Cruise preference. Ship or destination or both

Gymbrat333 · July 17, 2012

I always book on Carnival sailing out of Miami since I live 45 minutes away from the port. I book Carnival because they are the most affordable. One year, I was looking for the 3 day weekend cruise. Carnival's price was $299 and NCL Sky was $99 so I booked NCL. That was the only time that I sailed on another line. I would love to sail on RCL, but they are too expensive.

Edited July 17, 2012 by Gymbrat333

DebbieandJerry · July 17, 2012

I have to agree that these Mega Ships are way over-priced. I definitely look at ship, itinerary and price as a whole. We love our days at sea so I need to factor that in as well. I wish we lived closer to a port. Currently, air is just as expensive as a per person cruise!

jacketwatch · July 18, 2012

So true about the airfares. last yr. we flew in Oct. R/T to istanbul. This yr. in Oct. the air to Rome is about $200.00-300.00 more per person. :ohmy:

sailingrose · July 18, 2012

The air for our Venice cruise cost as much as our balcony cabin for 12 days.

RayColey · July 18, 2012

For us, the itinerary is the number one priority. If we were only sailing the Caribe, then the ship would be more important, but there is so much variation in the European ports, we have things that we want to go and see!!

WeCruiseToo · July 20, 2012

Wow, for us there are a lot of answers to that question:

Sometimes we come across a cruise that’s just such a great value we can’t pass it up regardless of where it goes or what ship it’s on.

If we need a quick weekend getaway the most important things are the date and a convenient departure port.

Sometimes we’ll make our plans around a destination we’ve always wanted to visit (Italy, Greece) or a place we haven’t been to in a while (Alaska, Hawaii).

And sometimes we find ourselves missing a particular cruise line (Avalon Waterways, Celebrity) or looking to try a new one (Oceania).

All in all, we’ve never had a bad cruise – so I guess it all works out regardless of ship or destination!

mercedes · July 20, 2012

The itinerary is the number one priority for us, and our Australian airfare is twice the cost of our 12 day cruise there. Our nearest port is Baltimore, but the cruises only sail to the Caribbean. We haven't sailed there in a while, Europe has so many more interesting and fascinating cities to visit.

jacketwatch · July 20, 2012

Wow, for us there are a lot of answers to that question:

Sometimes we come across a cruise that’s just such a great value we can’t pass it up regardless of where it goes or what ship it’s on.

If we need a quick weekend getaway the most important things are the date and a convenient departure port.

Sometimes we’ll make our plans around a destination we’ve always wanted to visit (Italy, Greece) or a place we haven’t been to in a while (Alaska, Hawaii).

And sometimes we find ourselves missing a particular cruise line (Avalon Waterways, Celebrity) or looking to try a new one (Oceania).

Very cool answer.

All in all, we’ve never had a bad cruise – so I guess it all works out regardless of ship or destination!