Goldie 2001 Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Thinking of doing one of these cruises....always wanted to go there. only have done caribbean in past. can anyone give any info on these? looks very pretty! what about outside balcony with views? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 We are sailing on Adventure, October 7. It is 13 days, starts in Quebec City and ends in Ft. Lauderdale. We are excited because we have never sailed Canada/New England before. It had to be the right ports, because we get all the Fall colors we want right here at home. This is a Snowbird repositioning cruise and is the same price as their 9 day cruise that ends in New Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Here is a live blog from last October's "Snowbird Migration". While your cruise may not start in Quebec City, many of the ports of call are commonly found in Canada/NE itineraries that start in the Northeast. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/9521-adventure-ots-13-night-snowbird-migration-quebec-to-ft-lauderdale-oct-8-2018 packercruising 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 We will be on Adventure in July for Canada/New England cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Sweety said: We will be on Adventure in July for Canada/New England cruise. Is that a 9 night sailing? Interested in hearing what you think afterwards. We are looking at one for July 2020. Same ship. 9 nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 I’ve got the 10 night sailing Sept 2020. Another one off the bucket list. The Cruise Junkie and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Is that a 9 night sailing? Interested in hearing what you think afterwards. We are looking at one for July 2020. Same ship. 9 nights. Only 6 nights. I will let you know. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 We are doing it August 3. It will be new to us too. Can't wait to report back. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 hours ago, mworkman said: I’ve got the 10 night sailing Sept 2020. Another one off the bucket list. Just waiting for my retirement to do this cruise. mworkman and The Cruise Junkie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 To date my favorite cruise was a 10-night, round trip from Boston to Quebec. I wish it was still offered - now they are one way on Royal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 53 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: To date my favorite cruise was a 10-night, round trip from Boston to Quebec. I wish it was still offered - now they are one way on Royal. I would book this cruise in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L454S Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Celebrity did a 14 night round trip from Newark, NJ to Quebec and back. What was different was instead of just combining 2 one ways(7 up and 7 back with same ports), they did all the US ports on the way up and the Canadian ports on the way down with an overnight in Quebec. Not sure if they still have this itinerary. Balcony is preferred, but these sailings sometimes come at a premium price. We did a 7 night round trip(New York) in a balcony, however the trip mentioned above was quite expensive for a balcony. We did that one in an interior and still enjoyed the sailing very much. The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran and SpeedNoodles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 We did an October 7day cruise on the Brilliance OTS. We wanted to see the trees changing color. Started in Boston stopping at Halifax, Saint John, Bar Harbor and Portland. Beautiful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, Bob_KY said: We did an October 7day cruise on the Brilliance OTS. We wanted to see the trees changing color. Started in Boston stopping at Halifax, Saint John, Bar Harbor and Portland. Beautiful... This is the same itinerary and ship for the Oct 2020 Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise! WAAAYTOOO and The Cruise Junkie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: This is the same itinerary and ship for the Oct 2020 Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise! Being from Louisville, Ky, --- lobster, lobster, lobster was my mantra with the B52s' as background music during our cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, L454S said: these sailings sometimes come at a premium price Yes, they do. The upcoming Brilliance Group Cruise to New England and Canada is the most money I've ever paid for an Owner's Suite ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 5 hours ago, L454S said: Celebrity did a 14 night round trip from Newark, NJ to Quebec and back. What was different was instead of just combining 2 one ways(7 up and 7 back with same ports), they did all the US ports on the way up and the Canadian ports on the way down with an overnight in Quebec. Not sure if they still have this itinerary. While it's short notice, they do still have that itinerary being offered this year on September 8, September 22, and October 6. For 2020, though, the closest you'll get is a 12-night sailing in June that looks like it does all but one of the last ports. Celebrity is changing up the itineraries offered on the Summit out of NJ for that year, with a focus on an open-jaw Iceland & Greenland sailing in August (NJ to Dublin, followed by a Dublin to Boston reverse sailing that completes her repositioning for the fall); before that, it's mainly Bermuda / Newport or Bermuda / Newport / Charleston sailings, plus a couple of 9-night Maine & Canada sailings, and then the CA / NE itineraries out of Boston afterward before repositioning back to the south for the winter season. The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 I am looking on the Oasis for next year. It's just a 6 day. I want to go on Oasis. twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Yes, they do. The upcoming Brilliance Group Cruise to New England and Canada is the most money I've ever paid for an Owner's Suite ! Yeah, I opted for an ocean view room on this one (frankly, it was the only room left at the group rate anyway). I'll miss my balcony! Maybe as it gets closer I'll give in and try to move up from the bowels of the ship - Mr. SpeedNoodles is totally fine with the porthole, though, so I don't know that I'll be able to make a valid argument for the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 16 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: Yeah, I opted for an ocean view room on this one (frankly, it was the only room left at the group rate anyway). I'll miss my balcony! Maybe as it gets closer I'll give in and try to move up from the bowels of the ship - Mr. SpeedNoodles is totally fine with the porthole, though, so I don't know that I'll be able to make a valid argument for the switch. Maybe you’ll get a RoyalUp to the Royal Suite ! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Maybe you’ll get a RoyalUp to the Royal Suite ! Then I could hang out with the cool kids up on Deck 10! But alas, it's already booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaLivin Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 We did one years ago - when I checked recently it seemed many of them seemed super pricey (maybe because there are less of them?). We went in October and while you never know what the weather will be, we froze our tuchuses off! ️ It just made it fairly miserable. Next time around I am thinking August... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 16 minutes ago, 2Beeze said: We did one years ago - when I checked recently it seemed many of them seemed super pricey (maybe because there are less of them?). We went in October and while you never know what the weather will be, we froze our tuchuses off! ️ It just made it fairly miserable. Next time around I am thinking August... This is definitely true - it could be gorgeous, it could be miserable. When we went it was a combination. The weather on shore was great - but we got caught in the tail of Hurricane Ivan (I'm sure downgraded from a hurricane by then) and had 35 foot swells, which kept us from stopping in Sydney and put most of the ships in their rooms from queasiness. But they opened up some of the lower bars with free mimosas and Bloody Marys, so we were happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaLivin Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: This is definitely true - it could be gorgeous, it could be miserable. When we went it was a combination. The weather on shore was great - but we got caught in the tail of Hurricane Ivan (I'm sure downgraded from a hurricane by then) and had 35 foot swells, which kept us from stopping in Sydney and put most of the ships in their rooms from queasiness. But they opened up some of the lower bars with free mimosas and Bloody Marys, so we were happy! Ivan... ugh. Definitely prime time is hurricane season and you never know. But you surely hope to avoid 35’ swells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just now, 2Beeze said: Ivan... ugh. Definitely prime time is hurricane season and you never know. But you surely hope to avoid 35’ swells Yeah, it was unfortunate timing although I thought it was sort of fun. AlohaLivin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarrick Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 minute ago, SpeedNoodles said: Yeah, it was unfortunate timing although I thought it was sort of fun. The tail end of Ivan was just soooo much fun. The Jewel handled it well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just now, mlarrick said: The tail end of Ivan was just soooo much fun. The Jewel handled it well though. She did. Were you there, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarrick Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: She did. Were you there, too? Sure was... Haven't cruised in quite some time as I lost my husband since then. First cruise with Royal again in 6 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, mlarrick said: Sure was... Haven't cruised in quite some time as I lost my husband since then. First cruise with Royal again in 6 days So sorry for your loss...but welcome back to cruising ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, mlarrick said: Sure was... Haven't cruised in quite some time as I lost my husband since then. First cruise with Royal again in 6 days Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. Where will you be headed on your first cruise back? I thought missing Sydney and getting to spend two nights in Quebec was a much better deal on that cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarrick Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 6 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: So sorry for your loss...but welcome back to cruising ! Thanks for the welcome back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarrick Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 5 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. Where will you be headed on your first cruise back? I thought missing Sydney and getting to spend two nights in Quebec was a much better deal on that cruise. Western Caribbean on the Rhapsody. I loved the 2 nights in Quebec! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, mlarrick said: Western Caribbean on the Rhapsody. I loved the 2 nights in Quebec! Ooh, I'm doing the Western Caribbean on Rhapsody in Feb 2021! I'm really looking forward to it (too bad it's sooo far away still!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlarrick Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: Ooh, I'm doing the Western Caribbean on Rhapsody in Feb 2021! I'm really looking forward to it (too bad it's sooo far away still!) Have been on the Rhapsody before to Alaska. Haven't been to Belize or Roatan. Really looking forward tot this. Reading blogs and looking at the Website....Oh my how things have changed in 10 years! WAAAYTOOO and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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