teddygal

the advantage of Sept. is that you have that long to shop for cute outfits and plan what you want to do :p and build up excited anticipation. !

And lose a TON of weight :cool:

teddygal- I think the labadee/ocho rios/cayman/coz route will be great for you if you like to keep busy, we are doing the other this time to actually have one less port day- I felt like we didn't see enough of the ship on a cruise w/ 4 port days, if you can believe it!

 

Find out what is included, and especially about travel insurance in case of that hurricane. If your trip does not include insurance, you will have to check online and possibly telephone one of the places to find out the info about it, since the cost to the cruise to you is Zero Dollars, it may be harder to insure, even if you are trying to pay for it yourself... This is the same reason you can't insure airfare 'bought' with frequent flier miles- your cost was Zero. It gets confusing. :(

 

You say it is a cruise for 4- is it just you & hubby or do you have kids? What ages? I would say it would be hard for you 2 to share a room with another adult couple- they aren't huge rooms. Do they give you an inside room or a balcony? If you just go by yourselves, maybe you can get them to upgrade your cabin in lieu of taking 4 people?? Just because 4 people can technically 'fit' into a room, doesn't mean you'd want to. :cool:

 

Oct. 10 is Columbus Day in US, which may have more families, and perhaps some college age kids on fall break, but is later in the hurricane season.

 

If you can get them to fly you in on the day before to Miami, go for it! even if you have to pay for your own hotel/rental car for the night. There is nothing more nerve wracking than having to deal with a flight delay when you are trying to make your ship!!! Plus who knows what sort of interational flight restrictions will be in place by then- although I guess you could fly from Buffalo.

 

Labadee is a great beach day, Stingray City is really really fun even with crowds, and there is so much to do in Cozumel- although try to avoid a trip to Tulum: while beautiful, it just make for an overly long day. Jamaica is a 'love-it/ hate-it' type of port.

Hi again

I changed my potential cruise dates to Feb 28th, Sept 12 or Sept 26th. I REALLY wanted to do October 10 but as you said, it is a holiday for both Canada & the US so that wasn't allowed as a cruise date.

It is a cruise for 4 with two outside staterooms with airfare from Toronto to Fort Lauderdale included. I am waiting to see what date the cruise departs & will book a hotel for the night before the departure as I have read that the ship opens up boarding at 11am.

It looks like it is going to be me & 3 girlfriends as DH said he has no interest in getting off the ship :rolleyes:. Fine with me...I will probably have a better time without him :D

Thank you for the wonderful information. This message board is so great!

Hopefully I find out this week when my cruise is and if I get this itinerary or not. If not then it will be the cruise you are going on. Either way, it should be fun!

Hi Ottocal

Thanks for the congratulations :) I entered an online trivia contest through the Metro Toronto Zoo website and tada...I won!

I have until January 5th to decide on 3 different dates to give to the sponsor and then they will let me know when I am going. I am leaning towards Sept 12, 26 and October 10 because I REALLY love the itinerary of Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico and have a friend who has done that cruise and LOVED it!

I know September is still during hurricane season but I can't let that hold me back. I will ride out the storm with cocktail in hand :D

Also, My husband doesn't want to go in September as the weather here is still nice. I promptly told him it was MY cruise so I decide WHEN we go...WHERE we go and IF I take him haha.

ANY info you can provide is good with me :)

Thank you in advance.

Hi Everyone

I just found out I won a Western Caribbean cruise for 4 on Liberty of the Seas this morning!!! I am SO excited. I have to pick 3 different dates (February or September - December) for the sponsor and then they will tell me when I actually get to go.

Of course depending on the month/date they run two different itineraries:

(preferred) Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Florida

or

Miami, Florida; Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Florida

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated :)