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re: Best 7 day cruise? Western Caribbean? Southern Caribbean?
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:31 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:31 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I am booked on the Norwegian Escape in a balcony room for 7 days in November and it totals to right at $1,500 person for my wife and I, but this includes the unlimited beverage package and the specialty dining package...just for a comparison.
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Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:42 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
we have been in all three areas a number of times. We are divers as well but that is not our primary focus any longer. Western offers some great diving and you will see some green foresty areas as well as flat sand like Cozumel which I use to love 25 years ago. Central/Southern is good also for divers and non-divers alike. If you are focused on doing beachy type ports you will enjoy either and remember Roatan as well as Belize offer shore experiences in the mtns and rain forests. Eastern cruises especially out of PR that skip or minimize the USVI and BVI ports became our fav for the difference in the islands beauty and diversity, great. I say experiences as we don't book ship based excursions any longer as we have learned you can do more, with more flexibility and less expense and crowds going ashore and booking or on line before hand. Sometimes we just find the taxi stand boss lady and get a taxi for the day and say "take us". Those have been wonderful and more local experience.
Been blessed to see most of the Caribbean on cruises, week long stays land based and from a bare boat charter in the USVI/BVI which is fantastic and so different than VI port stops. We mixed business with pleasure in the Caribbean with our business before we sold it.
If I can help just let me know here on TD by sending me your email.
Been blessed to see most of the Caribbean on cruises, week long stays land based and from a bare boat charter in the USVI/BVI which is fantastic and so different than VI port stops. We mixed business with pleasure in the Caribbean with our business before we sold it.
If I can help just let me know here on TD by sending me your email.
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:49 pm to RetiredTiger
This was the last cruise we took 4 years ago. I show you this only for the itenary example, not suggesting these dates. New port each day,only day at sea was the last one, perfect timing. We were fortunate enough to spend three extra days afterward in SJPR at the airlines expense on Coronado Beach at the beautiful Old San Juan hotel and learned how much fun SJPR could be as we volunteered two days in a row to give up seats on an overbooked flight.
RCL Cruise Line
Sat Jul 16 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30pm
Sun Jul 17 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Jul 18 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Jul 19 Antigua 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jul 20 St. Lucia 9:00am 6:00pm
Thu Jul 21 Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Jul 22 At Sea
Sat Jul 23 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00am
RCL Cruise Line
Sat Jul 16 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30pm
Sun Jul 17 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Jul 18 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Jul 19 Antigua 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jul 20 St. Lucia 9:00am 6:00pm
Thu Jul 21 Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Jul 22 At Sea
Sat Jul 23 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00am
Posted on 5/2/16 at 7:04 pm to RetiredTiger
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RCL Cruise Line
Sat Jul 16 San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30pm
Sun Jul 17 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm
Mon Jul 18 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm
Tue Jul 19 Antigua 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jul 20 St. Lucia 9:00am 6:00pm
Thu Jul 21 Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm
Fri Jul 22 At Sea
Sat Jul 23 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00am
If you can find this itinerary, book it. Nice island visits included on this cruise.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:14 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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looking like either Carnival Conquest, Norwegian Getaway, or Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas.
I would say it comes down to NCL or RCL. Conquest is ok, but it's a MUCH older ship than the other 2, and it's a good bit smaller.
Getaway is practically a brand new ship(2014) which is awesome, and means it has a lot of cool features. It's also right up there as one of the biggest ships in the world(not including Oasis class, those ships trump everything in size). Plus NCl is including the UBP, which to me is a great value.
Oasis-class ships are some AMAZING ships, unlike any other you can go on. It's so massive that you could never get off the boat, and you would never be bored. So with this option you obviously get more things to choose from, and you will be in awe of the sheer size. Having said that, there is no perks with RCL usually, and Oasis ships tend to be some of the most expensive.
Based off everything, I would definitely pick the Getaway for you. It's the right mixture of being big, but not overwhelming for a first time cruiser, it's a good itinerary, and you get some perks included.
I have to ask about the price again, when are you planning on going?? Is it over a holiday?? Which stateroom class are you looking at?? I'm still trying to figure out the $1500 a person, that sounds really high.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:45 am to DrewDawg13
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Oasis-class ships are some AMAZING ships, unlike any other you can go on.
The Oasis are nice and huge but there isn't that much difference between them and the Freedom class (ie Liberty fresh out of dry dock). One big difference (depending on where you live) may be cost. Liberty sailing out of Galveston can be much cheaper for some than sailing on Allure or Oasis out of Florida.
ETA - just noticed OP is sailing out of Fla so it may not save him money sailing out of galveston but the other Freedom Class ships may offer similar values.
This post was edited on 5/3/16 at 7:47 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:29 am to LSUfan4444
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The Oasis are nice and huge but there isn't that much difference between them and the Freedom class (ie Liberty fresh out of dry dock).
I beg to differ. The Freedom class is just ok to me, but Oasis class has A LOT more to offer. RCL in general is not my favorite, but the Oasis class is unlike any other ships.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:15 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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Looks like Norwegian is maybe slightly better than carnival? What about princess or some of the other comparable cruise lines?
Carnival caters more to kids, so plan accordingly. Out of FL, I would take Royal Caribbean Oasis class from Ft. Lauderdale. Hands down, some of the best ships on the water. As for itinerary, I prefer West Caribbean over east, but if you can head towards virgin islands or maldives, I say go for it.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:40 pm to DrewDawg13
Have you been on the Liberty of the Seas since it came out of dry dock (February 2016). New premium restaurant, new children's splash pad/pool area, two new water slides.
What does the Oasis or Allure have that the Liberty doesn't that you hold of such value?
What does the Oasis or Allure have that the Liberty doesn't that you hold of such value?
This post was edited on 5/3/16 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:22 am to LSUfan4444
some good reads here LINK
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:37 am to Panny Crickets
southern
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:45 am to UFownstSECsince1950
I have never done Southern Caribbean but I can say that if you do Western then I highly recommend the Cozumel, Roatan, Belize itinerary. Great stops. Roatan is amazing. Cozumel has plenty of things to do. Belize wasn't great but weather wasn't cooperating that day so I don't hold it against the port. Will be doing Jamaica and Grand Cayman in addition to Cozumel in a few weeks and will have done all the Western Caribbean itineraries.
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