Your Dream Cruise

[Towel Critter]

For this exercise, please post YOUR dream Caribbean cruise of three to eight nights. Keep your itinerary at least somewhat realistic. Do not post a seven night cruise from Galveston to Belize, Bermuda, and St. Lucia, for example. Feel free to include departure port, cabin type and location, ship, and CD.

 

Carnival only, please, since this is a Carnival board.

 

One last "rule." You are paying for this cruise at 2018 cruise rates, so everyone, please, do not automatically choose a grand suite. Stretch your budget a little bit if you want.

 

I'll get'er started.

 

 

Length of cruise: Eight nights

Ship: Miracle or any Conquest class ship

Cabin: Balcony (I'm good with a balcony, don't need a suite)

Location: Verandah or Lido, mid-ship or aft, near an elevator, but not right at one

Departure Port: New Orleans

CD: don't care, any decent one

 

Saturday: New Orleans

Sunday: Sea Day

Monday: San Juan

Tuesday: Sea Day

Wednesday: Curacao

Thursday: Aruba

Friday: Sea Day

Saturday: Sea Day

Sunday: New Orleans

 

note* I would prefer to not have two sea says in a row, but could not manage this with the three ports of call I wanted to include. Part of the fun in this little exercise is in trying to figure out what might be possible and what isn't, imho.

[Lottacruises]

I would take that cruise, but can they make San Juan in one day from new orleans?

[PhillyFan33579]

My choice would be an 8 day Southern Caribbean cruise in a Cloud 9 Spa balcony cabin on a Dream class ship from any port in Florida that can handle ships that large. The cruise would include magic shows, Dana Tyson’s juggling show, and Patrick Duffy in the piano bar, along with the usual comedy shows, musical bands, violin trios, etc.

[Towel Critter]

I would take that cruise, but can they make San Juan in one day from new orleans?

Not sure. I wondered about that, but since it would be a full day and almost a half day, it might be doable. Maybe with a late morning or early afternoon arrival?

[Saint Greg]

Dream Class ship...preferably Magic since I haven’t been on it yet. Second Breeze, third Dream. Lido deck room. I’m good with an inside or a walkway view but if I have money to blow in this exercise throw in a balcony.

 

Sunday: New Orleans

Monday: Sea

Tuesday: Havana

Wednesday: San Juan

Thursday: St. Martin

Friday: Aruba

Saturday: Sea

Sunday: Sea

Monday: New Orleans

[Tapi]

1 - San Juan

2 - At Sea

3 - Aruba

4 - Cartagena

5 - Panama Canal

6 - At Sea

7 - At Sea

8 - San Juan

 

Dream or Vista class ship

 

Spa Suite

 

 

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[happy traveler69]

 

 

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[happy traveler69]

 

 

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We booked this 2 weeks ago. Carnival Splendor from LAX to Singapore- journey’s cruise!!

 

 

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[Saint Greg]

 

 

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I bet you’re going to run out of trivia topics on that one!

 

“Harry Potter trivia again?”

[rs45thompson]

Dream Class ship...preferably Magic since I haven’t been on it yet. Second Breeze, third Dream. Lido deck room. I’m good with an inside or a walkway view but if I have money to blow in this exercise throw in a balcony.

 

Sunday: New Orleans

Monday: Sea

Tuesday: Havana

Wednesday: San Juan

Thursday: St. Martin

Friday: Aruba

Saturday: Sea

Sunday: Sea

Monday: New Orleans

Leave on a Saturday and comeback on Sunday and I will book this one too.

 

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[Cruisegirl6]

I love Aruba it is my most favorite island but since I go there for two weeks every July, I rather skip the island and go to others.

I prefer one of the newer larger ships but for the islands I want to go not sure they can accommodate a very large ship so the Breeze would be perfect or any of the Dream class ships and I certainly prefer 8 night cruises.

 

1- Ft. Lauderdale

2- At Sea

3- At Sea

4- Antigua

5- Guadeloupe

6- At Sea

7- Turks and Caicos

8- At Sea

Ft. Lauderdale

 

I am tossing on this one also:

 

1- Port Canaveral

2- At Sea

3- St. Georges, Bermuda

4- Hamilton, Bermuda

5- At Sea

6- At Sea

7- Grand Turk

8- At Sea

Port Canaveral

[lagienomai]

8 day. Magic Deck 8 Aft Balcony.

 

Leaving from Miami. Not sure how doable this would be but Ports Of Call

Half Moon Cay

Aruba

Bonaire

 

I know the first 2 are doable with Sea days mixed in just dont know if stopping at Half Moon First is doable.

[Towel Critter]

 

 

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How are you going to fit three weeks of cruising into 8 nights??? :confused:

[Towel Critter]

I love Aruba it is my most favorite island but since I go there for two weeks every July, I rather skip the island and go to others.

I prefer one of the newer larger ships but for the islands I want to go not sure they can accommodate a very large ship so the Breeze would be perfect or any of the Dream class ships and I certainly prefer 8 night cruises.

 

1- Ft. Lauderdale

2- At Sea

3- At Sea

4- Antigua

5- Guadeloupe

6- At Sea

7- Turks and Caicos

8- At Sea

Ft. Lauderdale

 

I am tossing on this one also:

 

1- Port Canaveral

2- At Sea

3- St. Georges, Bermuda

4- Hamilton, Bermuda

5- At Sea

6- At Sea

7- Grand Turk

8- At Sea

Port Canaveral

I'm curious what it is about Grand Turk that you enjoy so much? :confused:

[Gallivanting Souls]

Not sure it is possible or how to figure out.

Ft Lauderdale

Sea

Granada

Dominica

Bonaire

Curacao

Sea

Ft Lauderdale

 

Dream Class ship or Conquest. Corner ocean view Deck 2

MarQ as CD

[Tapi]

Not sure it is possible or how to figure out.

 

Ft Lauderdale

 

Sea

 

Granada

 

Dominica

 

Bonaire

 

Curacao

 

Sea

 

Ft Lauderdale

 

 

 

Ft. Lauderdale to Granada is roughly 1,600 nautical miles. You’ll probably need closer to 3 sea days to get there. Curaçao back to Ft Lauderdale is about 1,300 nm so at least 2 and 1/2 sea days for the return.

 

 

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[adam3313]

Ship: Breeze

Homeport: Miami

8 Night Southern Caribbean

 

Itinerary:

Saturday - Miami

Sunday - Half Moon Cay

Monday - Grand Turk

Tuesday - Sea Day

Wednesday - Aruba

Thursday - Curacao

Friday - Sea Day

Saturday - Sea Day

Sunday - Miami

 

Room: Spa Balcony I guess

[Saint Greg]

Ft. Lauderdale to Granada is roughly 1,600 nautical miles. You’ll probably need closer to 3 sea days to get there. Curaçao back to Ft Lauderdale is about 1,300 nm so at least 2 and 1/2 sea days for the return.

 

 

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Maybe just leave out of San Juan.

[Cruisegirl6]

Towel Critter- Well, you have to add another island, two islands won't be enough for majority of the people so I considered the distance and time from Bermuda and added Grand Turk instead of that awful Nassau that most people are so tired going to. I was going to add Charlston, South Carolina but unsure whether that size ship would fit in the port.