foxrunner Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Looking at these two vessels for our next cruise. The itineraries are the same Western Caribbean. Allure sails out of Miami and Harmony from Port Canaveral. Harmony is about $200 per person less, and we are four. We were on Allure this year before amplification. We have very limited travel time options so another ship or date will not work. We could do a Five night on Independence out of Ft. Lauderdale, but prefer a 7 night cruise. The Indy cruise is half the cost of the Oasis class cruises. Itinerary for Indy is Cozumel and Grand Cayman. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I did Indy for the first time right after New Years - my trip report is in the "Live" section. i prefer 7 night sailings as well but I gotta day that I wouldn't mind another 5 night on Indy. It's a great ship and while there aren't as many amenities as the Oasis class, you will enjoy sailing on Indy should you give it a go. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff215 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 We sailed on Indy for two 5 night cruises to Mexico before the amplification. We really enjoyed both and it worked well since we only had the six days to be away. Sailed Harmony this past August to the Eastern Caribbean. Incredible ship unmatched by any others and the perfect amount of time. We enjoyed it so much we’re returning to her in April for the Western Caribbean. If you can swing it I would certainly recommend Harmony over the others, but we’d also do 5 nights on Indy again if we didn’t have the 7 nights to give. Did 3 nights on Mariner last month since it was all that would work. Had fun but would stick to a minimum of 4-5 nights going forward. foxrunner and KWong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, foxrunner said: Harmony from Port Canaveral. Would be my pick. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Flacruiser99 said: Would be my pick. Thank you! Would you pick Harmony because of the price, port, or ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, foxrunner said: Thank you! Would you pick Harmony because of the price, port, or ship? All 3, I like PC better then Miami, $800 is nothing to sneeze about and Oasis Class trumps Freedom class, also 7 days beats 5 days. WAAAYTOOO, Biff215, RWDW1204 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 For me, I like Harmony, don't love Port Canaveral as you need to think about transport to and from MCO or Sanford if you're flying in, whereas you might not need to sailing out of Port Everglades or Miami. Still, that transport is not going to significantly eat into your $800 savings so it might come down to the cost of flights. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 6 hours ago, KWong said: For me, I like Harmony, don't love Port Canaveral as you need to think about transport to and from MCO or Sanford if you're flying in, whereas you might not need to sailing out of Port Everglades or Miami. Still, that transport is not going to significantly eat into your $800 savings so it might come down to the cost of flights. We are flying from Providence or Boston. Hoping that Orlando flights are less expensive than Miami. Why do you like Harmony? I wish Indy had a 7 night cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, foxrunner said: We are flying from Providence or Boston. Hoping that Orlando flights are less expensive than Miami. Why do you like Harmony? I wish Indy had a 7 night cruise. Harmony, like the other Oasis class ships, offers a lot to do for everyone. I like that there's no staircase to the casino, so no smoke wafting into the Promenade. The water slides and splash area were unique at first, so that was nice. I do think not having a kids area pool was a bit of a miss though. I do like Allure better but I don't know that this will be the case after the Amp. Empirical research is required. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 16 hours ago, KWong said: Harmony, like the other Oasis class ships, offers a lot to do for everyone. I like that there's no staircase to the casino, so no smoke wafting into the Promenade. The water slides and splash area were unique at first, so that was nice. I do think not having a kids area pool was a bit of a miss though. I do like Allure better but I don't know that this will be the case after the Amp. Empirical research is required. Great news about the casino! Wish Royal would limit smoking to outdoors only. Noticed that you are pretty loyal to Allure, why is that? We will give Harmony a try, and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, foxrunner said: Great news about the casino! Wish Royal would limit smoking to outdoors only. Noticed that you are pretty loyal to Allure, why is that? We will give Harmony a try, and thanks. Honestly it was more a timing and price thing that led to so many Allure trips, but I do love that ship. It'll likely be similar to Oasis after amplification and I won't know how I feel about that until I get a trip in. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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