Cruising right after Thanksgiving

[shipgeeks]

We are looking at a 9-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving. Is the following week a school break for many kids?  

[Ourusualbeach]

4 minutes ago, shipgeeks said:

We are looking at a 9-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving. Is the following week a school break for many kids?  

Not typically and with a 9 night sailing I would not be concerned

[deliver42]

I don't think right after Thanksgivng is a major time off for kids. Usually between Christmas and New years.

[bajathree]

29 minutes ago, shipgeeks said:

We are looking at a 9-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving. Is the following week a school break for many kids?  

Not at all.

[MCC retired]

Probably one of the best rates for any itinerary all year. Pre holidays and pre school breaks.

[MommaBear55]

The biggest problem we had was trying to fly down the day before, the airlines ended up canceling our flights a few weeks ahead, so we had to go early on Thanksgiving  day, and we did Thanksgiving the weekend before. Otherwise it was a great cruise.

[TravelinTess]

Kids are out of school the week of Thanksgiving. If this is 9 nights, I have to assume there will not be many school aged children given winter break is right around the corner.

[George C]

We have done week after thanksgiving for more than a decade , the only time we saw lots of children was on oasis class ships , very few on all others .

[ONECRUISER]

42 minutes ago, George C said:

We have done week after thanksgiving for more than a decade , the only time we saw lots of children was on oasis class ships , very few on all others .

Agree, B2B on Radiance Class week of and after Thanksgiving for yrs. On these longer Cruises at most 20-25 Kids the week of Holiday, less week after. 

[steveru621]

6 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

We are looking at a 9-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving. Is the following week a school break for many kids?  

 

Flying to the port may be very expensive and crowded, but if you fly on Thanksgiving day, you should be good.

 

Fewer kids because it's a 9 night.

[George C]

4 hours ago, ONECRUISER said:

Agree, B2B on Radiance Class week of and after Thanksgiving for yrs. On these longer Cruises at most 20-25 Kids the week of Holiday, less week after. 

We have done voyager and freedom class the week after and no issues both multiple times . I was expecting same on oasis class and I was wrong.

[Tree_skier]

45 minutes ago, steveru621 said:

Flying to the port may be very expensive and crowded, but if you fly on Thanksgiving day, you should be good.

I have cruised a few times now the week immediately succeeding Thanksgiving and have paid some pretty high prices for flights flying in on the Friday or Saturday (1 or 2 days after Thanksgiving) before the cruise.  That being said, the reduced cost of sailing usually made up for that. The week after that, to me, is the best value.  

 

If I'm looking at the schedule right, my guess is the OP is looking at Grandeur Nov 29.  That's a nice looking itinerary.  I'd be willing to pay a little premium to sail that one.

Edited September 26, 2023 by Tree_skier

[shipgeeks]

Actually, Vision, November 24 - December 2.

For us, no flights involved; we can do a local bus company package with transportation both ways.

Thanks for all the replies.  Looks like we are heading towards doing it!  I just hope they have the usual turkey dinner on the menu one night!

[trihawks1]

We always try to cruise between thanksgiving and Christmas for two reasons…kids are back in school and cruise fares tend to be a tad bit cheaper. 

[Tree_skier]

15 minutes ago, shipgeeks said:

Actually, Vision, November 24 - December 2.

For us, no flights involved; we can do a local bus company package with transportation both ways.

Thanks for all the replies.  Looks like we are heading towards doing it!  I just hope they have the usual turkey dinner on the menu one night!

My bad, I only looked at 2024 dates.  That is a really cheap price if you are Ok with an inside cabin.  Have fun.

[Biker19]

9 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

We are looking at a 8-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving.

Fixed - yes, that is a cheap sailing.

[Mittens101]

2 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

Actually, Vision, November 24 - December 2.

For us, no flights involved; we can do a local bus company package with transportation both ways.

Thanks for all the replies.  Looks like we are heading towards doing it!  I just hope they have the usual turkey dinner on the menu one night!

We are on that cruise. We are a short Uber to the port and away we sail 

[TravelBluebird]

I am cruising that week also (leave Saturday for a Sunday cruise). Thanksgiving is always at my house with the whole family, and then we decorate for Christmas on Friday, so that might be a bit stressful—I’ll have to definitely be fully packed before Thanksgiving!

 

Cruise fares seemed cheaper than normal that week. Air fares, however, were on the expensive side. I’m a little worried about crowds and a holiday airline meltdown, but I’m not letting that stop me.

 

 

[George C]

2 hours ago, trihawks1 said:

We always try to cruise between thanksgiving and Christmas for two reasons…kids are back in school and cruise fares tend to be a tad bit cheaper. 

For a decade or so we did thanksgiving week then we discovered we could do a grand suite for just a few dollars more if we did the following week , back then I was paying about 1500 each for grand suite on voyager class.

[nferr]

On 9/26/2023 at 7:22 AM, shipgeeks said:

We are looking at a 9-nighter that starts on the day after Thanksgiving. Is the following week a school break for many kids?  

 I cruised out of NY on Anthem last year right after Thanksgiving and there were few kids on board. Was a really nice cruise.

[3yorkies]

I cruise that week every year as there are very few kids!   I leave on Navigator out of LA the Monday after Thanksgiving this year.

[RJ257]

I have a cruise on Symphony Nov 26. I dont cruise during spring break or summers so I assume there will be kids but less so than those other times.