[Always] 16 days "Colonial America" cruise @31 per person day ($499 from Quebec City to Tampa)
Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Cruise Line
October 26th, 2012 for 16 nights
16-Day Colonial America, from Quebec to Tampa
Starting in Quebec City with stops in Portland, Boston, New York, Norfolk, Baltimore, Charleston, Miami, Key West, Tampa
Inside cabin (category IX) starts from $499 per person for 16 days and that works out to be around $31 per person day, double occupancy. Note that there are additonal costs payable for this cruise: $275 taxes, and the "suggeseted" daily gratuity of $12 per person day, and the final price, including taxes, gratuity and onboard credit, work out to be around $56 per person day for an assigned midship cabin (category IE), which is preferred if ship motion bothers you. At $56 per person day, or $112 for two perosn in a cabin, that is probably the price u pay for a hotel room in each city if u travel on your own, and then u have to pay for food and ground transporation from city to city.
For an unassgined inside cabin (category IX), the price should be lower. An unassiged cabin means that u dont know what cabin u will be in when booking, and it is up to the ship which cabin they will give u, depending on the availability. A couple of yrs back for my first cruise, my unassigned cabin turned out to be an outside cabin with a balcony, a pleasant surprise & I was hooked on cruising. Nevetheless, u should book a cabin that u feel comfortable with, as a minimum.
The transportation to and from this cruise ship can be cheap for those people in eastern canada. People in Ottawa can pay about $220 including taxes & surcharges ($70 for train to quebec city,and $150 for flight back from tampa). About a month ago, I paid about $800 for the airfare and ground transportation for the mexican riviera cruise from Long Beach, California. And, last year, I paid about $1400 for airfare and ground transportation for my mediteranean cruise. Granted, after paying for the transportaion, many people going for cruises stay around before or after the cruise to explore other nearby interesting countries or cities. For this cruise, after leaving the ship at tampa on november 11, people may consider sightseeing tampa, st petersburg, orlando, etc. Car rental can be had for $20/day including taxes and fees in tampa. Cheap!
United Air charges US$150 from Tampa to Ottawa if you can fly back at least two days later to sightsee Tampa or drive two hours to Orlando to disney world, and u dont mind early morning flights. I assume similar fare to toronto, montreal, and quebec city.
Via Rail also has a 50% off promotion in progress for trains to Quebec City.
For those never been to a cruise before, it can be fun. First, you dont need to pack and unpack your baggages when visiting different cities. Second, there is always food ready to u to eat on ship. Third, entertainment is provided by the ship.
True that not all cruise ships are created equal. But, at this price point, and if u have not been to many of these cities and like to visit, this cruise is tough to beat.
You may get the trip details and ship deck plan from the following travel agent, or another agent or from google "norwegian dawn october 26, 2012". You should go to "cruise compete" to ask the agents to bid your cruise, and these agents will give their best price quotes in a few hours. For last week, the best onboard credit (that u may use to pay tips, or alcoholic drinks, or shore excursions) available was $175 per cabin from Crown Cruise Vacations. Note that Crown Cruise Vacations may only give the $175 onboard credit thru the bidding process.
http://res.crowncruisevacations.com/tra ... yID=215702
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October 26th, 2012 for 16 nights
16-Day Colonial America, from Quebec to Tampa
Starting in Quebec City with stops in Portland, Boston, New York, Norfolk, Baltimore, Charleston, Miami, Key West, Tampa
Inside cabin (category IX) starts from $499 per person for 16 days and that works out to be around $31 per person day, double occupancy. Note that there are additonal costs payable for this cruise: $275 taxes, and the "suggeseted" daily gratuity of $12 per person day, and the final price, including taxes, gratuity and onboard credit, work out to be around $56 per person day for an assigned midship cabin (category IE), which is preferred if ship motion bothers you. At $56 per person day, or $112 for two perosn in a cabin, that is probably the price u pay for a hotel room in each city if u travel on your own, and then u have to pay for food and ground transporation from city to city.
For an unassgined inside cabin (category IX), the price should be lower. An unassiged cabin means that u dont know what cabin u will be in when booking, and it is up to the ship which cabin they will give u, depending on the availability. A couple of yrs back for my first cruise, my unassigned cabin turned out to be an outside cabin with a balcony, a pleasant surprise & I was hooked on cruising. Nevetheless, u should book a cabin that u feel comfortable with, as a minimum.
The transportation to and from this cruise ship can be cheap for those people in eastern canada. People in Ottawa can pay about $220 including taxes & surcharges ($70 for train to quebec city,and $150 for flight back from tampa). About a month ago, I paid about $800 for the airfare and ground transportation for the mexican riviera cruise from Long Beach, California. And, last year, I paid about $1400 for airfare and ground transportation for my mediteranean cruise. Granted, after paying for the transportaion, many people going for cruises stay around before or after the cruise to explore other nearby interesting countries or cities. For this cruise, after leaving the ship at tampa on november 11, people may consider sightseeing tampa, st petersburg, orlando, etc. Car rental can be had for $20/day including taxes and fees in tampa. Cheap!
United Air charges US$150 from Tampa to Ottawa if you can fly back at least two days later to sightsee Tampa or drive two hours to Orlando to disney world, and u dont mind early morning flights. I assume similar fare to toronto, montreal, and quebec city.
Via Rail also has a 50% off promotion in progress for trains to Quebec City.
For those never been to a cruise before, it can be fun. First, you dont need to pack and unpack your baggages when visiting different cities. Second, there is always food ready to u to eat on ship. Third, entertainment is provided by the ship.
True that not all cruise ships are created equal. But, at this price point, and if u have not been to many of these cities and like to visit, this cruise is tough to beat.
You may get the trip details and ship deck plan from the following travel agent, or another agent or from google "norwegian dawn october 26, 2012". You should go to "cruise compete" to ask the agents to bid your cruise, and these agents will give their best price quotes in a few hours. For last week, the best onboard credit (that u may use to pay tips, or alcoholic drinks, or shore excursions) available was $175 per cabin from Crown Cruise Vacations. Note that Crown Cruise Vacations may only give the $175 onboard credit thru the bidding process.
http://res.crowncruisevacations.com/tra ... yID=215702
http://www.cayole.com/Categories.php?Na ... NCL2526875