October 24, 2004

by Tim Larison, CLIA Master Cruise Counsellor (MCC)

While not as nice as the Diamond Princess, this was still a well maintained ship also sailing 7 night Mexican Riviera itineraries out of LA. The ship had a different design than the Monarch of the Seas - it seemed larger though the RCCL rep I talked to said the Monarch and the Vision are about the same size. Just like the Monarch this ship had many of the same features I saw on the Mariner of the Seas earlier this year in a scaled down fashion. The dining room on the Vision was larger and more impressive than the Monarch. A good ship, but I'd recommend the Diamond Princess for 7 night Mexican Riviera itineraries over this ship.