HI - AM TRYING TO DECIDE IF THIS WOULD BE A GOOD BET - NEVER CRUISED BEFORE AND IT IS A CHOICE BETWEEN THIS AND HAL RYNDAM (NOT MY PREFERRED ITINERARY)
WHAT IS 'FREE' IN CELEBRITY IN THIS ROYAL SUITE CABIN?

Go for the Mercury. It has just been completely refurbished. We cruised on the Mercury to Alaska last September and it was fabulous. Awesome service. No personal experience with royal suites, but we peeked in one (by invitation) and it was spacious and looked very nice. We had friends who stayed in a sky suite, #1207, which had a HUGE veranda. All suites have butlers. Concierge class and above has a great room service breakfast menu, just order the night before and leave the card on your door. Fabulous naturalist. We even saw humpback whales breaching right in front of the ship. Great ship and great cruise.