It really all depends on whether you would rather relax more, or stay busy. We like to see as much as possible, so the Western is our favorite itinerary by far. All the ports on the Western were great, and they were all different. We have young children and we did some fun excursion first, and then still had time left to go to the beach. The western has more variety. On the Eastern, I felt that the only options were shopping and going to the beach.