hpreece Posted June 15, 2009 Author #26 Share Posted June 15, 2009 We loved NCL Pride of Hawaii...it was our first cruise, for our 10th anniversary. I don't think anything will ever top that first cruise. The islands were awesome too! We just loved everything about the whole vacation. A friend of mine went on the POA...said that there aren't a whole lot of kids and that it's very relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckyimport Posted June 16, 2009 #27 Share Posted June 16, 2009 my wife and i are leaving on the carnival conquest out of galveston on september 26. We are from hawesville,ky and are planning on driving down. We have a 4 star hotel on the water lined up for the night before there in galveston and we got it for only 99 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpreece Posted June 17, 2009 Author #28 Share Posted June 17, 2009 KYimport, That sounds great..we have never driven to a cruise port mostly because of the expensive parking fees. We thought about renting a car and dropping it off before getting onboard...but flying tends to be cheaper. I have seen several hotels that are near cruise ports that offer free parking if you book a pre cruise stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthie0704 Posted June 22, 2009 #29 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Ruthie,Please let me know how you end up liking Liberty. I was looking into going on Liberty in December..it's goes to the Western Caribbean. It's on sale right now for under $400 per person, so I was thinking if we could get the flight cheap enough that may be a pretty reasonable pre Christmas vacation :confused:. The last time I looked at flights to Miami they were quite expensive though...that was coming from Lexington. We had a wonderful cruise on the Liberty. Our first balcony so that made it more special. Our cabin was on Panorama deck -- perfect location. Very convenient. Will stay on that deck again. We flew into Miami the day before. We went to St. Thomas, San Juan, Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay. Had a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kygirl1965 Posted July 2, 2009 #30 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I live in Frankin, KY. There are five of us going on the Carnival Victory the week of Oct 25th 2009. We are flying into San Juan the day before to sightsee. Staying at the Sheraton right across from the pier. It is a Southern Caribbean Cruise. 7 days, San Juan, PR, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St.Kitts and back to San Juan. We booked it in Dec and I am sooo excited I am driving everyone crazy. LOL I guess you can tell it my first cruise.:) We fly out of Nashville and our tickets were $433 OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurs2 Posted July 2, 2009 #31 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Kygirl-We did the So Caribbean 3 yrs ago (I think) when the Destiny was doing that route. We stayed at the Sheraton the day before the cruise. Definitely take the walk through Old San Juan and explore the fort. We had a great time doing that. I think you did really well on airfare. I paid more than that 3 yrs ago. Heck, right now air out of Louiville to Ft Lauderdale for our Nov cruise is over $300! We fly out of SDF( we live 15 min from the airport). I hope you have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildcatCruiser99 Posted July 5, 2009 #32 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I currently live in NY, but grew up in KY near Madisonville. My husband and I will be cruising on the Carnival Freedom in March. Any CAT fans on this cruise? Happy Cruising! WildcatCruiser99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckyimport Posted July 12, 2009 #33 Share Posted July 12, 2009 it is only 50 dollars to park for a week in galveston in a secure fenced lot with razor wire..i dont think that is too bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckycruisers2527 Posted July 27, 2009 #34 Share Posted July 27, 2009 We are from Louisville and will be sailing on the Destiny October 19th. Anyone else from KY gonna be on there with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBARA J.W. Posted July 31, 2009 #35 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hello KY Cruisers... A Cruise is a great vacation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBMiller Posted July 31, 2009 #36 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I'm from Nicholasville. We're leaving for Alaska on Monday, flying out of Cincinnati. I always check the Cincy and Louisville rates before flying; in this case, it saved us big $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted August 1, 2009 #37 Share Posted August 1, 2009 WE live in central KY....Campbellsville....we are absolutely addicted to cruising...every time the checkbook allows! Have cruised 3 times with Princess and once with Carnival. Currently booked on 10 day Southern April 9, 2010 with friends from GA. Can't wait! Deb in Cville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpreece Posted September 30, 2009 Author #38 Share Posted September 30, 2009 17 DAYS UNTIL I SET SAIL!!! We will be driving to Mobile for the first time. Not sure what to expect or how early to leave, so we are going to leave the night prior and get to Mobile probably around 5am. Has anyone drove to the Mobile port from KY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurs2 Posted September 30, 2009 #39 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I've never sailed out of Mobile, so can't help you one bit. I just wanted to say have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBARA J.W. Posted October 1, 2009 #40 Share Posted October 1, 2009 17 DAYS UNTIL I SET SAIL!!! We will be driving to Mobile for the first time. Not sure what to expect or how early to leave, so we are going to leave the night prior and get to Mobile probably around 5am.Has anyone drove to the Mobile port from KY? Yes....... I have......... I have family that lives in Bilixo MS...... Mobile is about a hour drive to MS..... They drove me over to the port and dropped me off...... It's a 10 to 11 hour drive........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpreece Posted October 2, 2009 Author #41 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks Nitenurs & Barbara. I'm so excited, as if you can't already tell! Yesterday we booked our shore excursion in Cozumel, we will be swimming with the dolphins...as a birthday surprise for my 11/12 year old. Enjoy your weekend, Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjkey20 Posted October 22, 2009 #42 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My husband and I are taking our first cruise Jan 17 on the Carnival Legend out of Tampa. Can't wait. We will be celebrating our 35th anniversary that was 04/09. We are planning to drive down. Does anyone know of a hotel in the area that will let you park while on the cruise? Oh by the way, we are from Shepherdsville Ky about 15 miles south of Louisville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjkey20 Posted October 22, 2009 #43 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Allegiant Air out of Lexington has cheap flights if they will fit your schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpreece Posted October 22, 2009 Author #44 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Allegiant Air out of Lexington has cheap flights if they will fit your schedule. sjkey, We flew Alligiant in February to Orlando...they only fly on certain days which doesn't normally fit the cruise schedules on both departure and arrival. So we stayed at a hotel on Cocoa Beach for 3 days, so the price that we saved in addition to the amount that we spent on the hotel didn't really benefit us. -Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpreece Posted October 22, 2009 Author #45 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My husband and I are taking our first cruise Jan 17 on the Carnival Legend out of Tampa. Can't wait. We will be celebrating our 35th anniversary that was 04/09. We are planning to drive down. Does anyone know of a hotel in the area that will let you park while on the cruise? Oh by the way, we are from Shepherdsville Ky about 15 miles south of Louisville. Search out this forum on Florida Departures. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=495 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjkey20 Posted October 22, 2009 #46 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks so much. This helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurs2 Posted October 23, 2009 #47 Share Posted October 23, 2009 My husband and I are taking our first cruise Jan 17 on the Carnival Legend out of Tampa. Can't wait. We will be celebrating our 35th anniversary that was 04/09. We are planning to drive down. Does anyone know of a hotel in the area that will let you park while on the cruise? Oh by the way, we are from Shepherdsville Ky about 15 miles south of Louisville. Hi from Louisville! We sailed on the Legend last October. We stayed at the Rocky Point Holiday Inn Express. We flew down, but I'm sure they had free parking for the duration of the cruise. They do have a complimentary shuttle from the hotel to the port and back. They also had a free continental breakfast. You have to ask for the cruise package. http://www.hiextampa.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gssmks Posted December 30, 2009 #48 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hello! I am also a fellow Kentuckian. We have cruise on the Disney Magic twice and are planning our first cruise on RCI Freedom of the Seas for this November to celebrate my daughter's 13th birthday. On both of our previous trips we have met other cruisers from Kentucky. On the last cruise, there was a large family all cruising together from Louisville. We ran into some combination of them several times a day. Although we would have never known them had we not just been cruising together, it felt like we had know each other forever just because we were all from Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbinCatFan Posted January 3, 2010 #49 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Stumbled on this thread. It sure is a cold week here in Kentucky. On our last cruise, while waiting to disembark, a couple noticed my wife's UK shirt. They said to take it easy on them as they were Auburn fans. (The day we returned was the day of the UK/Auburn game.) They asked what part of Kentucky we were from (can you guess from my screen name)? Turns out, they have a relative who is the Fire Chief in our small town. My dad always said you can find people from Kentucky where you travel. Happy cruising.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallylovescruisin Posted January 3, 2010 #50 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Kentucky cruiser in the building!!! Next cruise bring break on the dream!!! Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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