Royal Caribbean, Voyager of the Seas Review

Good Points
Plently of activities for all ages. Couldn't feel much movement in rough seas. The staff were great, especially with our kids. The food was consistently good.

Bad Points
Children that are not toilet trained cannot enter any pools, no pull ups allowed either (we did not know this before getting on).

General Comments
The Royal Caribbean, Voyager of the Seas ports stopped at islands that were damaged (some extensively) by recent hurricanes but have done substancial rebuilding such as Georgetown and Cozumel. Labadee was a great beach day and we even bought a nice painting. There was even local entertainment on the island with dancing music and fire eating. There are also lots of water activities other than the beach that you can enjoy at a cost!! Ocho Rios was unfortunately a rain day but we still were able to walk from the dock (the only docked location on this cruise) to all the shopping. There is a lot of shopping if you like for things like jewerly, coffee and souvenirs. One thing to be awear of was that we were approached to purchase drugs several times while walking with our 2 and 3 year old. There is a beach very close to the dock which we were unable to enjoy due to the weather. Georgetown was also a nice spot for shopping and beaches. We ended up at the closest beach which was a short taxi ride in a van holding 10-12 people for $4 p/p each way. Great beach. For those that don't mind a walk you could walk it. Best to take a taxi there and if you feel up to it, walk back to the ship. The walk can also depend on where your ship anchors as there were about 6 ships in the day we were there and 3 areas where your tender can arrive on shore. Cozumel has recently started to open lots of the shops on the main strip. At the old dock is an open area shopping plaza with lots of jewerly, souvenirs and a pharmacy. You can still see that many stores, although open are still not completed. If you have children in diapers, bring plently as these are not available on the ship and depending on your port, may be difficult to find. We went during the European school break which made for a nice mix of guests. We did not find the ship overcrowded or over run with children, there is plently of space for everyone and we found the shopping area on ship a great place to hang out and people watch. For dancing you must check out the Crows nest (14 th floor) for great live latin music. There is also the disco which was fun. The ice show was a hit with the kids. We did put our 3 year old in the on board ship activites on the last day and she loved it. We have done about 5 other cruises with other lines and this is the best family cruise that we have done. We also think that for older children (teens) this has a lot of fun to offer. The main dining room is beautiful. Many of the same selections in the dining room can be found in the buffet. The Portofino restaurant was a bit of a let down for the extra cost ($20 p/p). The same menu was offered in the main dining room the next night. If you are looking for 5 star dining HAL is number one for us.