If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
"Clint" wrote in message ... We're looking at the Soultice im March... Good choice Ralph, it's a ship with very restrictive smoking policies... perfect for your wife who doesn't smoke. |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
BD wrote:
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 Barb, I cruised on the Fantasy in May and I just saw the ship again in December. The ship has new furnishings and flat screen televisions, but this ship does not have all the bells & whistles that the Voyager class ship has. The Fantasy looks wonderful, though. Becca |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
On 1/5/2009 10:30 AM Dillon Pyron did a "happy dance", then made these
writings: [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. Dillon, That depends upon which Paris. If it's Paris, France I agree. If it's Paris, Texas...maybe. If it's Paris Hilton, "like gag me with a spoon dude". -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
Brian K wrote:
Dillon, That depends upon which Paris. If it's Paris, France I agree. If it's Paris, Texas...maybe. If it's Paris Hilton, "like gag me with a spoon dude". Paris Hilton sure is popular, though. "Her body is like the road between Dallas and Houston - no curves!" -- Foghorn Leghorn Becca |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
BD wrote:
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 At 4000 total for 4 people, actually you could do a lot lot better than the Fantasy. Jeff |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
Ermalee wrote:
Clint, we need to see you on the Feb 8th sailing. Ermalee Oh no!!! Jeff |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
Jeff wrote:
Ermalee wrote: Clint, we need to see you on the Feb 8th sailing. Ermalee Oh no!!! Jeff Jeff! :-) |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
On 1/10/2009 7:10 PM Jeff did a "happy dance", then made these writings:
BD wrote: 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 At 4000 total for 4 people, actually you could do a lot lot better than the Fantasy. Jeff Isn't Progresso an industrial port? Or am I thinking of another place, where male prostitutes ply their goods along the waterfront. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
Brian K wrote:
On 1/10/2009 7:10 PM Jeff did a "happy dance", then made these writings: BD wrote: 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 At 4000 total for 4 people, actually you could do a lot lot better than the Fantasy. Jeff Isn't Progresso an industrial port? Or am I thinking of another place, where male prostitutes ply their goods along the waterfront. No Progresso is nice, its the port for Merida. Not hugely built up for tourists, and the longest dock on earth! You park the boat WAY out there.....the bay is very very shallow for like a mile. Gorgeous water there. I like that port a lot as well as Merida. I do with there were a cruise that did towns all along the Yucatan, including further west than Progresso even like Campeche and then keep going west to Veracruz, etc. Do all the gulf towns of Mexico, that'd be a cool cruise. Jeff |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
April Cruises
BD wrote:
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 Barb, It looks like you'll be spending $1,600 for airfare alone, not counting parking at the airport and transfers to/from the airport and docks at New Orleans. I'm guessing the travel time will work out to six hours or more, including time traveling to the airport, checking in, waiting for the plane, flying, waiting for the bags, waiting for the bus, and so on. Instead of that, you might consider cruising from the port of Baltimore. It's a 5 hour drive from Pittsburgh to Baltimore, saving you a bunch of money, and probably not costing you any significant amount of time. It might even be a bit less time. Carnival has a number of cruises from Baltimore, including at least one in April. I think some other cruise lines also have a few cruises from there too. Another option with a slightly longer drive is Philadelphia. Norwegian Cruise Lines has some sailings from there, though with different schedules and itineraries. Alan |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Two Peter Deilmann Cruises European and Black Sea cruises offer free air | Media | Cruises | 0 | May 19th, 2006 08:11 PM |
april & may cruises | fiorvanti | Cruises | 1 | October 28th, 2004 05:10 PM |
Southampton to New York on the QE2 April 19th / QM2 April 16th | cruise traveler | Europe | 1 | April 14th, 2004 03:39 PM |
Southampton to New York on the QE2 April 19th / QM2 April 16th | [email protected] | Cruises | 0 | April 9th, 2004 03:05 PM |