www.royalcaribbean.com
Ships*:
Mariner of the Seas (2003), Navigator of the Seas (2002), Adventure of the Seas (2001), Explorer of the Seas (2000), Voyager of the Seas (1999)
How Big?
Length: 1,020 feet
Tonnage: 138,000
Passengers: 3,114
Crew: 1,185
Cool Features:
Ice-skating rinks; full-size basketball courts; nine-hole miniature golf; rock-climbing walls; in-line skating tracks.
Itineraries and Prices**:
Mariner offers 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean trips from Port Canaveral, Fla.; from $599. Navigator offers 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises from Miami; from $599. Adventure sails from San Juan, P.R., to the Southern Caribbean for 7 nights; from $579. Explorer offers 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean trips from Miami; from $599. Voyager sails from Bayonne, N.J., and Miami and offers a variety of different-length cruises to Bermuda and the Eastern and Western Caribbean; from $599.
* Ships listed represent those in the largest class of vessels for each cruise line, though other ships offered by the line may fit the "mega-class" category.
** Starting prices typically refer to the shortest repeated voyages for each ship. Prices are per person double occupancy and are the rack rates provided on each cruise line's Web site; cheaper prices may be available from discounters. One-time itineraries are not listed.