Rare Peachypooh Posted March 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 20, 2018 For many reasons (mainly budget) we will have to skip our usual longer cruise and were thinking of trying a shorter one. Since we are in our 60's and not real heavy drinkers we were trying to figure out what time of year we would probably fit in better. Would late November/early December be less of a party crowd? I am thinking no school holidays or spring breakers likely at that time. I was thinking of sailing out of Miami. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted March 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 20, 2018 from what i understand, the weekend Sky cruises are a party ship. the Mon-Fri Sky sailings less so. when you say a short cruise, i assume you mean less than 7 days? we found a 4 nighter on the Jade that we just did from miami in january. sometimes you can find one here and there. it was a great crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notnewtoit Posted March 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) For many reasons (mainly budget) we will have to skip our usual longer cruise and were thinking of trying a shorter one. Since we are in our 60's and not real heavy drinkers we were trying to figure out what time of year we would probably fit in better. Would late November/early December be less of a party crowd? I am thinking no school holidays or spring breakers likely at that time. I was thinking of sailing out of Miami. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks. My experience of doing short cruises is all bad.... I end thinking "feck I love cruising but this was too short" and book another damned cruise... You have been warned! Joking aside, we also chase the warmth so that points toward late year/new year for us too. Christmas onboard is fun :cool: Edited March 20, 2018 by Notnewtoit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted March 20, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 20, 2018 We enjoy the 3-day weekend cruises. Any time at sea is a good time. Our “spring break” days are long, long past. But, we do what we go to the shows and enjoy sitting in the bars listening to music. And if you ignore the few idiots who drink themselves silly, you’ll have a great time. Our last 3-day was last Labor Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peachypooh Posted March 20, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted March 20, 2018 from what i understand, the weekend Sky cruises are a party ship. the Mon-Fri Sky sailings less so. when you say a short cruise, i assume you mean less than 7 days? we found a 4 nighter on the Jade that we just did from miami in january. sometimes you can find one here and there. it was a great crowd. Yes, less than 7 days. Thank you for sharing your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted March 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I find any cruise right before or after Thanksgiving is cheaper & has less kids than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peachypooh Posted March 20, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I find any cruise right before or after Thanksgiving is cheaper & has less kids than usual. Thanks. We left on our Panama Canal Cruise the week after Thanksgiving and what you say is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halegliss Posted March 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 21, 2018 For many reasons (mainly budget) we will have to skip our usual longer cruise and were thinking of trying a shorter one. Since we are in our 60's and not real heavy drinkers we were trying to figure out what time of year we would probably fit in better. Would late November/early December be less of a party crowd? I am thinking no school holidays or spring breakers likely at that time. I was thinking of sailing out of Miami. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks. We did a short weekend cruise before thanksgiving out of New Orleans and it was wonderful. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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