Brown Cafe Cruise Thread

[tonyexpress]

As you can see I've deleted some posts.

I would like to keep this thread focused on the BrownCafe Cruise II, some of the other posts in my opinion have been taking away from our ultimate goal of organizing a cruise again next year.

Klein, if you or others have vacation deals that do not pertain to our specific goal of organizing a cruise for next summer then please do not post them here. I think the suggestion of starting a vacation/deal thread is a good one but I don't want to use this thread for that!

Personally I get many deals/promotions emailed to me each week (cash back, on board credits, discounts etc) as Cheryl and I've been on many cruises and I don't post them here because they don't pertain to this specific cruise..And when the time comes we will do everything possible to see that we're getting a good value which includes input from anyone and everyone reading this thread..

This is not to say we don't want to hear about other cruiser's or cruising experiences, we definitely encourage that!

So....lets see if we can stay on topic with cruise information pertaining to this cruise....

Thanks!

 

[klein]

Here is the million dollar question then :

Are you folks willing to pay $600 + per couple more to cruise during summer vacation time (july/august), or would you rather save that expense and cruise before mid June or after September ?

 

[helenofcalifornia]

Uh...yeah. Tony is our point man on this. He has cruised a lot with Cheryl and knows of what he speaks. I appreciate your enthusiasm in trying to find the best deal.

 

[klein]

Uh...yeah. Tony is our point man on this. He has cruised a lot with Cheryl and knows of what he speaks. I appreciate your enthusiasm in trying to find the best deal.

I think you guys should set up an open cruise poll (that shows the names when voted) Kinda like this:

Which time of year in 2011 is best for you to be part of BC Cruise II :
(please only vote if you're going to join the cruise)!!

Jan - March (I'ld like to escape the winter months)

April - mid June ( Spring worked great last time)

mid June - beginning of Sept ( can only go during summer holidays, but realize it's 35-40% more in price)

mid Sept - November ( I like fall, and need a break before peak)

 

[trplnkl]

Klein....if you can post all these posts of great deals and yadda yadda...you can put them in a thread of your own.

 

[trplnkl]

Cape Canaveral, I believe they have Nasa Tours/ Museums there.... Very interessting.

It's on Norwegian Cruiselines , too (1 of the upper scale ones).

Yes on your Port Canaveral information but Norwegian is nowhere near an upper scale line

NCL, RCL and CCL are all considered mass marketing cruise lines. Not a lot difference in any of them.

 

[klein]

Klein....if you can post all these posts of great deals and yadda yadda...you can put them in a thread of your own.

Hey, trplnkl, I'm just trying to help them out and reconsider going in July.
Go back to Tony's posting, (post # 364), with prices for July 2011.
$1300 - $1400 per balcony, that does not include port fees or any taxes, making it closer to $1700 - $1800 per person.
There is no more $800 deal out there that time of year !

Plus hotel fees, and most likely flights, are priced higher during summer break.

It's a lot of Mula, that will definitly hold a few back that wanted to go, but couldn't for those prices.

PS : Yeah, was just comparing NCL to Carnival. And NCL is a step up from there, but like you said... just like the others.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Klein--start your own thread.

 

[trplnkl]

Klein--start your own thread.

lol

 

[kingOFchester]

Carnival Liberty for July:
Inside

Oceanview

Balcony

Suite
$709


$859


$1,029


$1,359

Portsay 1Miami, Florida --4:00 pmDay 2Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 9:00 am 5:00 pmDay 3At Sea----Day 4Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI 9:00 am 6:00 pmDay 5San Juan, Puerto Rico 7:00 am 3:30 pmDay 6Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 11:00 am 5:30 pmDay 7At Sea----Day 8Miami, Florida 8:00 am

Lots of ports!!

Carnival Valor July miami:
InsideOceanviewBalconySuite$679

$97 per night
$809

$116 per night
$959

$137 per n
$1,289


Day 1Miami, Florida --4:00 pmDay 2At Sea----Day 3George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 7:00 am 4:00 pmDay 4Roatan Island, Honduras 12:00 pm 7:00 pmDay 5Belize City, Belize 8:00 am 5:00 pmDay 6Cozumel, Mexico 8:00 am 5:00 pmDay 7At Sea----Day 8Miami, Florida 8:00 am
Nice Ports


The prices go up from there........RCL new ship starts at 1300 inside but only a few ports.

Hope this helps'

 

[pickup]

Klein--start your own thread.

and stick it in the "Nobody Cares" forum!

 

[tonyexpress]

Hey KOC I kinda like that 1st one with the $1029 balcony!!

 

[fxdwg]

Like in North Korea............Edit Tony!!!!

 

[dilligaf]

Tony, I'd give you some rep points if I could. Personally, I have quit reading this thread, for the most part, because I'm freaking tired of reading Klein's posts. Everything that he posts is all about him. I have posted little because I will not be going on the next cruise. Maybe Klein should just stay out of this thread since, as far as I know, he will not be going on the this cruise either.

 

[trplnkl]

Hey KOC I kinda like that 1st one with the $1029 balcony!!

Me too Tony. This one has nice ports, although I did enjoy the Days at Sea, the ports are places that most of us would never get to see if not for doing a cruise.
The Valor, IMO, was a wonderful ship, good service and lots to do on board(even though the piano bar player sucked). I enjoyed all the ports on that itinerary. but Belize isn't a place I am jumping to see again.

 

[trplnkl]

Klein--start your own thread.

The ad in your post didn't mention if Armored HumVees and cavlar vest are part of the perks.

 

[klein]

6 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Freedom

1 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida---4:00 p.m.

2 Key West, Florida 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

3 At Sea ------

4 George Town, Grand Cayman 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

5 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

6 At Sea ------

7 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 8:00 a.m.---

Interior $659 Oceanview $789 Balcony $949 Suite $1289 (July 2011 prices)

Perks : Up to 2 category free upgrade
1 free hotel stay in Ft Lauderdale (when booking oceanview or higher).

Sale dates in July 2011 :

July 10th - 16th
July 24th - 30th

 

[Old International]

Well here it is. I just got off the phone with Amy, and Old International and wife are dragging my mother along for a fun filled 14 day cruise/land tour of Alaska. We leave Vancouver BC on August 20th, on the Diamond Princess. If you wish to come along, contact Amy, and she can set you up.

 

[tonyexpress]

Wow!! I'm jealous...

Looks like a nice one..

Old International's cruise

This is off Princess' website..hope I got the right one!

 

[klein]

Old, I found it, hehehe ! LOL

Off the Beaten Path - Tour JA6
7-night Voyage of the Glaciers cruise with 6-night Land Tour featuring 2-nights Copper River Princess Lodge, 2-nights Denali Princess Lodge, 1-night Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge and 1-night Anchorage.



Sail from Vancouver, B.C.Port
1 Vancouver, British Columbia 4:30pm

2 At Sea

3 Ketchikan, Alaska 6:30am to 2pm

4 Juneau, Alaska 8:00am - 9:00pm

5 Skagway, Alaska 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM
6 Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska (Scenic Cruising) 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM
7 College Fjord, Alaska (Scenic Cruising) 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
8 Anchorage (Whittier), Alaska 12:30 AM to Day Destination Whittier/Copper River

Disembark the ship and settle in for a scenic drive to the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night retreat.

9 Copper River
Enjoy a full day of leisure. Choose from many optional excursion that let you explore America's largest National Park - Wrangell-St. Elias. Overnight in the wilderness.

10 Copper River/Denali
Motorcoach to the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge along the scenic Denali Highway. Be on the lookout for wildlife. Overnight at the lodge.

11 Denali
Enjoy a morning at your own pace. Then travel into Denali National Park on the Natural History Tour. The rest of the afternoon is free to relax or explore.

12 Denali/Mt. McKinley
Enjoy the morning at leisure. Then, travel to the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge by motorcoach. Enjoy your night at the lodge.

13 Mt. McKinley/Anchorage
Enjoy the morning to relax or venture on an excursion, then transfer to Talkeetna for the rail journey to Anchorage.

14Anchorage Your tour ends this morning in Anchorage.


AWESOME Cruise and Land Tour Old !
Good for you !
You will love it !

Just for your info (incase it's cheaper to book from Canada) interior stateroom for 2 :


PRICING FOR 2 PASSENGERS
Cruise Total $4,824.80
Transfers $79.80
Gov't Fees and Taxes $246.02
Total Price (CAD) $5,150.62
Balance Due $5,150.62

(all in Canadian dollars)