kayjay76 Posted February 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Hi all! Just got back and planning next year! So... we have 3 choices and I'm curious what you all think. We're looking at late Jan, early Feb for 2021. We travel with at least 40 in our group, no kids. All balcony or above rooms. All prices close, maybe 100-200 difference for just cruise fare choice 1. Epic out of San juan: never sailed the epic. would loveeeeeeee to do this itinerary which would be new to us. But flying from Boston/RI to San juan not sure how easy and if there is non stop flights, still looking. Really Hate the cabin set ups. We have quite a few non couples and can't see the bathroom setup for these people. The cabin issue is our #1 worry with this boat. choice 2. getaway out of miaimi: super easy, been out of Miami before, been on the getaway before was refurbished. Western itineray, have done it before and loved the stops so repeat is ok with us. Cheap as far as flight n hotels. So easiest of the 3 choices. choice 3. Breakaway out of New orleans: just got off the Breakaway few days back, out of port canaveral. Same western itinerary as we did 2 years back and loved so ok with that. Never been out of New Orleans and are a bit worried of flight prices, hotels and would go at least 2 days before to explore. Price for this would be much higher because of pre-cruise expenses. and im a bit scared with such a large group and lagestics. We'd be going the week before Mardi Gras starts Feb 7-14th so staying there 5th and 6th, flying home the 14th So, what would you do? Edited February 10, 2020 by kayjay76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Benjamin Posted February 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I guess I would go with option #2 out of Miami. I love New Orleans, it's one of my favorite cities but the Mardi Gras crowds might just ruin the whole experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigito2 Posted February 10, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2020 choice 1. Epic out of San juan: never sailed the epic. would loveeeeeeee to do this itinerary which would be new to us. But flying from Boston/RI to San juan not sure how easy and if there is non stop flights, still looking. Really Hate the cabin set ups. We have quite a few non couples and can't see the bathroom setup for these people. The cabin issue is our #1 worry with this boat. WHAT in the world were the planners at NCL thinking???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted February 10, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'd pick #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastcat Posted February 10, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2020 51 minutes ago, kayjay76 said: Hi all! Just got back and planning next year! So... we have 3 choices and I'm curious what you all think. We're looking at late Jan, early Feb for 2021. We travel with at least 40 in our group, no kids. All balcony or above rooms. All prices close, maybe 100-200 difference for just cruise fare choice 1. Epic out of San juan: never sailed the epic. would loveeeeeeee to do this itinerary which would be new to us. But flying from Boston/RI to San juan not sure how easy and if there is non stop flights, still looking. Really Hate the cabin set ups. We have quite a few non couples and can't see the bathroom setup for these people. The cabin issue is our #1 worry with this boat. choice 2. getaway out of miaimi: super easy, been out of Miami before, been on the getaway before was refurbished. Western itineray, have done it before and loved the stops so repeat is ok with us. Cheap as far as flight n hotels. So easiest of the 3 choices. choice 3. Breakaway out of New orleans: just got off the Breakaway few days back, out of port canaveral. Same western itinerary as we did 2 years back and loved so ok with that. Never been out of New Orleans and are a bit worried of flight prices, hotels and would go at least 2 days before to explore. Price for this would be much higher because of pre-cruise expenses. and im a bit scared with such a large group and lagestics. We'd be going the week before Mardi Gras starts Feb 7-14th so staying there 5th and 6th, flying home the 14th So, what would you do? JetBlue and Spirit both fly BOS-SJU non-stop right now. As for the bathroom weirdness, there's a curtain to close off the bathroom area. Nevertheless, yeah, that's a no from me. I am in fact booked in an Epic balcony on the southern Caribbean route next December, but I'm traveling solo. Traveling with my spouse, it would be okay, but with friends? Nope. It could be worse. I stayed in a hip & happening hotel in downtown San Diego where the bathroom had one of those barn doors. There was a nice big gap to let through both audio and video! Thank goodness that was another solo stay. With such a large group, I'd pick the cruise out of Miami with its well-developed cruise passenger infrastructure and easy flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHilla619 Posted February 10, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Another vote for the Getaway, keep it simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjay76 Posted February 11, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, gigito2 said: WHAT in the world were the planners at NCL thinking???? Exactly!! I have no idea what design person said hey.... this is a good idea! loll. Not to mention in some of the cabins the sink is literally 2 feet from the side of the bed. I'm really surprised when they refurbished they didn't fix the cabin flaws. And we have been waiting 2 years for them to throw another boat on that itinerary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scithighs Posted February 11, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hotels in Nola are triple during Mardi Gras and that includes the month before. Crowds are crazy. I love the epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippeedee Posted February 11, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 hours ago, kayjay76 said: Exactly!! I have no idea what design person said hey.... this is a good idea! loll. Not to mention in some of the cabins the sink is literally 2 feet from the side of the bed. I'm really surprised when they refurbished they didn't fix the cabin flaws. And we have been waiting 2 years for them to throw another boat on that itinerary. Lots of hotels in Europe have the same type of bathroom design. It is mostly people from the US that have problems with it. They just laugh at us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFins Posted February 12, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 12, 2020 My vote would be #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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