24 sailings across the Royal Caribbean fleet. Crown and Anchor loyalist. Writing honest reviews because the internet needs more of them.
I started sailing Royal Caribbean years ago and somewhere along the way it became less of a vacation choice and more of a genuine obsession. The ships, the shows, the rhythm of a week at sea. I kept coming back because nothing else quite replicates it. After 24 sailings I figured I had accumulated enough opinions to be worth reading, so I built CruiseWithGT to put them somewhere useful.
Most cruise content online falls into two categories: press trip coverage that reads like a brochure, or forum posts that require three hours of reading to find the one useful sentence. CruiseWithGT is neither. Every review on this site is based on a sailing I paid for and a show I actually sat through. Just honest opinions from someone who has spent more time on Royal Caribbean ships than some crew members.
If I recommend a show, it is because I genuinely think you should see it. If I say the Kansas opening drags, it is because it does.
My sailing history spans the Oasis, Icon, Voyager, and Quantum classes with a particular soft spot for the Oasis-class ships and their outdoor AquaTheaters and dual Flowriders. The leaderboard on this site reflects my ranking of every ship I have been on, with the reasoning behind each score in the reviews.
Show reviews are the core of the site. I watch every production on every sailing at least once and write about what actually happened, not what the show description promises. The Sea Notes series covers the practical stuff: sea days, port mornings, the FlowRider wristband system and the kind of information that changes how you experience the ship. The leaderboard ranks every ship I have sailed with an honest score.
Everything is written in my voice, which is casual and direct and occasionally opinionated. If you want a formal travelogue this is probably not the right site. If you want to know whether a specific show is worth pre-booking or whether you can skip it, you are in the right place.
If you are planning a Royal Caribbean sailing and have questions, the best place to reach me is through the contact on the Work With Me page. I read everything.
24 sailings worth of opinions, all in one place. Start with the reviews or see how every ship stacks up.
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