I’m trying to find a last minute cruise to the caribbean at least 7 days.?
We did cruise Royal Caribbean before and would like to go with them again, but I think I waited too long…I can’t any deals for Feb 8-15, and the ones I find I can’t find airfare–closest airport Wilkes Barre, PA…but will go to phila….does anyone have any good input on the other airlines…like Costa or Celebrity………def no carnival…..thanks
I just booked a NCL cruise about a month out, so I’m a tad less last-minute, but close enough, so I’ll help you out with some tips from my search
If you’re asking about cruise lines:
-Avoid Disney: they’ll be extremely expensive.
-NCL is along the lines of Royal Carribean in terms of service/price/trips/niceness. Celebrity is a bit more pricey/nice.
-try asking around with local travel agents. Either use Google/yellow-page or ask friends for referrals. Sometimes they have great last minute deals
-go onto travelocity/expedia/orbitz. They too have some awesome last minute deals on cruises
-be flexible. Sure, you might’ve wanted the middle, oceanview room on the top deck. But most likely it’s gone by now, so maybe spring for a balcony (at this close, they might be cheap!), or think about going for an interior, or lower level oceanview. Remember, the cruise isn’t meant to be spent in a room.
-try looking on the cruise-lines website. I actually got a great deal by booking through the actual cruise line, and they were right on price with expedia/orbitz/etc.
-be flexible!!
Airfare:
-again, expedia/orbitz/travelocity.
-look at cheap airlines: jet blue, spirit, southwest, airtran
-you most likely would be going out of Miami Port (for carribean). Look into flying into FLL Airport. You can take a shuttle/train to Miami airport and catch a transfer to the docks from there.
-look into taking Greyhound or Amtrak instead of flying. It may be longer, but may be way cheaper.
Good luck!
I just booked a NCL cruise about a month out, so I’m a tad less last-minute, but close enough, so I’ll help you out with some tips from my search
If you’re asking about cruise lines:
-Avoid Disney: they’ll be extremely expensive.
-NCL is along the lines of Royal Carribean in terms of service/price/trips/niceness. Celebrity is a bit more pricey/nice.
-try asking around with local travel agents. Either use Google/yellow-page or ask friends for referrals. Sometimes they have great last minute deals
-go onto travelocity/expedia/orbitz. They too have some awesome last minute deals on cruises
-be flexible. Sure, you might’ve wanted the middle, oceanview room on the top deck. But most likely it’s gone by now, so maybe spring for a balcony (at this close, they might be cheap!), or think about going for an interior, or lower level oceanview. Remember, the cruise isn’t meant to be spent in a room.
-try looking on the cruise-lines website. I actually got a great deal by booking through the actual cruise line, and they were right on price with expedia/orbitz/etc.
-be flexible!!
Airfare:
-again, expedia/orbitz/travelocity.
-look at cheap airlines: jet blue, spirit, southwest, airtran
-you most likely would be going out of Miami Port (for carribean). Look into flying into FLL Airport. You can take a shuttle/train to Miami airport and catch a transfer to the docks from there.
-look into taking Greyhound or Amtrak instead of flying. It may be longer, but may be way cheaper.
Good luck!
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I’d skip Costa. We cruised them once. It was an older ship. Celebrity is supposed to be nice. We’ve gone on Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines. I like RC the best, on a smaller ship. I don’t like the new monster ones.
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