What 2 weeks to book?

[Coral]

I was going to do a 10 night sailing on Princess from Canada to NYC but it appears (2) 7 night cruises are the same price so I am booking a B2B for fall foliage hoping to catch color one of the weeks or hopefully have good weather one of the weeks.

 

I went to look at the fall foliage network and it appears the website was hacked...

 

Some history - about 4 years ago, I went on an Oct 15th cruise out of NYC (same itinerary) and we were too early for colors. This year, I booked Oct 10th and Oct 17th. I am now double guessing myself and wonder if I should have booked Oct 3rd and Oct 10th...... It is not too late to change.

 

I live in the midwest where we go right from summer to winter. I would love to see some colors...

 

Recommendations?? Columbus Day appears to be Oct 12th this year.

[138east]

What are the dates, cruise line, and itineraries of the two cruises you are looking at? It seems to me that 4 years ago we had an unusually late fall. The further north you go, the earlier the fall colors are.

[julia]

Hi Coral:

 

We are booked on the CB on the 10th of October.. is that your sailing? I checked the foliage calculator before booking and I think we'll be just fine for this upcoming year. It really depends on the amount of rainfall in the region on any given year.

[Coral]

What are the dates, cruise line, and itineraries of the two cruises you are looking at? It seems to me that 4 years ago we had an unusually late fall. The further north you go, the earlier the fall colors are.

 

Oct 10 and Oct 17th

 

http://www.princess.com/pb/itineraryDetails.do?voyageCode=B939&tourCode=&date=1009&noOfPax=2&resType=C&definition_name=

 

I went looking for the fall foliage network - I wanted to do this cruise last year and remember looking at it and booking (and then cancelling) on the 18th of October (last year).

[Coral]

Hi Coral:

 

We are booked on the CB on the 10th of October.. is that your sailing? I checked the foliage calculator before booking and I think we'll be just fine for this upcoming year. It really depends on the amount of rainfall in the region on any given year.

 

Yes - that is the sailing I booked - plus a week after. Due to building a house, I didn't take any vacations this past winter/spring so I was thinking of doing 2 weeks. I am in unpacking mode now and I will need something by October. Plus, I work at a school and it is difficult to get off in August/Septgember.

 

If I cancel one, it most likely will be the week after.

[Coral]

It seems to me that 4 years ago we had an unusually late fall. .

 

We hit the flooding that plagued the East Coast that year. Our 3 days in NYC had terrential (sp?) downpour and then it cleared up for our cruise!

[SailBadtheSinner]

Assuming the cruise starts in Canada on 10/10 and goes to NYC and the return trip starts there on 10/17 and returns to Canada.

 

Then, I think you have picked the right dates. I'm only basing this on what I see on the foliage interactive map of Yankee Magazine (New England's magazine) which is located here: http://www.yankeefoliage.com/peakmap/

 

The map only covers New England, but when I ran it, the approximate peak times looked to be when you'd be visiting the New England ports. YMMV

 

 

 

SBtS

[julia]

Sailbad:

 

Just the opposite itinerary.... the CB leaves from NY on 10/10/09 and proceeds to go north. Five full port days in Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, St. John, Halifax.

 

I'm sure we'll see a lot of color... we'll be covering a lot of the upper East Coast!

 

Coral: Have you joined in on the roll call for this cruise? I haven't just yet, but will do so soon. So glad to be sailing with such a CC "veteran!" :)

[RnGram]

I chose NCL Spirit for 14 days on Oct 9 out of Boston and back. It goes all the way up the St. Lawrence river to Quebec and is very port intensive. I

looked at weather.com foliage map and it should be just right. I live in the south and there is no color change. :)

[Chesie]

I live in "lower" Connecticut and we usually "peak" around the 15th or so of October. But, it has alot to do with how warm/cold it is and rainfall.

[julia]

Oct 10 and Oct 17th

 

http://www.princess.com/pb/itineraryDetails.do?voyageCode=B939&tourCode=&date=1009&noOfPax=2&resType=C&definition_name=

 

I went looking for the fall foliage network - I wanted to do this cruise last year and remember looking at it and booking (and then cancelling) on the 18th of October (last year).

 

Coral:

 

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