Looking for our next cruise. Wanted: Key West, GC and Cozumel.

[Sdallnct]

I did some looking but didn't have any luck. After our recent Valor fun, we are thinking about trying to do a cruise every year probably around our anniversary (early November). But timing is negotiable...

 

With our late arrive in GC this last trip, we really want to do that again. We enjoy Cozumel. And wife has never been to Key West.

 

Sooo...any 6, 7 or 8 day cruises (preferably Carnival) include all three ports???

[firefly333]

I can find 2 of the ports, but not all 3 in the same cruise.

 

Freedom 6 day goes to Key West and Grand Cayman (and Jamaica)

 

Lots of Eastern such as Triumph and Conquest, they both do Key West, and alternating weeks do Cayman Islands and Cozumel, but not on the same week.

 

Most cruises that do Grand Cayman do Jamaica because its so close.

 

My favorite is Triumph which does Belize and Roatan and Cozumel, Roatan is my favorite port.

 

I went thru all the Carnival cruises that hit Key West just now and might have missed one, but dont see one with those 3 together.

[Guest JJWW]

Fantasy out of Charleston S.C. Will get you to key west , May 30th in 2010 .

Time wise, 7 am till 6 at night .

Thats quite a visit for a cruise ship

 

Nassau and Freeport being the other ports .

[KroozFoolz]

I did some looking but didn't have any luck. After our recent Valor fun, we are thinking about trying to do a cruise every year probably around our anniversary (early November). But timing is negotiable...

 

With our late arrive in GC this last trip, we really want to do that again. We enjoy Cozumel. And wife has never been to Key West.

 

Sooo...any 6, 7 or 8 day cruises (preferably Carnival) include all three ports???

 

How about a nine day? :D

 

Back to back on Carnival Destiny:

5 day - leave on Saturday for Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios (Jamaica) - return to Miami on Thursday, then

4 day to Key West and Cozumel returning to Miami on Monday.

[MoreMilesPlease]

The ships going out of the Port of Tampa do GC and Cozumel. The 7 days also includes Belize and Roatan.

[pmoniz]

How about a nine day? :D

 

Back to back on Carnival Destiny:

5 day - leave on Saturday for Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios (Jamaica) - return to Miami on Thursday, then

4 day to Key West and Cozumel returning to Miami on Monday.

 

 

Those are the one's we are doing in May!!! Back to Back group cruise -can't wait!!

[Sdallnct]

How about a nine day? :D

 

Back to back on Carnival Destiny:

5 day - leave on Saturday for Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios (Jamaica) - return to Miami on Thursday, then

4 day to Key West and Cozumel returning to Miami on Monday.

 

That would be cool. I'll have to price that.

 

For a B2B do you have to debark?

[Sdallnct]

I found a 7 day on HAL, but I'd really rather stick to Carnival.

[KroozFoolz]

That would be cool. I'll have to price that.

 

For a B2B do you have to debark?

 

Yes, to clear ICE (immigration and customs). Your luggage remains onboard.

Here is what PaulMedik had to say about "turnaround day" in his recent review of his b2b on Carnival Destiny:

 

 

The 'turn around' day is very simple and perhaps the most interesting day of all. It is very relaxing knowing you don't have to rush to get everything together the night before and then hustle all morning to get off the ship. You can sleep in, gather your stuff when you wake up if you are changing rooms or leave it as if you are not changing rooms. If you are changing rooms just let your steward know and he will arrange a time to pick up your luggage and take it to your new room for you. You receive a letter during the first cruise listing a time and location to meet to be escorted off to ICE for US immigration procedures and immediately after you are escorted back on the ship with new S&S cards.

 

Once you are back on the ship it will be a couple hours before early arriving guests are on board so you will have the ENTIRE ship to yourself for those hours.

 

I describe the process as simple, but it can become stressful if you allow minor inconveniences to bother you. For us it has always resulted in some odd occurance that makes it more memorable. My best suggestion is to pay close attention to all the activity you will witness during the procedure and if possible speak with the head of security at the ship's entrance and be sure he knows you are doing a B2B. The pursors or 'guest services' representative assigned to you will be able to answer any questions during the process, but the security rep will be able to make everything go very painlessly if he is aware of what's going on.

 

The only thing you need to present to ICE is your completed Customs Declaration form, your proof of citizenship, and photo ID. You will need your S&S to disembark and your new card to get back on. If something happens and you don't have your new card, the head of security is a good man to know to get you back on without issues.

 

 

They said they had a total of 20 people doing B2B on our sailings.

 

We enjoyed sitting on Lido after eating our light breakfast and watching crew members direct stragglers to deck 3. Pip, one of the entertainment staff members approached us and advised us we needed to get to deck three immediately and get off the ship. I replied 'No.' He appeared to have been struck in the face at that point. He's like 'what do you mean by No?' I said 'we're not getting off yet. We liked it so well we decided to stay.' He then appeared to compose himself and asked why we thought we could lounge around all day. I told him we had a letter advising us to report at 1045 and that's when we intended to go to deck 3. He then realized we were doing B2B and that we were messing with him. He suggested we go down around '1030ish' because they always clear the ship early. We assured him we would.

 

While it would have been nice to keep our same cabin, it was also nice to get a chance to see how the cabin change worked first hand. We kept our same cabin on our last B2B last summer on Liberty.