We met a couple on SAND who were both travel agents, on their 16th cruise, on a variety of lands. This was their first rssc cruise. When I asked her which cruiseline she like best, she said Royal Caribbean, hands-down. She also complained about how "plain" Navigator was, with no huge chandeliers and a big atrium. Go figure. But I've tried to price an RCCL western caribbean 7-day next December against our Voyager booking, and RCCL looks a lot cheaper, even with a comparable cabin (not that I would cruise on those ships, especially after observing one of them in Nassau last week.)