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We are crusing on Norwegian on a Caribbean trip for family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids). The ship arrives Miami port at 7am on a Saturday morning. I am debating whether to take the noon flight or 3pm out of Fort Lauderdale airport. (FLL flights were cheaper than Miami flights.) I am planning on taking Uber/Lyft from Port Miami to FLL. I am thinking of carrying my own luggage out of the ship. Do ships docking in Miami often get delayed or not? Will it be relaxing disembarkment or do I need to be rushing out if I take noon flight? Go for noon or 3pm? Thank you.
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Hi, we are planning on trying out snuba in St Thomas. (We are not going via cruise but flying there, but I figured this is a great place to ask.) I am debating between going with visnuba or Coral World Snuba operator. They both operate out of Coki beach. Price is about the same as well.
Also, has anyone tried Sea Trek at Coral World? What do you prefer, snuba or the helmet walk?
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The ship that wife got sea sick on is a small inlet ship. We did venture out far to the sea, so I don't think we can make a fair comparison. Here is the ship to give you an idea.
http://www.kenaifjords.com/day-cruises/national-park-tour/
BTW, this guy here has an impressive amount of pictures on review of cruises.
A near ideal itinerary....but out in December 2015.
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Just to change the subject somewhat, why are you focused on the Caribbean?
Mura
We wanted some beach experiences, plus other areas are not as accessible.
With Europe, it's quite a flight and my wife easily gets sea sick on day cruises with small boats. So, I am not sure how she would fare in a bigger (relatively speaking) boat cruise. So, that is one preference for a shorter cruise. Plus, I have been to a number of European countries before. So, my preference will be for something different.
Alaska, New England - we have been to these places before. (We did day cruises in Alaska.) But, we have never been to the Caribbean.
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Thank you again for all the comments.
I decided to compare these two cruises with some of the 7-day ones. Just like StanandJim wrote above, there is really not much to see during a 7-day cruise, which will placed more emphasis on the ship.
I was set to go on the 12-day cruise one based on the all the comments about having better port of calls. Then, I noticed that half (4 out of 8) of the port of calls on it had the shipped arriving between noon and 2pm. While Regatta stays until late at night, we'll be in bed well before then. So, that makes the stay on those four really a half day, at least for us. Now, I am back to undecided.
Roothy123, thank you for all the detailed comments.
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Sounds like ports of call wise, the 12-day cruise is better; thought, the 10-day one has Turks and Caicos. Other than Cayo Levantado a mess, what makes the 12-day ports of call better?
Too bad the ship on the 12-day has smaller cabins.
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Thank you for all your helpful comments.
- Guidebook and CC to look at ports of call. I am now reading Frommer's Caribbean ports of call book.
- Bigger cabins...I certainly prefer this, which would favor the Riviera / 10-day cruise.
-On the other hand, 10-day cruise has three tenders versus one for the 12-day one.
- Miami to Miami is fixed, as Oceania does not offer Puerto Rico ports.
- Ocruises and George C...what ports in the 12-day cruise make both of you prefer it?
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Hello,
First time poster here. Wife and I have never been on a cruise before nor to the Caribbean. We could use some help in figuring out which itinerary fits our needs better Since we have friends at Oceania, we have narrowed it down to two trips.
Islands common to both cruises
- Miami
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Gustavia, France
- Philipsburg, St. Maarten
- Nassau, Bahamas
10-day on Riviera:
- Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
- Tortola, BVI
- Cayo Levantado, Dominican
2 days just cruising the sea, plus islands common to both
https://www.oceaniacruises.com/Carib...evenToFourteen
12-day on Regatta:
- St. John’s, Antigua
- Castries, Saint Lucia
- St. George’s, Grenada
- Bridgetown, Barbados
3 days cruising the sea, plus islands common to both
I would have preferred the shorter trip, but work schedule wise, the longer 12-day trip is better. (Other one is still doable.) Riviera is a bigger ship with bigger rooms while the Regatta has smaller rooms and has recently been renovated. Since we have never been on a cruise, we don’t know what our preference is – better or smaller ships. We are looking for a relaxing time, good beaches, and some sightseeing as well.
Question:
- Ports of call wise, which one is better suited to what we are looking for? (Great beach at or near port of call, some sightseeing)
- I remembered reading that in Oceania, you can only eat at the specialty restaurant once. I think this was on Riviera. But then, I read a review about Regatta, that they ate at a specialty restaurant several times. What did I miss here?
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Hello,
First time poster here. Wife and I have never been on a cruise before nor to the Caribbean. We could use some help in figuring out which itinerary fits our needs better Since we have friends at Oceania, we have narrowed it down to two trips.
Islands common to both cruises
- Miami
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Gustavia, France
- Philipsburg, St. Maarten
- Nassau, Bahamas
10-day on Riviera:
- Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
- Tortola, BVI
- Cayo Levantado, Dominican
2 days just cruising the sea, plus islands common to both
12-day on Regatta:
- St. John’s, Antigua
- Castries, Saint Lucia
- St. George’s, Grenada
- Bridgetown, Barbados
3 days cruising the sea, plus islands common to both
I would have preferred the shorter trip, but work schedule wise, the longer 12-day trip is better. (Other one is still doable.) Riviera is a bigger ship with bigger rooms while the Regatta has smaller rooms and has recently been renovated. Since we have never been on a cruise, we don’t know what our preference is – better or smaller ships. We are looking for a relaxing time, good beaches, and some sightseeing as well.
Question:
- Ports of call wise, which one is better suited to what we are looking for? (Great beach at or near port of call, some sightseeing)
- I remembered reading that in Oceania, you can only eat at the specialty restaurant once. I think this was on Riviera. But then, I read a review about Regatta, that they ate at a specialty restaurant several times. What did I miss here?
Noon flight out of Fort Lauderdale, Arriving at PortMiami 7am
in Florida Departures
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Thanks. I would like less stress too, but the 3pm seems a bit too long of a wait at the airport. I was also thinking of going for the 5:30pm flight out of PBI and touring the Henry Flager museam around roon. But then, it will be a long day. And PBI cost has gone up now.