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Personally, the cruise ship only matters during dinner and days at sea. Go to islands that you enjoy. Price wise, I know that most cruises have a rate for what each person pays. And I would recommend going to a travel agent. They will be able to get you the best price. Also, you can put pressure on the travel agent to get you an even better price. And basically your paying for an expensive hotel room that you have unlimited meals. I'd make a budget for what you'd like to do on the boat. And make a budget of what you'd like to spend on an island.
Booze is charged on most cruises, along with pop and a few other things. I know on our cruise, lemonade, water, apple juice, orange juice and tea are free. And eat your fill. When I went on our last cruise.... I would finish dinner (lobster, steak) I would go and have a piece of pizza and a whole lot of ice cream. You can get tours off of the boats which are a little bit more pricey but they take you to the best spots and the best tours. Also, figure out which island is best for shopping. Such as my cruise goes to St.Thomas, which is a little bit more expensive, compared to Antigua which has the cheapest diamonds in the carribean or St.Maarten which has the cheapest overall shopping. And if you couldn't tell.... research your islands. I've spent countless hours looking as seeing what I could do. Also, in the Carribean you could consider taking scuba diving lessons if you would like to. And don't stress out about finding something to do on every island and finding something to fill your time. Just relax and enjoy yourself.
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