Luv2Cruiise

After hubby and I discussed it more, we decided to change to the Brilliance and go out of Tampa, I think we made the right choice and deposit is paid!! We have been to Tampa several times and love the airport but have never been to that port. Thanks for all the input, we are set to sail on Brilliance now and will not be changing it. We will be going back to Cozumel and to Grand Cayman for the 1st time, never been there and this will make 3 times to Cozumel but hubby already said he's not getting off the boat there lol. :rolleyes:

Miami is weird and what airline you fly/via what flies into Miami. I was doing this during the height of the winter from MA, so I wanted direct to Florida. I ended up having to fly into fort Lauderdale and getting transportation down. I took towncar seemed a little pricey, but driver's great and efficient. I end up staying at doubletree decent and they had a shuttle for 15pp to get to Majesty.

 

Play with flight options on net to find what meets your needs. I ended up swa down, and Delta back, and wished I was on JB the whole time. I hate the SWA games. I have never figured them out correctly, and yes they still have stupid fees, not bag fees.

 

Enjoy your time on Empress.

 

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info, we normally fly Southwest but they don't go to Miami from BNA, not sure about JetBlue as we have never flown on them.

Ok so we chose the Empress, Hubby's choice so now to find cheap flights to Miami as we have never been there or to that port. Anyone that has been to that port, how is it?

We have AAA and our agent always books our cruises and he tells us the procedure each and every time we book which includes telling us the cut off to take insurance for pre-existing etc so we are never in a bind. And I might add the insurance through AAA is a lot cheaper then the actual cruise line.

Oh I forgot about spring break :( Yes I am leaning more towards Brilliance but hubby mentioned to me about an Elvis cruise that is also in late Feb - March on Freedom, he's a huge elvis fanatic and he's been wanting to do that cruise. I have to decide by mon, decisions decisions lol.

Hi everyone,

We are trying to decide between Empress and Brilliance for March 2017 travel, we have never been on either and are already booked for Empress because its a really good deal but im leaning towards Brilliance because its so much newer and larger. Anyway, Id like to hear from anyone that has been on Empress and also anyone who has traveled in March since this will be our 1st time cruising at that time. Is it too cold to enjoy pools or walk on deck, do we need pants etc. Leaving from Florida and going to Caribbean, either Key west/Labadee or Cozumel/Grand Cayman depending on which ship we choose. We have already been to these places except for Grand Cayman, another reason I can't decide lol. Thanks for the help and happy cruising :)