HB Cruiser Posted January 22, 2009 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have some friends (ages middle 60's) that are wanting to take a cruise in March for their anniversary. They have never been on a cruise before and I want to advise them correctly. Personally, I don't think they would enjoy being on a cruise during any of the spring break weeks. Can I get some dates from you all of when your local college is taking their spring break. Our local college, Southern Illinois University, is taking their spring break the week of March 9th. Thanks in advance. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Cruiser64 Posted January 22, 2009 #2 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have some friends (ages middle 60's) that are wanting to take a cruise in March for their anniversary. They have never been on a cruise before and I want to advise them correctly. Personally, I don't think they would enjoy being on a cruise during any of the spring break weeks. Can I get some dates from you all of when your local college is taking their spring break. Our local college, Southern Illinois University, is taking their spring break the week of March 9th. Thanks in advance. Tim South Florida is, I think, first week of March. EDIT: here is a link with sone spring break dates of colleges (scroll further down, it also continues on the next page) http://www.tripsmarter.com/panamacity/springbreak/sbcalendar.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercetc4 Posted January 22, 2009 #3 Share Posted January 22, 2009 spring breaks across the country usually take up most of march and apriil- possibly the week before mar 9 would be good and the last week of april....... my kids spring breaks are mid march and mid april- ( one in high school here and the other in college in michigan....) if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercetc4 Posted January 22, 2009 #4 Share Posted January 22, 2009 maybe several ppl will post their spring breaks so you can help them find a less rowdy week to sail? good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 22, 2009 #5 Share Posted January 22, 2009 If you google spring break or spring break dates, lots of calendars pop up. Most link to a TA site so I can't post a link, but take a look, the week of March 6 looks like a popular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjankowski Posted January 22, 2009 #6 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Our area schools most are the week before Easter (March 30 - April 3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappy09 Posted January 22, 2009 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2009 In Palm Beach County spring break is Mar. 30-Apr 3 My DH an I are cruising on 3/1 just to avoid all the Spring breakers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicam Posted January 22, 2009 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We were on the Serenade of the Seas last March 8-15....sailed out of San Juan...I can honestly say that I didn't see a lot of students or kids on it for that sailing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 22, 2009 #9 Share Posted January 22, 2009 In Palm Beach County spring break is Mar. 30-Apr 3 My DH an I are cruising on 3/1 just to avoid all the Spring breakers... Interesting theory but looks very busy... March 2-6, 2009 (Mon-Fri) College / University Enrollment Alverno College 2,654 Barry University 9,324 Beloit College 1,300 Bennett College 572 Bethune-Cookman College 2,895 Bishop's University 1,817 Boston College 13,723 Bowling Green State University 22,882 California University of Pennsylvania 7,728 Cambrian College 4,401 Clark University 2,883 College of Charleston 11,320 Duquesne University 10,184 Fairfield University 4,935 Florida A&M University 12,792 Florida Atlantic University 26,245 Georgia State University 27,134 Grand Valley State University 25,000 Greensboro College 1,233 Lebanon Valley College 1,906 Lehigh University 6,836 Loyola College, Maryland 6,131 Loyola University, Chicago 15,545 Mary Baldwin College 2,242 Moore College of Art and Design 493 North Carolina A&T 11,103 North Carolina State University 31,130 Pepperdine University 6,053 Rice University 4,195 Rocky Mountain College 898 Saint Cloud State University 17,173 Saint Francis University 2,121 Schoolcraft College 10,213 Silver Lake College 1,000 Stetson University 2,273 Universite du Quebec (Montreal) 40,624 University of Evansville 2,350 University of Virginia 20,190 Valparaiso University 3,874 Villanova University 9,335 Virginia Western Community College 9,000 Western Carolina University 11,000 Western Michigan University 24,433 Wingate University 2,041 Xavier University 6,500 TOTAL 412,581 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiecruiser09 Posted January 22, 2009 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Our public schools here (elem & high school) are off April 3-12. Some of the private schools have off the week after (Easter is the 12th). Most of the colleges around the DC area have off in March sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethcollins Posted January 22, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Please be aware, also, that this list is far from comprehensive. There are many schools, including some very large ones, that are not listed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 22, 2009 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Exactly, there are lots of different calendars out there. That just showed over 400k students for one week, was just pointing out that is not a quiet week for spring breakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercetc4 Posted January 22, 2009 #13 Share Posted January 22, 2009 maybe end of feb or beg. of may would be better to avoid spring breakers? if that were my goal, that is what i would do :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted January 22, 2009 #14 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Typically you will find spring breaks from the first week in March to about the 3rd week in April. Another week to avoid is the 3rd week in February. If they want to sail during March and want to avoid large amounts of kids, they need to look for longer itineraries (10+ nights or more) or itineraries out of ports that require long flights. San Juan typically gets less spring breakers than sailings out of Florida for example because people assume the flights will be more expensive expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB Cruiser Posted January 22, 2009 Author #15 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I am not too worried about them cruising during high school spring breaks, mainly interested in the college breaks. Thanks for all the help and ideas! Keep 'em commin'. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Cruiser64 Posted January 22, 2009 #16 Share Posted January 22, 2009 In Palm Beach County spring break is Mar. 30-Apr 3 My DH an I are cruising on 3/1 just to avoid all the Spring breakers... Not really. My son is at FAU and his spring break is March 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgg4 Posted January 22, 2009 #17 Share Posted January 22, 2009 If you pick a cruiseline and itinerary that is not known for partying or a large number of young people then there are likely to be less "spring breakers". Personally we have sailed with our children (pre-teen and teenager) through the Panama Canal at spring break on Celebrity and there were only 50 kids on the ship and no partying college students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaH Posted January 22, 2009 #18 Share Posted January 22, 2009 This thread is also helping me. I posted one the other day about cruising on JOS March 2010 and was concerned about Spring Breakers. This is a 10-day cruise at the very end of March but does encompass Easter (disembarkation day). I decided we will keep it and not change dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZoey Posted January 22, 2009 #19 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Most of the state universities in Michigan have breaks the first three weeks in March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeywell Posted January 22, 2009 #20 Share Posted January 22, 2009 They might consider choosing a longer sailing period (10 days?) or consider Celebrity (not marketed aggressively to families or young adults). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene&Gina Posted January 22, 2009 #21 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Our daughter goes to Ga. Southwestern and her break is March 9-13. Hope that helps :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micki Dee Posted January 22, 2009 #22 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Anytime in March is going to be bad, IMHO. College spring breaks run through the whole month. My DD's break at Central Michigan University is March 9th-13th. Since you say they're definitely cruising in March, their best bet would be to go with a longer cruise ( 7+ days ). The Spring Breaker's tend to stick to the shorter cruises and the less expensive one's too. They are, after all, mostly students with limited funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted January 22, 2009 #23 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have some friends (ages middle 60's) that are wanting to take a cruise in March for their anniversary. They have never been on a cruise before and I want to advise them correctly. Personally, I don't think they would enjoy being on a cruise during any of the spring break weeks. Can I get some dates from you all of when your local college is taking their spring break. Tim Tim: Two words for your friends: "HOLLAND AMERICA" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rae8836 Posted January 22, 2009 #24 Share Posted January 22, 2009 As other posters have mentioned, the entire month of March is questionable. You might want to use an indirect method: Using the RCI web site 'search' function, ask for 5 day cruises in March, 2009, and don't specify anything else. Check the results to see what has sales and what does not. The ones with sales are less popular - potentially good for your folks. Try the same search for 6 day and 7 day. As an example, DW and I are on 6 day IOS March 15. Same cruise runs two other dates in March. Our date has no sales (basically sold out) while the other dates have some good rates. This doesn't say anything about kids - but does address crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdicato Posted January 23, 2009 #25 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I am a teacher in Ohio....our spring break is the last week in March. Hope that helps! Darlene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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