2008 southern route....

[cruisin from florida]

We have booked the southern route on the Legend for spring 2008. We'll be leaving out of the Dominican Republic. I'm hoping to find a good deal on airfare from spirit air. Is anyone else planning taking one of these? I know the Legend is an older ship, but the itinerary completely sold me.

[KillaFee]

I called Royal Caribbean today for prices on balconies! Very good prices and the itineraries offered (still deciding between the two...) are amazing!! I went to some of those islands when I was younger but RCI ships havent visited many of those islands in quite some time so I'm really really excited about this cruise. I was surprised no one else mentioned this cruise....and I'm actually glad that it's on an older ship because w/such a busy itinerary who needs an ice skating rink, ya know? And I suppose it also keeps prices down by not having one of the newer ones there, which is another selling point for me. :D

Laura

[cruisin from florida]

Right now we have a balcony booked for the cruise that goes to Guadaloupe and Martinique, etc. I am waiting for my local schoolboard to finalize the schedule for 2007-2008 (I'm a teacher). I'm hoping to keep the itinerary we have, but the other one is very nice, too.

 

I am also surprised there hasn't been more comment about these itineraries, given the discussion some months ago about the need for new ports.

 

I am SO glad to be going somewhere other than Grand Cayman and Cozumel, or St. Thomas and St. Maarten.

 

:-)

[Sunny AZ Girl]

I also saw the itineraries on this cruise & I think they are very exciting. I am actually looking at doing a B2B Southern route at some point, so will be anxious to hear your reviews!;)

[Sunny AZ Girl]

BTW, are the airfares to the DR outrageous? I haven't checked them yet, but DH says that it would probably make up the cost of the cruise with the airfare. That is why I thought a B2B would be a good idea - 2 cruises, one airfare. Works for me!:D

[cruisin from florida]

Just checked on spiritair.com for march 2007 - figure the prices might be similar for 2008 - around $350 RT from FLL. We can drive to FLL, so that would work for us. But Spirit has good deals sometimes so we will look closer to the actual date.

[KillaFee]

I don't think airfare is too unreasonable.....I think flying out of the DR is comparable to flying out of Puerto Rico price-wise.

Laura

[ricko1]

We booked 16 & 23 March. We visited some of these islands on another cruise line years ago. I think it was about 2002-3. It seemed the farther south, the friendlier the people were. One of the islands they spoke French only.. We still found someone to speak English:D

[cruisin from florida]

The 23rd is the tentative date for our spring break, the itinerary I'm hoping for, and the sailing that we currently have booked.

So we may see you then!