crys, after my first two cruises (late 90's) on the Navigator, I, too, was a cruise junkie! After my first cruise ever in 1991 on a Carnival ship, although I had fun, I never even considered cruising until the Navigator came out (comparing Carnival to crewed sailboat charters that I had done in the past just didn't do it for me). Don't even remember how I came across Radisson, I was just looking for a trip to go on in March right after Navigator's debut. Well that got cancelled for dry dock (vibration), and we substituted Alaska for Panama Canal. Since then, I haven't looked back, just forward to the next cruise, especially now that I have met so many wonderful lct friends! I still recommend for the islands a crewed sailboat charter if you want the ultimate in privacy, less crowds, and no dress code ever! I've only been to the Caribbean on Radisson because it is usually just too easy to do this when you are traveling only as a couple (for me, with one of my children). If I were taking my family there, I would definitely choose our own private sail boat, even without balconies and in tiny cabins! Just a personal preference. I hate what cruise ships have done to the islands, as I have so many wonderful memories of them in the 70's on land trips when you just stayed out of town when the cruise ships were there. Times change, and so must we.