Question for west coast cruisers
robin3159
flight to San Diego for sure, and maybe LA for that week using free miles so
maybe I'll try the Mexican Riviera this time. I live within driving
distance of New Orleans or north/central Florida and so I've already been on
several caribbean cruises, but I am not totally ruling another one out just
yet.
I can only find 3 ships, Ryndam, Vision, and Diamond leaving out of the area
on my week. They all do exact same itineraries. It's Cabo, Matzatlan, and
Puerto Vallarta. Diamond is 300 to 500 bucks more total than RCCL and HAL
respectively, but I understand it is shiney new.
Am I missing anything else here?
I've never been on HAL or Princess (or been to the west coast), but have
done RCCL before including a vision class ship.
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brenda
We really enjoyed the Ryndam, but I assume you're talking about the
Radisson Diamond, which is a gorgeous ship with all outside
suites/most with verandas. Compare the price of a HAL veranda with
the Diamond & I think the Diamond will seem like a deal if it's
actually $300 more (I'm assumng that is for a basic inside stateroom
on the Ryndam vs. an outside on the Diamond). Diamond also includes
wine with meals, bar set-up, etc - I'd go for that!
robin3159
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Princess is launching a new ship this March. She starts out in Mexico then
goes to Alaska this summer. She is called Diamond Princess. I just thought
it was odd that all 3 of the ships leave the same weekend and do the exact
same 7 day itinerary. Seems like they would offer some other ports to be
more competitive for business?
I found a 5 day, for Catalina, San Diego, and Ensenada during the week on
one of RCCL's older ships, Mon to Fri, leaves weekends open. But I've been
on her before in the caribbean and don't want to repeat. Rather do a 7 day,
too.
Ray Goldenberg
>We really enjoyed the Ryndam, but I assume you're talking about the
>Radisson Diamond, which is a gorgeous ship with all outside
>suites/most with verandas. Compare the price of a HAL veranda with
>the Diamond & I think the Diamond will seem like a deal if it's
>actually $300 more (I'm assumng that is for a basic inside stateroom
>on the Ryndam vs. an outside on the Diamond). Diamond also includes
>wine with meals, bar set-up, etc - I'd go for that!
Hi Brenda,
Since the OP mentioned west coast, I would think we are talking about
the Diamond Princess. <;=)
Best regards,
Ray
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Cal Ford
What you see is what you get. There really are no other Ports suitable and
reachable for a 7 day cruise. For the 7 day market you have Princess,
Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Holland America. For the three and
four day cruises you have Royal Caribbean and Carnival. Not all of these are
regularly offered and vary during the year and season. Good luck .....
Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises
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Thomas Smith
the same, though (Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas). These are
pretty much the only ports reachable in a seven day cruise from that area.
Tom Smith
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Linsifer
about that ship.
Lindsay
Robin wrote: (re; ships to Mexico)
Annie Mooney Neves
on her over the New Year's holiday recently -- his first, my ninth
cruise. From my cruise experiences, including 4 on HAL, the Pride was
tip-top and we'd go on her again in a heartbeat.
If you do the Mexican Riveria, do the tour that goes into the Sierra
Madre and includes Concordia and Copala -- really good experience!
Best,
Annie by the Bay
Linsifer
to get with the program and BOOK it. :)
Lindsay
JLP20
it was odd that all 3 of the ships leave the same weekend and do the exact
same 7 day itinerary. Seems like they would offer some other ports to be
more competitive for business?
If I had a vote, I would pass over Mazatlan in favor of a two day stay at PV.
Will be on the Diamond Princess 3/20. Won't be the maiden voyage, but hope
small kinks will be worked out by then.
"Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
a.a.t.
Yes, all the ships doing the 7 day Mexican Riviera route have those
three same ports.
However, there is some difference in the order that each cruiseline
schedules the ports and also there is a difference between cruiselines
in the number of hours spent in the ports.
If that is important to you.....for example, because Carnival's Pride is
a newer ship, it is a faster ship than the previous Carnival ships used
on that route, and thus the stop in Cabo in not just that "all too
quick" half day, but almost a full day in port.......
ANGELICA
Thomas Smith
get into the interior of Mexico. I will never look at electricity the same
way again.
My fondest memory is coming back from Senor Frogs in Puerto Vallarta. I had
two yard long pina colladas, and they did a conga line with shots of
tequila. Needless to say, I was bombed worse than Baghdad. On the way back
to the ship, I had a conversation with the cab driver in Spanish, which was
interesting since I don't speak Spanish!
Tom Smith
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Linsifer
LOL Any pictures? Better yet, audio tape? :-)
Lindsay
Subject: Re: Question for west coast cruisers
From: "Thomas Smith"