Ralph, The best cruise I have ever been on was the innagural sailing of the Crown Princess. I would rate Celbrity Cruises a close second. If you want to really see the Caribbean, fly to Aruba & then board one of the ships that depart from there & see Martinique, Grenada, Curacao, Barbados & of course, Aruba. The ships are not big, the food ain't great but the ports are fantastic. In Grenada you can take a short tour of the medical school that was taken over by the Marines a few years ago. Still some holes in the walls from the shots that were fired.