April Cruises
 

I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare is
ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at Progresso and
Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any thoughts?

Barb

April Cruises
 

"BD" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare
is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at
Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any
thoughts?

Barb


Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this point.
It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life boats are
up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many bells and
whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock walls, mini golf
courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best reviews are the Spirit
Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older. They're moving those older
ships to the secondary markets. If you were on one of the newest RCI ships
last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment. Unless the ship
itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute pricing
specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter weeks - that
could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and sell out quicker.
And with last minute pricing you risk not being able to find reasonable air.
So that's always a delicate trade off. Also with air, it's almost always
cheaper to do air separately (not through the cruise line).

--Tom

April Cruises
 

With your under $4000.00 price for a cruise,don't forget to add the
additional costs of tours,tips,and extra's on the ship which for 5 can
add up to another $5 or $600 or more





cruise lover(~~~~~)






..

April Cruises
 

"Tom K" wrote in message
...

"BD" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare
is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at
Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any
thoughts?

Barb


Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this point.
It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life boats
are up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many bells
and whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock walls,
mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best reviews are
the Spirit Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older. They're moving
those older ships to the secondary markets. If you were on one of the
newest RCI ships last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment.
Unless the ship itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute pricing
specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter weeks - that
could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and sell out
quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk not being able to find
reasonable air. So that's always a delicate trade off. Also with air,
it's almost always cheaper to do air separately (not through the cruise
line).

--Tom
Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of April which
is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on the Navigator of the
Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other cruise.

April Cruises
 

check out the Celebrity Summit -- I'm taking the 4/4 cruise and the
prices are amazing .

bill W.

BD wrote:
"Tom K" wrote in message
...
"BD" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare
is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at
Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any
thoughts?

Barb

Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this point.
It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life boats
are up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many bells
and whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock walls,
mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best reviews are
the Spirit Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older. They're moving
those older ships to the secondary markets. If you were on one of the
newest RCI ships last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment.
Unless the ship itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute pricing
specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter weeks - that
could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and sell out
quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk not being able to find
reasonable air. So that's always a delicate trade off. Also with air,
it's almost always cheaper to do air separately (not through the cruise
line).

--Tom
Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of April which
is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on the Navigator of the
Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other cruise.

April Cruises
 

"William W. Wright" wrote in message
...
check out the Celebrity Summit -- I'm taking the 4/4 cruise and the prices
are amazing .

bill W.


That's an interesting itinerary too... going to Dominica, Grenada, Barbados,
St. Maarten and Tobago. Though it's a San Juan departure, so air could be a
bit more expensive.

--Tom

April Cruises
 

[Default] Thus spake "BD" :


"Tom K" wrote in message
...

"BD" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare
is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at
Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any
thoughts?

Barb


Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this point.
It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life boats
are up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many bells
and whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock walls,
mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best reviews are
the Spirit Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older. They're moving
those older ships to the secondary markets. If you were on one of the
newest RCI ships last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment.
Unless the ship itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute pricing
specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter weeks - that
could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and sell out
quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk not being able to find
reasonable air. So that's always a delicate trade off. Also with air,
it's almost always cheaper to do air separately (not through the cruise
line).

--Tom
Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of April which
is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on the Navigator of the
Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other cruise.


I agree with you on this one. For a first cruise, the Fantasy would
be a "nice" ship. But "how are you going to get them back on the
farm, once they've seen Paris"?
--
- dillon I am not invalid

When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams come true.
Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the Earth which
will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much hosed no
matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.

April Cruises
 

We're looking at the Soultice im March...
"William W. Wright" wrote in message
...
check out the Celebrity Summit -- I'm taking the 4/4 cruise and the prices
are amazing .

bill W.

BD wrote:
"Tom K" wrote in message
...
"BD" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09.
My kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question
for experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last
Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices
go down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the
airfare is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops
at Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00.
Any thoughts?

Barb

Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this
point. It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life
boats are up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many
bells and whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock
walls, mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best
reviews are the Spirit Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older.
They're moving those older ships to the secondary markets. If you were
on one of the newest RCI ships last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a
disappointment. Unless the ship itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute
pricing specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter
weeks - that could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and
sell out quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk not being able
to find reasonable air. So that's always a delicate trade off. Also
with air, it's almost always cheaper to do air separately (not through
the cruise line).

--Tom
Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of April
which is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on the
Navigator of the Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other cruise.

April Cruises
 

Dillon Pyron wrote:
[Default] Thus spake "BD" :


"Tom K" wrote in message
...

"BD" wrote in message
. ..

I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April '09. My
kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My question for
experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if prices go
down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I saw a
Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where the airfare
is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean with stops at
Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be under $4.000.00. Any
thoughts?

Barb


Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like Voyager
class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old at this point.
It's a rather dated design. There are almost no balconies. Life boats
are up near the pool deck, which they don't do anymore. Not many bells
and whistles compared to new ships with ice skating rinks, rock walls,
mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival ships which get the best reviews are
the Spirit Class ships. This ship is 3 generations older. They're moving
those older ships to the secondary markets. If you were on one of the
newest RCI ships last time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment.
Unless the ship itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute pricing
specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent Easter weeks - that
could be different. Those weeks tend to price higher and sell out
quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk not being able to find
reasonable air. So that's always a delicate trade off. Also with air,
it's almost always cheaper to do air separately (not through the cruise
line).

--Tom

Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of April which
is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on the Navigator of the
Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other cruise.



I agree with you on this one. For a first cruise, the Fantasy would
be a "nice" ship. But "how are you going to get them back on the
farm, once they've seen Paris"?
--
- dillon I am not invalid

Excuse me for the correction, Dillon... But the spelling is Paree! LOL

April Cruises
 

Clint, we need to see you on the Feb 8th sailing.

Ermalee

Clint wrote:

We're looking at the Soultice im March...
"William W. Wright" wrote in message
...

check out the Celebrity Summit -- I'm taking the 4/4 cruise and the
prices are amazing .

bill W.

BD wrote:

"Tom K" wrote in message
...

"BD" wrote in message
...

I have been looking for a cruise for myself and 3 kids in April
'09. My kids are 15 year old twin boys and a 9 year old girl. My
question for experienced cruisers on this board (we did cruise on
RCCL last Christmas).

1. Since I am flexible should I wait a little longer to see if
prices go down for last minute pricing?

2. I'm leaving from Pittsburgh, so airfares add quite a bit. I
saw a Carnival cruise on the Fantasy leaving from N. Orleans where
the airfare is ony $399 person. This is a 5 night W. Carribean
with stops at Progresso and Cozumel. The total price would be
under $4.000.00. Any thoughts?

Barb

Which RCI ship were you on last time? Was it something new like
Voyager class or Freedom class. The Fantasy is nearly 20 years old
at this point. It's a rather dated design. There are almost no
balconies. Life boats are up near the pool deck, which they don't
do anymore. Not many bells and whistles compared to new ships with
ice skating rinks, rock walls, mini golf courses, etc. The Carnival
ships which get the best reviews are the Spirit Class ships. This
ship is 3 generations older. They're moving those older ships to the
secondary markets. If you were on one of the newest RCI ships last
time, Fantasy could be a bit of a disappointment. Unless the ship
itself isn't that important to you.

As to pricing, there are frequently opportunities for last minute
pricing specials, but if you're looking at one of the adjacent
Easter weeks - that could be different. Those weeks tend to price
higher and sell out quicker. And with last minute pricing you risk
not being able to find reasonable air. So that's always a delicate
trade off. Also with air, it's almost always cheaper to do air
separately (not through the cruise line).

--Tom

Thanks for the info Tom. We will be traveling the first week of
April which is Spring break in our school district. We traveled on
the Navigator of the Seas. Maybe I will continue to look for other
cruise.