| Title: | CRUISE TRAVEL |
| Moderator: | XANADU::FAMULARO |
| Created: | Thu Aug 04 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Dec 12 1996 |
| Last Successful Update: | Wed Jan 01 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 562 |
| Total number of notes: | 2834 |
We are trying to plan a family vacation for three --
husband, wife and 14-year old son.
It looks like a cruise would fill the bill. Husband sleeps
on deck and wife and son go on day excursions.
My son and I took the Fantasy for four days and we had a good
time -- but I was caught a bit flat-footed with the cost
of the shore excursions. I want to be able to plan better for
this but I don't know how.
Can someone give me some tips?
We haven't picked a cruise line yet although we are leaning
toward Sovereign or Norway. Sovereign I know has a children's
program (hope it includes teenagers).
Also, I hear that the Sovereign isn't going to Labadee any more
but stopping off at Nassau (boring!). Does the Norway still do
the beach party? Is there a charge for this?
Ann
PS My husband is a little bit out of date on cruise charges.
His parents went on a cruise on their 25th anniversary (around
1954!) and he thinks drinks still cost a dime. I would like
to bring him home some REAL information,
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 347.1 | Check out H.A. | KOALA::FAMULARO | Joe MS:ZKO3-2/X07 DTN381-2565 | Wed Feb 19 1992 12:19 | 6 |
Check out Holland America. I think they are offering a program where
3rd and 4th person in a cabin go for free. I'm not sure about the
particulars.
Joe
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| 347.3 | Some further info | TINCUP::KRAL | Wed Feb 19 1992 16:13 | 17 | |
| 347.4 | A little on the Norway | TPTRNG::SIMPSON | Fri Feb 21 1992 12:35 | 37 | |
Hi Ann,
My wife and I sailed on the Norway last year and had a
wonderful time (see note 261 for a report). Even with more cabins
(= more passengers?) we didn't feel crowded at all. The ship is so
large that a few more people really didn't matter much.
As for shore excursions.... yes they can be pricey. We
took the bus tour of St. Maarten and the tour of St. Thomas.
The St. Maarten tour wasn't all that great... we ended up in
Marigot, on the French side, during siesta (or whatever they call
it) time and almost everything was closed. The island is very
pretty and the guide was quite knowledgable though. The St. Thomas
tour stopped at all the usual places, Drakes seat, The Mountaintop
and Bluebeards castle... very crowded places since the day the
Norway is there, four other ships are in port also. Neither one
of the tours was that expensive though... maybe $15-$20 apiece for
2-3 hours.
I know that the Norway has a childrens program but I'm not
sure of the age limits. I do remember them having a special teens
only party in the disco though. I have been on the Norway three
times and have found that the teens all seem to find each other
and hang out together. As I recall, the only place on the ship
with a minimum age was the disco at night and the casino.
I would suggest a stop by your friendly local travel agent
and pick up the NCL book. They have pretty good descriptions of
the ship and all the on-board activities. You can also call NCL
direct (800 number in their book). I have called them several
times and they were very helpful.
If I can provide anything further, you can drop me a note
at TPTRNG::SIMPSON.
Ed
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| 347.5 | RCCL Sovereign Excursions? | FPTVX1::ABRAMS | Doctor of Data | Mon Apr 20 1992 19:41 | 15 |
I'd like to continue this note by asking for people's experiences and recommendations on Shore Excursions (and costs, if you remember) for 1. Nassau 2. San Juan 3. St. Thomas/St. John I'm booked for the Sovereign at those ports of call September 12-18. It will be my first cruise, but my wife's second. Thanks! Bill | |||||