Why should you cruise on Royal Caribbean?

Few if any prospective cruisers need me to tell them why they should cruise with Royal Caribbean.

Royal Caribbean has done an excellent job making their own case, as evidenced by the fact that they frequently win best cruise line and other top rankings among their peers.

Like many other Southern California residents, I personally accumulated many notches in my Crown & Anchor profile with three and four night cruises back in the day when Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas and other ships regularly cruised from Los Angeles.

Royal Caribbean had newer ships doing longer cruises from Los Angeles, too, always delivering terrific experiences.

We enjoyed our West Coast voyages so much that we were happy to trust RCCL for our first European cruise when they included Crete, an island rarely visited by modern ships prior to that cruise in 2007.  Julie's grandfather immigrated from Crete, so her sisters and their families joined us for a family trip to their ancestral homeland.

We gladly returned to the Mediterranean with Royal Caribbean, plus a couple of cruises to the region featured in their name.

Yes, when Royal Caribbean goes where we want to go, we certainly have no qualms about choosing one of their wonderful cruises.

But it wasn't until the ships started adding surprising features like ice skating rinks, onboard surfing and sky diving that the brand really took off with the general public, justifying loftier pricing than competitors.

Everyone I know who has gone on one of Royal Caribbean's newest mega-ships not only comes back raving about the onboard experience on these amazing ships but almost inevitably begins planning a return trip to bring their friends or relatives along so they can see for themselves.

I don't know of higher praise than that.

Royal Caribbean's marketing appeal is to adventure-seekers and families, but everyone across all demographics seems to love Royal Caribbean vacations.

Their best suites for families have become so wildly popular that it is difficult to book one unless you do so as soon as they go on sell.

While their commercials seem a bit too frenetic for me (which is why I don't feature too many in my blogs versus Princess, another line we love that creates videos I often find perfect to illustrate my blogs), they undoubtedly do the job of appealing to new cruisers, which are the lifeblood of the industry that allows the continued expansion of newer and more astounding ships.

Once you've taken your first cruise, you're probably hooked for life.

Have you tasted Royal Caribbean?

You should, whether cruising to the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Australia, South America, Canada/New England, Bermuda, Asia or anywhere else they cruise.

"Better service leads to better trips!"