We have our winners – our Royal Caribbean ‘Insta Family’.

The Dorset Echo and Royal Caribbean are delighted to announce that following the second stage of the competition and the difficult task of judging the videos submitted, the lucky family from the South to become the Royal Caribbean ‘Insta Family’ to scoop themselves an amazing 7-night cruise around the Caribbean and the chance to appear in Royal Caribbean’s marketing and promotional activity in 2019 are The Donnarummas from Southampton.

During stage one of the competition readers submitted 30 second videos on Instagram telling us why they should win the prize and what it would mean for them to experience a Royal Caribbean holiday. Our panel of judges watched the videos to determine their top three families’ entries to go forward to stage two of the competition.

Then during stage two of the competition the three finalists families including the Donnarummas from Southampton, the Harmans from Bournemouth and the Croswells from Southampton spent the day on Independence of the Seas during October half term, experiencing all that cruise life has to offer, recording their day and showing us what they feel makes a cruise holiday special.

The judges then selected the Donnarumma family as the overall prize winner from the three videos created onboard and they will set sail on Harmony of the Seas, on 17th-24th February (2019), on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise which encompasses a round-trip from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) visiting Philipsburg, St. Maarten - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Labadee, Haiti.

The Donnarummas will enjoy the very best of one of Royal Caribbean’s favourite ships– all in one place onboard Harmony of the Seas! The fun-seeking family looking for the perfect getaway, will find the very best of Royal Caribbean here. Watch robots mix their cocktail at the incredible Bionic Bar, or delight their taste buds with an amazing choice of dining experiences. Harmony of the Seas brings with it the tallest slide at sea including the Ultimate Abyss (the tallest slide at sea with a 10 storey drop), and The Perfect Storm - a trio of thrilling water slides. After all the excitement the winner will end their day by snuggling up in a spacious ocean view room. Whatever they do, there’ll be an adventure waiting around every corner!