Love RCCL. WAAAYTOOO and LovetoCruise87 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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