Christmas 2004-- anyone cruising --any suggestions?

[Jish]

My boyfriend and I, are planning to ditch our families and spend Christmas week on a cruise this year. We would prefer a Florida departure since we live in Atlanta, and driving would allow for more $$$ to be spent on the cruise. Anyone had any holiday experience or anyone planning to go this year?

[digby]

Four of us (all 'family' members) have just booked the 12/17 Oceana Cruise Line trip from Chile to Argentina which also sails to Antarctica. Looks like a great trip on a wonderful ship.

[geoherb]

I'd avoid sailing at Christmas or Thanksgiving again. There are too many kids for my taste during holiday weeks. Cruises the week before Christmas can be less than half the price as those during holiday week.

 

If you have to go that week, look into a southern Caribbean cruise. Because of the cost of airfare, not as many families bring their kids as they do on cruises from Florida. And you may be able to get a better price on the cruise--enough to pay for the cost of your airfare.

[tjosh7]

Since we live close to New Orleans, and since that's about the only time that we can take off, we are looking at taking a holiday cruise out of there, leaving on the 26th or 27th. 3 Choices - Carnival Conquest & NCL Dream (both 7 days) or Carnival Sensation (5 days.) Anyone else considering this option?

 

HOLIDAY - 8/25/2003

HOLIDAY - 9/13/2003

[garykool81]

My partner and I will be sailing aboard the Dec. 18-23 itinerary on Holland America's Zuiderdam. Should be a fun time, though, I am not looking forward to being on a ship full of kids :-)

 

Gary Kulash

www.badelephant.com

 

Carnival Holiday 8/02

NCL Majesty 1/03

NCL Norway 5/25/03

NCL Sea 7/03

Celebrity Galaxy 3/04

Celebrity Mercury 10/04

HAL Zuiderdam 12/04

[mtbny7]

Pied Piper Travel (which books groups of gay people on mainstream ships) is sailing on the Queen Mary 2 "Xmas/New Year's" cruise in Dec ? to Jan ? roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale.

 

I've sailed on many PP trips and they are always a blast!

 

Michael

NYC

[rolando]

My partner and I will be on the Mercury out of San Diego for a New Years cruise. Talk about luck with no kids!!! This is an adults only cruise.....all 21+. May be worth the relatively small incremental amount to fly to San Diego.

 

Grand Princess- Baltic 5/29/04

 

Grand Princess - Transatlantic 8/27/04

 

Explorer of the Seas - Western Caribbean 11/21/04

 

Mercury - Mexican Riviera 12/27/04

 

Coral Princess- 10-day Caribbean 3/18/05

 

Radiance of the Seas - Alaska 05/28/05

 

Brilliance of the Seas - Mediterranean 10/15/05