Cozumel and the whole Mayan Coast region are awesome. I wouldn't pass those up if you have even a passing interest in Mayan civilization/culture. I can't vouch for anything beyond that.

Costa Maya and Cozumel are both quite beautiful. If I remember right, we rode dolphins in Cozumel, and... I think we toured a butterfly farm in Costa Maya (might have been Grand Cayman... this was the cruise we took back in 2003, and my memory is a little fuzzy).

Grand Cayman was beautiful, and might be again if they've rebuilt it. If they're touring there again they must have done a lot of work (was ripped to shreds from the hurricanes a few years back). You can also visit Hell, and send post cards from there (it's a city/town, with it's own post office).

The water in St. Thomas is stunning. Truly stunning. We didn't do any shore excursions during that cruise though, so I can't help ya out there. Also, watch out for jellyfish. My wife and I decided to get out of the water when one decided to swim between us (we were about 5ft apart).

San Juan is the same as St. Thomas, though the town you port at looks a little run down. If you need some article of clothing you forgot to pack, there's a Marshall's there that has pretty good prices. If I remember correctly, they have a few horse and carriage rides that do historical tours of the area. Might be something to look into for that "never stop courting" feel.

Jamaica is hot. To put it into perspective, our captain came over the intercom as we were leaving and promised that the cruise line would visit someplace cooler next year... like Hell (the biblical Hell, not the town in Grand Cayman).

From the three cruises I've been on, the best advice I can give is to go with a 7 day, and not plan too much on shore. If you don't see any excursions that really excite you, just go on shore and shop, or do some swimming on the beach (Jamaica is good for alcohol, but read up on the ships rules about buying alcohol). Snorkeling is a lot of fun in most of these ports (we did this in Grand Cayman), but make sure to bring a water camera... and lots of sunblock.

Check out the spa on the first day (I could put this in all caps, and it would not emphasize this point enough). If they are going to run a good deal, it'll be within about the first few hours while passengers are boarding. Our last cruise we bought an unlimited thermal suite pass, and laid around on heated tile beds and sat in sauna's for most of the 9 days. It was one of the most relaxing times of my life (we decided we didn't want to do shore excursions at all, so we'd shop a bit on shore, then come back to the spa and lay around).

Plan to spend an extra $20 to $40 on the formal nights. Pictures are better when she's wearing a corsage, and you're wearing a boutonniere. Make sure to do pictures both in color, and B&W (or, make sure you have color pictures taken in front of a fairly bland backdrop if they just convert them to B&W).

For the room, a balcony makes a large difference. Go with a private one if you can afford it. Make sure the room you get, no matter what kind, is in the middle of the ship. The front tends to rock a lot, and the back rocks, and you have to listen to the engines the whole time.

If you shop, check out jewelery stores. Many are priced lower than what you can buy in the states. Many will haggle. If you shop in Cozumel, expect just about every Mexican there to either say, "Hey buddy! I got somethin here for your lady friend," or "Hey Lady, you want your hair braided?"

Plan to eat. A lot. I don't know if Royal Caribbean offers this (it's a Princess deal), but if they ask you to pay $35 or so for unlimited soda... buy it. If you drink one per meal, you'll go through $35 worth of soda in the first few days.

Good luck Fed.

I totally agree with this, my wife and I did a cruise on our honeymoon with a stop at Cozumel. We went to the ruins and the Xel-Ha lagoon in Tulum (we also had stops at Grand Caymen & Ocho Rios Jamaica ). Snorkeling at the lagoon was really cool. Personally, I would avoid going back to Ocho Rios on a cruise; it felt too much like a tourist trap.

One of the Royal Caribbean cruise ships has an ice rink on it! I'd go where ever that one's going

I hope that was intentional.

If you stop at St. Thomas, do your best to get over to St. John to experience the beaches there. Much less crowded, much more upscale. I can't gush about that place enough.

Dude, check out my thread here and seriously consider Couples Resorts. They will treat you like kings, especially if you're newlyweds.

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/28841

I don't get it, what did I do?

Resort in Jamaica

This Honeymoon Is Worthless Without Oogaba.

Fedaykin98 Oobaga doesn't count.

I had a serious flu/Montezuma's revenge thing going on when I was there, but it was still one of my favorite things on the trip. It's like snorkeling in a giant aquarium. Get the all-inclusive pass and pig out on ice cream and alcohol in between snorkeling. They also have the dolphin swim thing ($100+ to touch a dolphin? Not worth it for me) and those helmet things that let you walk along the ocean floor.

Rabbit,

Thanks for your thoughts! A little about me: I'm totally not an outdoorsy person, and I don't like the water. The cruise appeals to my desire to not be outside much.

See, I have this saying, which I think that you will find historically accurate, possibly amusing: The outdoors are so bad that man invented the indoors just to get away from them!

And I find the idea of sailing through the night to be very romantic, in multiple senses of the word.