We were planning on going over and back on the Mardi Gras in 2025. Then I found out that the Valor is doing the round trip from New Orleans in April with a month between legs.
We live in the New Orleans area. An Uber ride to the port beats the daylights out of a hard day's drive to Port Canaveral plus hotel. Yes, we'll miss out on the Mardi Gras experience, but maybe that will be an excuse to do another one.
We did the Freedom TA earlier this year. Older crowd, few kids and no drunks to deal with. There were also some enrichment type events. Lectures and such that I really enjoyed. Lots of relaxing sea days.
We can't wait to do it again.
