Eastern Med/Galaxy - Nov 3 or Nov 24?

[SISer]

I am looking a Celebrity cruise on the Galaxy.

 

The itinerary visits the following ports - Rome, Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Naples, Rome.

 

The two sail dates for this cruise in November are the 3 and the 24.

 

The prices are very similar.

 

Which sail date would you choose and why?

 

I need to get things orgainized soon, because I am able to transatlantic to Europe using FF points. Currently the free flights are available for both cruise departures.

 

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[XatSea]

The later the date, the more likely that you will hit the cool, rainy season.

 

We have cruised in early November before and the temperatures do get cooler.

 

Unless you want to add the transatlantic to the end of your cruise, I would pick an earlier date.

[SISer]

XatSea, thanks for the suggestion.

 

I should mention that the cruise costs much less in November, realistically the October sailing are out of my price range.