travel4life93 Posted April 4, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Which cruise for next years spring break? Oasis of the seas-7 Night March 20-27 2010 Sat: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sun: At Sea Mon: At Sea Tue: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Wed: Philipsburg, St. Maarten Thu: At Sea Fri: Nassau, Bahamas Sat: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Explorer of the Seas-9 Nights March 19-28 2010 Fri: Bayonne, New Jersey (New York) Sat: At Sea Sun: At Sea Mon: San Juan, Puerto Rico Tue: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Wed: Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic Thu: Labadee, Hispaniola, Haiti Fri: At Sea Sat: At Sea Sun: Bayonne, New Jersey (New York) Independence of the seas-8 Nights March 20-27 2010 Sat: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sun: At Sea Mon: At Sea Tue: Philipsburg, St. Maarten Wed: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Thu: San Juan, Puerto Rico Fri: Labadee, Hispaniola, Haiti Sat: At Sea Sun: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Carnival Dream-7 Nights March 20-27 2010 Sat: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida Sun: At Sea Mon: Cozumel, Mexico Tue: Roatan, Honduras Wed: Belize City, Belize Thu: Costa Maya, Mexico Fri: At Sea Sat: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorsmom Posted April 5, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I vote for Oasis, but that's where I will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted April 5, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Personally, I would not choose any of those because I feel the ships are too large. However, I chose the Explorer because the itinerary looks great and any extra days at sea are well worth it in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted April 5, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Easy choice, the Dream has by far the better stops for scuba diving. That's the MOST important consideration when I choose an itinerary. What's most important to YOU will probably vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAKaye Posted April 5, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Based on the question of which cruise, I chose the Explorer because Rule Number One is a longer cruise always trumps a shorter cruise! :D The Explorer is 9 nights! Yay! Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusinAgain Posted April 5, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Are there kids involved? Since you are going on Spring Break there must be. Our kids enjoyed the Western Caribbean way better than the Eastern Caribbean therefore the Dream would win if that was the issue but no one knows what you are looking for and where you have gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazeleyez3 Posted April 5, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Family vacation or a couple friends? What type of activities onboards are you looking for or are more enjoyable to you? Is flying an issue? What types of things are you looking for in the ports? Some things that I think are important before any suggestions are made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel4life93 Posted April 5, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted April 5, 2009 this would be a spring break family cruise. Cruising with 2 teens. WE live in Ohio so the Explorer is Ideal beacuse we wouldnt have air fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggyofwv Posted April 5, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 5, 2009 this would be a spring break family cruise. Cruising with 2 teens. WE live in Ohio so the Explorer is Ideal beacuse we wouldnt have air fare. My wife and I are doing a 9 night Explorer cruise in June. We normally cruise out of Florida, but we are excited about trying Cape Liberty and visiting NYC after our cruise. You can't go wrong with a Voyager class ship, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted April 5, 2009 #10 Share Posted April 5, 2009 None of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserTK Posted April 5, 2009 #11 Share Posted April 5, 2009 For me, the choice would be between Oasis as it will have so many unique features and Independence as it is a Freedom class ship with a better itinerary IMO than Oasis. But that's me, and I would have to fly to any port. You have to decide if not having to fly to the port is of primary concern to you. The Explorer does have a good itinerary as well. Tough decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted April 5, 2009 #12 Share Posted April 5, 2009 None of the above. Care to offer an alternate choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusinAgain Posted April 5, 2009 #13 Share Posted April 5, 2009 this would be a spring break family cruise. Cruising with 2 teens. WE live in Ohio so the Explorer is Ideal beacuse we wouldnt have air fare. Yes it would be ideal. But what activities would the kids and yourselves be interested in doing in San Juan, St. Thomas, Casa de Campo, Labadee? Personally, the itinerary on that one is less than desirable. St. Thomas is a shopping place, San Juan is a historical place, and Labadee and Casa de Campo? Western Caribbean is a blast for family activities unless the teens are just happy to stay on the ship the whole time. I know my teens were bored with the Eastern Caribbean but the Western Caribbean was loaded with new, fun, and exciting things to do. They had a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted April 5, 2009 #14 Share Posted April 5, 2009 this would be a spring break family cruise. Cruising with 2 teens. WE live in Ohio so the Explorer is Ideal beacuse we wouldnt have air fare. I think that you just answered your own question. That can be a huge savings if you do not have to figure in air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volleyballmom87 Posted April 5, 2009 #15 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I chose Independance for the sole reason that Oasis goes to Nassau (my least favorite port). The Explorer starts in NY... so several days in cold seas. I would prefer to fly to warm weather and be warm for ALL of spring break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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