South America Cruises... Gobsmaking Value !

[bahrain_not_dubai!]

I don't really know if this thread has a concrete point but just been looking at the prices for the Carnival Splendor South America cruises and... wow, I'm blown away.

 

That is an absloutly outstanding value... like incredible.

 

I wish I had time to take off in February and March 2013, if I did I bet you anything I'd be onboard.

 

I think as someone who has not really cruised Carnival, the value of their cruises really do much to make me drool!

 

I worked it out, it'd be $4,197 per person for FORTY EIGHT DAYS, Los Angeles-New York, around the entire South American continent, in an ocean view. That is... incredible ! People, that is 48 days.

 

Next time I'm stateside, I'll be sure to do a Carnival cruise, I wish they'd put a ship in South America in December.

 

Okay bye-bye ! All you folks are very lucky to have such great value on what seems to be a solid, fun product. Have been a fan of Carnival from afar for a very long time.

[firefly333]

Thats how I booked my TA cruise to Hawaii. I got it for approx the same price as my 7 day cruise to Alaska. Alaska I paid approx the same as Allure, so its a little more $$ than a regular 7 day .. but Hawaii?? 15 days stopping at 5 islands.

 

My Hawaii cruise is a value like this .. a gobspanking value.

[HeatherC430]

Thanks for your post! I didn't realize Carnival had added a South American itinerary!

[urbanhawk]

Thats how I booked my TA cruise to Hawaii. I got it for approx the same price as my 7 day cruise to Alaska. Alaska I paid approx the same as Allure, so its a little more $$ than a regular 7 day .. but Hawaii?? 15 days stopping at 5 islands.

 

My Hawaii cruise is a value like this .. a gobspanking value.

 

 

Sounds like a great trip, but I think it would be a TP-Trans Pacific!;)

[golfadj]

Based on repositioning pricing I have seen does not seem like such a great value.

[bahrain_not_dubai!]

Based on repositioning pricing I have seen does not seem like such a great value.

 

Ultimately this isn't a 12 night repositioning cruise from Barcelona to Miami- its an in depth, 48 night voyage of the entire South American continent. For example, Holland America is charging $8,849 per person for a cruise that doesn't even go half away around South America, and is 8 nights shorter than the aforementioned Carnival cruise.

 

Seabourn, although in a different league, is asking $16,186 per person for their 46 night South American tour, Oceania $9,199 per person (and that isn't an ocean view as quoted above).

 

P&O's Adonia is at $7,075 per person for 30 nights (18 entire nights less than CCL).

 

In fact, I can't find a single sailing with the pure value of CCL's cruise. As I said, this isn't one cruise, but three put together, USA-USA, with many interesting ports in between.

[tracy12502]

soooo agree. If I could be on this trip I sooo would, in an instant. I don't know how you could think it's not a great value, given the fact that it is not just a repositioning cruise with 8 days at sea and then 2 ports. It's stopping constantly. Then again...I would hate to see my S&S after tips and shore excursions haha

[golfadj]

soooo agree. If I could be on this trip I sooo would, in an instant. I don't know how you could think it's not a great value, given the fact that it is not just a repositioning cruise with 8 days at sea and then 2 ports. It's stopping constantly. Then again...I would hate to see my S&S after tips and shore excursions haha

 

I seriously considered the last segment but way to many sea days and relatively few ports.

 

Do much better booking Caribbean and do not have to worry about one way air.

[CourtneyLovesCruising]

A great value.. if I wasn't so against flying I'd sail at least a leg of this itinerary.

[cathyoo]

Oh if I only had the TIME and the MONEY. My Dh would think he died and went to heaven.