basil1 Posted August 7, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I really want to do a Celebrity cruise in January, as we have for the last few years, but they have the same ole' itineraries. I would like a 10-11 day cruise but they only have two choices...St. Thomas, St Maarten, St. Kitts & Barbados which I have done twice or they have a Western Caribbean that does Cozumel (overnight), Grand Cayman, Colon, Cartegena and Puerto Limon. At first that sounded interesting but I am iffy about Puerto Limon and Colon. Princess has some fabulous itineraries but my hubby is miffed at Princess for the service and crappy cabin we had on the last Princess cruise. What to do?? Try those ports on Celebrity's Western or go with the better itinerary on Princess but less service etc. Come on Celebrity give us winter escapees something new, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetop2467 Posted August 7, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2016 We loved the Celebrity cruise this past winter to Puerto Limon and Colon. We did the ship tour that went to Gatun Lake and through half of the Panama Canal Locks. It was a fabulous tour. If you have never been to Cartegena, Colombia it is a real treat. We were pleasantly surprised by all ports on this itinerary. We have been on 20 cruises and this itinerary was one of our favorites and the Equinox is probably our favorite ship. Would do it again in a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted August 7, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2016 There are many cruisers for whom your "same ole itineraries" are brand new! So I guess they don't feel the need to change them. Although we are like you, we have cruised in the Caribbean so often that we've been to the same places many times ... it would be nice to have some new ports! But not a big deal for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalcruz Posted August 8, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The Silhouette is doing a brand new 7 night Western Caribbean itinerary this coming season...instead of going to Labadee it will be going to Key West from morning to late afternoon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising in mn Posted August 8, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I really want to do a Celebrity cruise in January, as we have for the last few years, but they have the same ole' itineraries. I would like a 10-11 day cruise but they only have two choices...St. Thomas, St Maarten, St. Kitts & Barbados which I have done twice or they have a Western Caribbean that does Cozumel (overnight), Grand Cayman, Colon, Cartegena and Puerto Limon. At first that sounded interesting but I am iffy about Puerto Limon and Colon. Princess has some fabulous itineraries but my hubby is miffed at Princess for the service and crappy cabin we had on the last Princess cruise. What to do?? Try those ports on Celebrity's Western or go with the better itinerary on Princess but less service etc. Come on Celebrity give us winter escapees something new, please! Boy I agree! Did the Summit already 3x. Then for the last 3 bookings, we booked the fabulous 11 day on the Summit that went to the ABC islands, specifically wanted to see Bonaire. And just this last week, or 3rd try was again cancelled for 2018 :( If buying out the entire Summit from Jan 20-April sometime is so great, add another ship there please so the rest of us have one to go on while its Winter! So, I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolslc Posted August 8, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I agree. I had to switch to RCCL to get to the ABC islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 8, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Caribbean Princess has an 8 day which goes to all three of the ABC islands with several dates in 2017. What went wrong with you cabin on your last Princess cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted August 8, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) I really want to do a Celebrity cruise in January, as we have for the last few years, but they have the same ole' itineraries. I would like a 10-11 day cruise but they only have two choices...St. Thomas, St Maarten, St. Kitts & Barbados which I have done twice or they have a Western Caribbean that does Cozumel (overnight), Grand Cayman, Colon, Cartegena and Puerto Limon. At first that sounded interesting but I am iffy about Puerto Limon and Colon. Princess has some fabulous itineraries but my hubby is miffed at Princess for the service and crappy cabin we had on the last Princess cruise. What to do?? Try those ports on Celebrity's Western or go with the better itinerary on Princess but less service etc. Come on Celebrity give us winter escapees something new, please! Puerto Limon was great. We did a river cruise that was informative, relaxing and fun. Colon is a great place NOT to get off the ship as most people do! We had a wonderful day on board an empty ship last visit there! If they are your only concerns you have a great cruise! If not why not look at lines you have never tried before rather than go back to one you were less than satisfied with? Whatever you choose to do have a great Cruise! Edited August 8, 2016 by chemmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekzaadvakil Posted August 8, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I really wish Celebrity had at least 1 S class ship in Europe in Dec-Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
di T Posted August 8, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I really wish Celebrity had at least 1 S class ship in Europe in Dec-Jan. So do I,even out of Barca to Canaries would be nice for a little trip to brighten The New year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandtrap328 Posted August 8, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 8, 2016 OP and others interested in ABC islands--try Eclipse 14 day Caribbean cruise. We've done this cruise 6 times, and while sometimes Bonaire may not be on itinerary, cruise and ports are always enjoyable. In fact, number 7 is already planned for March. Also, one on the Equinox's longer itineraries also offers ABC islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynki Posted August 8, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I agree their Caribbean itineraries could be mixed up a bit to make them more interesting. We were taking a look at the summer Equinox sailings next year. They're pretty good deals with the included perks etc but not the most exciting itineraries so we decided against booking. That said we did think a later cruise on the Reflection looked good, ironically it sails to Puerto Limon so I'm curious to know why people think it's not a good place to visit. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingChick Posted August 8, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Yes, Celebrity needs new Winter Caribbean cruises out of Cape Liberty, NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST TRIPPIN' Posted August 8, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 8, 2016 We love to sail out of San Juan on the southern itinerary but Celebrity has basically taken that away from us this coming winter as well as 2018 with all of their weeks chartered out. The eastern itinerary out of Miami or Fort Lauderdale is weak. We chose to take the western itinerary this coming year because we love the Reflection. As far as 2018, I think we need to go shopping for another cruise line sadly. Sure would be nice as someone above mentioned...put another ship out there if you are going to basically take away our winter southern Caribbean voyages from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted August 8, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I really want to do a Celebrity cruise in January, as we have for the last few years, but they have the same ole' itineraries. I would like a 10-11 day cruise but they only have two choices...St. Thomas, St Maarten, St. Kitts & Barbados which I have done twice or they have a Western Caribbean that does Cozumel (overnight), Grand Cayman, Colon, Cartegena and Puerto Limon. At first that sounded interesting but I am iffy about Puerto Limon and Colon. Princess has some fabulous itineraries but my hubby is miffed at Princess for the service and crappy cabin we had on the last Princess cruise. What to do?? Try those ports on Celebrity's Western or go with the better itinerary on Princess but less service etc. Come on Celebrity give us winter escapees something new, please! Did you see the 14 night on the Eclipse January 22, 2017? Sun Jan 22 Miami, FL 4:30pm Mon Jan 23 At Sea Tue Jan 24 At Sea Wed Jan 25 Bonaire 9:00am 6:00pm Thu Jan 26 Curacao 7:00am 11:00pm Fri Jan 27 Aruba 8:00am Sat Jan 28 Aruba 5:00pm Sun Jan 29 At Sea Mon Jan 30 Barbados 8:00am 11:59pm Tue Jan 31 St. Lucia 8:00am 5:00pm Wed Feb 1 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm Thu Feb 2 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 3 At Sea Sat Feb 4 At Sea Sun Feb 5 Miami, FL 7:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatjoey Posted August 8, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 8, 2016 would love to see some new ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookitdanno Posted August 8, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Yes, Celebrity needs new Winter Caribbean cruises out of Cape Liberty, NJ. I wonder if folks that want Celebrity in Winter from New York have ever cruised from a Northern port in the winter. You would be losing 2 1/2 days EACH way to cold weather before you get to the warm climate. So... a 10 day cruise becomes 5 days of fun in the sun. Much more cost effective to fly to Florida and take a cruise from there, the extra days of warm weather cruising would more than make up for the airline tickets. IMHO I've done one sail away in a snowstorm out of Baltimore. Never again. Also, I can't see people flying in from Canada or Northern US to help fill the ship. There is already a RCCL ship there year round. And Celebrity only has a fleet of 9 ships. Perhaps when the EDGE class are all built one of the M Class could be put in Bayonne permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil1 Posted August 8, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks for commiserating with me :-) and for your input on the ports I was questioning -Colon and Puerto Limon. That helps to hear that at least one of them is a great port. I'd love to do a cruise that included the "ABC" islands. I've been to A but never B&C. Actually I went to Aruba on the same cruise in which I visited Cartagena and that was many years ago (at least 10). I did see the 14 day Caribbean that includes the ABC islands, but there is a big problem with the dates vs work schedule on that one. It's a long story but suffice it to say that the first half of January is better for me. To the person who asked about my problem with Princess last time. We booked an outside cabin. This is something which we never do because we prefer a balcony cabin. I think we booked that cruise with fairly short notice...like a month out maybe. I was OK with the Outside cabin as far as not having a balcony because the weather would have limited the use of it anyway. The problem was the beds were terrible. You could clearly see a hammock, so to speak, forming in the mattresses. We complained about it and they put eggcrate mattress covers on the bed but it really didn't help at all. And there were two overhead bunks on each side of the room. They were hanging over the edge of the bed. So in order to get out of bed you had to slide to the foot and stand up or get out of bed and bend forward over the bed so as not to hit your head. BTW the ship wasn't full so they could have moved us but never offered.On the previous Princess, before that one, we had really bad beds as well. We've never had bad or uncomfortable beds on celebrity. So my hubby is really iffy about going on Princess. Plus there were a few other minor things, but the beds are the deal breaker for my hubby. They have some great itineraries though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabrown40 Posted August 8, 2016 #19 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Sadly, two week cruises are not always a good option for those that aren't retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted August 8, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Your Caribbean choices... Pick your poison. Oranjestad, Aruba Bridgetown, Barbados Kralendijk, Bonaire Cartegena, Columbia Isla de Providencia, Columbia Isla de San Andres, Columbia Willemsted, Curacao Cabrits, Dominica Portsmouth, Dominica Roseau, Dominica St. George's, Grenada Bequia, Grenadines Mayreau, Grenadines Tobago Cays, Grenadines Fort-de-France, Martinique Saba, Netherland Antilles Castries, St. Lucia Scarborough, Tobago Port of Spain, Trinidad Isla de los Roques, Venezuela Isla de Tortuga, Venezuela Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Catalina Island, Dominican Republic Cayo Levantado, Dominican Republic La Romana, Dominican Republic Samana, Dominican Republic George Town, Grand Cayman Labadee, Haiti Ocho Rios, Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica Port Antonio, Jamaica Cancun, Mexico Costa Maya, Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Majahual, Mexico Merida, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico St. John's, Antigua Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands Tortola, British Virgin Islands Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Charlestown, Nevis Culebra, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Gustavia, St. Barts Basseterre, St. Kitt's Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Cruz Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas Paradise Island, Bahamas City of Hamilton, Bermuda King's Wharf, Bermuda St. George Town, Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylab Posted August 8, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 8, 2016 We visited Puerto Limon and Colon a few years ago and loved both of them. To enjoy these ports, you need to get away from the port area and into the countryside. In Puerto Limon we went white water rafting followed by an amazing lunch and tour of the countryside. In Colon we took the ferry through the Panama Canal. I love the 11 day itinerary because it offers both tropical beach ports and ports for those who want to experience adventure & nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted August 8, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 8, 2016 would love to see some new ports OK, what foreign country in the Caribe can build a dock and set up everything need to handle 3000 passengers?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynki Posted August 8, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 8, 2016 OK, what foreign country in the Caribe can build a dock and set up everything need to handle 3000 passengers?:confused: Cuba? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted August 8, 2016 #24 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Cuba? :D Not allowed by our big wigs, YET :D But it is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynki Posted August 8, 2016 #25 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Indeed. I was looking at the cruises there offered by Fathom. I think a land vacation needs to be taken there soon before the place becomes commercialised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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