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Originally Posted by rsmurano
Tampa has the older smaller ships which I wouldn’t go on any longer. They are boring, terrible shows, and actually more crowded with smaller people. We went on 3 cruises with these smaller ships last year and hated them, the cruises before Covid were on the largest ships.
When you are looking at the ships for your cruise, look at the ships amenities before booking. The big ships that have around 6000 cruisers or more have the best nightly/daily shows, separate rooms for music, the entertainers are more talented, and the front of the ship is usually for adults only with many hot tubs, bars, sitting areas, etc.
To prove this point, check out the shows/entertainment on the RC Mariner ship vs the RC Wonder of the seas or the Icon or the Utopia of the seas.
If you want to play pickleball, check out the RC Symphony of the seas ship, it has indoor pickleball.
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so interestingly, the original post asked about what your primary reason is for going.
You appear to be interested in the shipboard activities, which is one point of view. For us, it is seldom about what the ship offers, we don't care about the shows, or much about the entertainment on the ship, as we go for the countries and shore side excursions to visit the local areas' attractions, which we would not fly and drive to see.
The difference in our approaches is very evident with the activities we each highlighted as important for the cruise selection. . everyone is unique.
good luck to the OP on selecting what interests him/her/them