BDevilCruiser

I take exception to this. Calling SotB a s-hole is an insult...to all the actual s-holes out there. 😏 As you mention in another post, Buc-ee's is not an quick stop. If you're looking for quick gas and a drink (coffee/soda) and decent restrooms, I'd pick Sheetz (VA and NC) QuikTrip (in SC and GA) and WaWa (VA and FL, soon to be in NC.) I don't trust the hole-in-the-wall gas stations along I-95. (There's other chains that are decent, but those are the ones I favor.) (So, what is lower on the scale than s-hole?)

It's a long fairly boring drive. South of Richmond/Petersburg, not much in terms of urban areas until Savannah, especially in South Carolina. So plan your fuel stops appropriately. (You'll be OK in Virginia and North Carolina, though.) South of It's almost all four lanes (two lanes in each direction) so it can get a bit crowded in SC at certain times. It opens to six lanes in Georgia. Regarding road conditions, I would recommend taking I-295 around Richmond/Petersburg instead of driving through downtown. A better road and 70 MPH instead of 55/60. You'll see signs telling you the travel times just before the exit (I believe exit 84 IIRC.) Between exits 81 (I-40) and 58 in North Carolina approaching Fayetteville, there is road construction (widening from four to eight lanes), and there have been frequent crashes that causes delays. Check Google Maps or Waze frequently. US 301 parallels I-95 for most of NC, so that's a possible bailout. There's other construction projects between exits 40-12 (also widening from four to eight lanes), but I don't think those are too far along, and shouldn't be as much of an issue. (I don't know as much about South Carolina conditions, other than the pavement's not in as good condition, or wasn't two years ago when I went from NC to Port Everglades. I think SC has started a project to rebuild the I-95/I-26 interchange, but that's a minor blip on the road for you.) You've made a really good plan to give yourselves two+ days, so you shouldn't be too rushed.

I'll second this. My upcoming cruise (7 days) in a solo inside cabin on Regal is less than half what my (9 day) cruise was on Crown in 2007. Plus with OBC, I'll probably have a zero bill at the end of the trip, as opposed to >$600 at the end of the previous one.

Just checked the cruise on April 2nd. I'm a solo cruiser - cost for double occupancy per person for an inside is $603, single occupancy is $1484. Gee thanks for looking out for us singles. Almost 250% of the double rate. Think I'll pass.

I got the 200 obc (it says for excursions only) as well. Really good deal if I find the right excursions! I still see the $464 deal for an inside. I did note that when I checked anonymously, it said $602 for a single, but after I logged into my Princess account (I've sailed twice with them) and refreshed the search, it was $464.

Earlier this week, I booked a 7-day Eastern Caribbean on Regal Princess for next April 9th. New booking, as the ship was heading to Europe to serve the Baltic, but thanks to Russia that's no longer viable. So instead of a TA, it's staying in Florida for an extra week. I booked my inside room for $464+taxes/fees (base rate) solo. I just took a look at the sailing to see what a balcony cost (~$400 more), and the double-occupancy rate for an inside is $479 (still shows $464 for single.) Don't see that very often.

Just booked a week on Regal. I don’t drink alcohol, so the Plus package doesn’t appeal to me. Adding up crew “appreciation”, one device Wi-Fi and the soda package, it’s ~$250 instead of the ~$350 for Plus.