A good 3-4 day cruise?

[NOSaints1]

We want to do a short cruise in April or May and a longer cruise before the winter? Any thoughts on a good ship and are they worth it?

 

 

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[nolesrule]

I assume you're planning to stay in the US?

 

Your choices are going to be limited to 3/4 night Bahamas cruises and 4 night western Caribbean cruises out of Florida.

[KeywestK]

We did a 4-night Bahamas cruise on Monarch out of Pt. Canaveral a few years ago, and went into it with a bit of skepticism. We weren't quite sure what to expect in terms of cruising on an older ship, on a short sailing. Bottom line is it was great. We had a fabulous cruise, and by adding additional days in FL onto the trip rounded out our week long vacation nicely. That itinerary is now being done by Enchantment, which, IMO, is a lovely ship, and I'm sure will offer a great short-cruise experience.

[orville99]

The 4-night on Brilliance out of Tampa has two sea days and a stop in Cozumel, and we've done that one several times - great if you just want to relax. The ship also does five day cruises, so if your max is four days, you are limited on dates and the ship repos to Europe at the end of March. Three and four night Bahamas cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami both do Nassau and Coco Cay, but the four day out of Miami also does Key West, and the one out of PC does a sea day - so it really depends on whether you want a third port stop or a sea day. Enchantment is a newer ship with better cabin choices, but Majesty has its own unique charm. They're all good choices.

Edited February 11, 2014 by orville99

[rogers417]

Liberty of the Seas 4 night to Cozumel. Huge freedom class ship!

[nolesrule]

The 4-night on Brilliance out of Tampa has two sea days and a stop in Cozumel, and we've done that one several times - great if you just want to relax. The ship also does five day cruises, so if your max is four days, you are limited on dates and the ship repos to Europe at the end of March. Three and four night Bahamas cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami both do Nassau and Coco Cay, but the four day out of Miami also does Key West, and the one out of PC does a sea day - so it really depends on whether you want a third port stop or a sea day. Enchantment is a newer ship with better cabin choices, but Majesty has its own unique charm. They're all good choices.

 

Brilliance repos at the end of April.

 

IMO Brilliance is the nicest of the ships mentioned thus far. We were on her in December and will be again in March. She just went through her revitalization last year and is in fantastic condition.

 

Enchantment is a fun ship as well. We've done the 3 night and will be doing the 4 night at the end of the year.

 

There are also some 4 night Cozumel runs on Vision and Liberty and a 4 night Bahamas run on Adventure, all out of south Florida.