anp25 Posted December 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Okay fellow cruisers, need a little help. I'm hooked on cruising since my first cruise on Carnival, but I've noticed that the best part of cruising for me are the sea days. I've been looking, but can't seem to find a good way to search the Carnival web site or Cruise Critic site for cruises with a lot of sea day with a port of call here and there, minus the long trans Atlantic ones. Has anyone been able to come up with a good search method that might help me out? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBound79 Posted December 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hawaiian!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2excursion Posted December 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) I don't know of any search engine that will emphasize sea days. But keep in mind that any port day can become your own sea day. All you have to do is stay on the ship. One nice thing about doing that is that you have plenty of room to spread out, with a mostly empty lido deck. If you would prefer more company on those days, a very common port where plenty of people stay on the ship is Nassau. When Nassau is included on 7+ day cruises, it's quite a letdown from the other great ports on the cruise, so many people just stay on the ship. Or they only go ashore to shop for about an hour. The 8-day cruises with 4 stops, 1 of them being Nassau, might be a good one. You'd get 3 sea days plus the Nassau "sea" day, with 3 good ports in the middle. Or the 8-day cruises with only 3 stops, giving you 4 true sea days. The Bonaire-Aruba-Grand Turk 8-day itinerary might be good for you. With Bonaire arriving at 2:00pm, you would basically have 4.5 sea days. You could get a great last minute deal with this one on the Liberty for Jan 16th in an interior, or more options with these ports for the spring. Or check out any of the other 8-day cruises with only 3 ports. Or like the pp said, if you have the money & the time, look at Hawaii. Either a one-way or the 15-day round trip. Edited December 30, 2014 by k2excursion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted December 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 30, 2014 But keep in mind that any port day can become your own sea day. All you have to do is stay on the ship. One nice thing about doing that is that you have plenty of room to spread out, with a mostly empty lido deck. . Because sea days are VERY crowded on the ship ^ this is what we do. We have an itinerary with 4 ports on a 7 day cruise. We pick one (grand cayman is next) and we will stay on the ship. its not empty but it is more quieter then a regular sea day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted December 30, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Belize makes for another good "non-moving" sea day. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyh13 Posted December 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 30, 2014 We went on a 7 day with only 3 ports in 2013 and I am hooked on sea days too. Did another in 2014 and have one in 2015 that is 8 days with only 3 ports. I don't think there is a way to search them out other than brute force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salinator Posted December 30, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I would say Freeport is a good place to stay on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPERBKWRITER Posted December 30, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hawaiian!!! 5 days each way from California ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp25 Posted December 30, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hawaiian!!! Yes, I looked at this, but not able to do that long of a cruise yet, but it's coming. Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaviking71208 Posted December 30, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 30, 2014 11/28/15 Conquest 8nt Southern. 11/28 FLL, 11/29 & 30 Sea Days, 12/01 Aruba, 12/02 Curaçao, 12/3 Sea Day, 12/04 Grand Turk, 12/05 Sea Day, 12/06 FLL. 8 nights, 4 sea days, 3 ports. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil_One Posted December 30, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) We just sailed the 8 day Southern itinerary on the Sunshine out of Port Canaveral. 4 sea days and 3 ports, it was great! Edited December 30, 2014 by Lil_One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp25 Posted December 30, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't know of any search engine that will emphasize sea days. But keep in mind that any port day can become your own sea day. All you have to do is stay on the ship. One nice thing about doing that is that you have plenty of room to spread out, with a mostly empty lido deck. If you would prefer more company on those days, a very common port where plenty of people stay on the ship is Nassau. When Nassau is included on 7+ day cruises, it's quite a letdown from the other great ports on the cruise, so many people just stay on the ship. Or they only go ashore to shop for about an hour. The 8-day cruises with 4 stops, 1 of them being Nassau, might be a good one. You'd get 3 sea days plus the Nassau "sea" day, with 3 good ports in the middle. Or the 8-day cruises with only 3 stops, giving you 4 true sea days. The Bonaire-Aruba-Grand Turk 8-day itinerary might be good for you. With Bonaire arriving at 2:00pm, you would basically have 4.5 sea days. You could get a great last minute deal with this one on the Liberty for Jan 16th in an interior, or more options with these ports for the spring. Or check out any of the other 8-day cruises with only 3 ports. Or like the pp said, if you have the money & the time, look at Hawaii. Either a one-way or the 15-day round trip. I've been playing around with searching itineraries and it seems that the Cruise Critic site is pretty good at listing itineraries, but you have to go through multiple pages, whereas Carnival changed their site making you open up dates to view dates. I also feel that sitting on the ship while it's docked at port is not a sea day (of course it's not and trying to pretend it is is hard). That ship needs to be moving for me to feel like its a sea day. But I do agree that Nassau is waisted as a port, but all of them are traps, some just happen to be better then others. Thanks for your reply. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargate fan Posted December 30, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Okay fellow cruisers, need a little help. I'm hooked on cruising since my first cruise on Carnival, but I've noticed that the best part of cruising for me are the sea days. I've been looking, but can't seem to find a good way to search the Carnival web site or Cruise Critic site for cruises with a lot of sea day with a port of call here and there, minus the long trans Atlantic ones. Has anyone been able to come up with a good search method that might help me out? Thanks in advance. Both my husband and I totally agree with you about sea days. The best cruise we've ever taken was this past August. We sailed the first leg of Legend's re-positioning to Australia. It was a 13 day cruise with four ports, one day sailing through the Panama Canal, which should be on everyone's bucket list, and SEVEN sea days spread throughout. This cruise really spoiled us. "Normal" seven and eight day cruises just won't feel like enough anymore. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPERBKWRITER Posted December 31, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 31, 2014 They're all sea days if you stay on the ship and you'll have it pretty much to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted December 31, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 31, 2014 What is everyone's favorite things to do on sea days? I find the pool areas way too crowded and loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon8575 Posted December 31, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 31, 2014 cruises to Bermuda have a lot of sea days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp25 Posted December 31, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted December 31, 2014 cruises to Bermuda have a lot of sea days Yes ronjon, I was eyeing this cruise, but the one port of call (Bermuda) for three days might be an issue. Trying to figure out what to do on that island for three days while the ship is docked I feel might be. Bit much. But hay, I did asked the question about more sea days and sitting on a ship for three days docked at port is more sea days. Thanks for your response. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted December 31, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 31, 2014 There are 14 different ships, 7 of which are part of Carnival that are offering 8 day cruises over the next 6 months that all have many sea days. The embarkation ports are Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Port Canaveral and NYC. If you give us a time frame as to when you're looking, then more specific examples could be provided. Are you looking for just Carnival or other reasonably priced lines as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chileancruiser Posted December 31, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We use Belize as a "Day at Sea" with some laundry. No one is there and we are done fast. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephillykid Posted December 31, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Our upcoming 12 night Freedom repo cruise has 6 sea days mixed in with 5 ports and I think we will have a great time relaxing between port stops. It's a once a year type thing, but great for someone who loves sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anp25 Posted December 31, 2014 Author #21 Share Posted December 31, 2014 There are 14 different ships, 7 of which are part of Carnival that are offering 8 day cruises over the next 6 months that all have many sea days. The embarkation ports are Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Port Canaveral and NYC. If you give us a time frame as to when you're looking, then more specific examples could be provided. Are you looking for just Carnival or other reasonably priced lines as well? @SNJCruisers, I've looked at other cruise lines and found them to more expensive for my budget. So I'm sticking with Carnival since Carnival was my first cruise date. You know you never forget that first date and I enjoyed my first cruise with them. So I'll continue to cruise with them for now. I already have my 2015 cruises set and they have a good number of sea days. Plus I'll be taking the advice from you guys and will be staying on the ship when it docks in the Bahamas. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSpo Posted December 31, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The 8 day cruises out of NYC are great for sea days. There are 2 full sea days southbound, 3 ports and then 2 full sea days northbound.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reid Posted December 31, 2014 #23 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Every one of the 12 cruises I have taken has as many sea days as I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted December 31, 2014 #24 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I already have my 2015 cruises set and they have a good number of sea days. Plus I'll be taking the advice from you guys and will be staying on the ship when it docks in the Bahamas. Repositioning cruises offer some great unique itineraries and sea days as well. On 1/3/16, the Dream is going from New Orleans to San Juan over 11 days, with 4 days at sea and visiting 6 ports. Grand Turk, Aruba, Bonaire, St Kitts, St Maarten and Antigua. It's then doing 10 days back to New Orleans, going to 5 ports and 4 sea days. I am sure there will be a select few passengers doing the entire 21 days, which will visit 9 different ports since the Dream will visit Grand Turk and St Kitts on both legs. That kind of trip would be on my bucket list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted December 31, 2014 #25 Share Posted December 31, 2014 8 day S Caribbean days are good for having sea days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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