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Originally Posted by lanabanana73
Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas would be my choice out of Tampa. It's one of their smaller ships and our favorite in that line. There is glass everywhere and you are able to see the ocean from most places on the ship. It has an outdoor eating area behind the buffet that is our favorite place to gather. You can meet friends and have a snack. It has a beautiful theater and Royal Caribbean's entertainment is historically quite good.
As long as you are investigating cruising, take a look at cruisecritic.com. Click on "boards" and you'll find a message board just like this one except instead of talking about TV, they talk about everything cruising! It's a great place to research the topic and meet others, just like TOTV.
Good luck!
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lanabanana, I could have written the note you sent. We LOVE the Jewel and the Radiance class ships. We have done transatlantics on her more than once. The buffet is wonderful and so is sitting outside. I would recommend Tampa for your first cruise; easy to get to, beautiful ship and you get a lot for your money. Maybe try their 4 or 5 day cruise. A few of my girlfriends and I will be sailing the Jewel in January for 4 nights.
Celebrity has a new class of ship called the Soltice class and it is beautiful as well. Holland America is an equally good choice with great service; we are considering a Tahiti South Pacific cruise with HA next Spring. But to keep it simple I vote for The Jewel out of Tampa for 4 or 5 nights. Have fun, it's great to live close by so many ports and after the Hurricane season the seas are usually calm.