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I know that carnival own princess and P&O etc and that royal Caribbean own celebrity etc, so it's down to price and itinery for where to go in the Caribbean. No need for drinks package etc, but as our first cruise, we would want a balcony at least. Looked at ships like MSC world America.. Carnival celebration,mardi gras,& vista..celebrity edge class...sun princess and some of the RC ships ( but RC seem more expensive for same itineries). We like the look of the private islands as well as the caribbean islands. Bit limited to the period of 3 April 2026 arrival and departing back to uk before 19th april ( school term dates). P&O stop caribbean by these dates. Factoring in flights, it looks like £4000 should cover a week away ( or 9 days with flights and hotel the day before cruise). Gotta save up the pennies. Does anyone know of real sales and not just the gimmicky year round ones ? Thanks again

Thanks for all the advice, and regards to P&O Caribbean cruise and fly, they seem to stop in april and only show transatlantic back to the UK. We wanted to go round some islands and as carnival have the new celebration key open 2025 and their itinerary on the dates I posted stopped there , as well as half moon cay and amber cove etc...it looked good. Also looked at MSC world america for same dates with their aurea suite coming in at around £2300. We would not bother with drinks package or speciality dining. Looks like £4000 should cover flights and cruise for the 6/8 days. Does that sound a good deal as I'm not sure of normal prices and I know they always have some sort of sale , all year round. Thanks again

we are looking at 7-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM PORT CANAVERAL (ORLANDO), FL on mardi gras and also 6-Day Eastern Caribbean from Port Canaveral (Orlando), FL on vista. Both of these cruises with carnival sailing april 2026. We have never been on a cruise and firstly unsure what to do about which ship or itinery to choose. Secondly as we will be flying from the UK , we cannot see any flights for APR 2026 as of yet beacause the flights are only released a year in front. Eo other people have this issue and what do they do? Is there a big difference between the balcony rooms or a suite between the two ships. We like the look of celebration key stop off and these both go there. Need to be in april school holidays for UK as wife works in a school with disabled children. Cheapest flights and direct flights for us go to orlando so we have to factor in the flight cost ( minimum £1300/$1600). Is it better to add the prepaid gratuities to booking or do that on the ship. Sorry about all the questions and thanks for the answers.