Our cruise on Canoe.ca

Hello - anyone out there?

I know our trip is over and I have not posted for a while so I may not have many followers left on here. But just in case anyone is checking in here is a link to a story my in laws wrote about their experience on the cruise.

Newspaper Story by Jim and Barb Fox

I was also thinking of using this blog for future vacations (even non-cruise ones) and cottage trips. We had a great time at the cottage last week and Adam enjoyed going to many different playgrounds and trying out all the swings and equipment up north.

Next Cruise

ms Veendam

Norwegian Spirit

Enchantment of the Seas

Explorer of the Seas

Summit

Well we have been home now for 9 days and I am finding myself thinking about our next vacation quite frequently throughout the day. Since I still have not set foot on an airplane and not sure I want to that leaves cruising for me (if I want to see any islands).

The no-flying factor limits our options quite a bit. We can leave out of New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston if we want to stay around a 10 hour or less drive. We can double our distance and leave out of Florida or nearly double it again and leave from California (that way we could see Hawaii). I think the closer ports are best for us since we have Adam (3 years old) travelling with us.

So let's see what that leaves us if we wished to cruise again in 2010.


Celebrity Cruises
Summit
7 Night Bermuda out of New Jersey
quite pricey for only 3 days in Bermuda
Adam would love that they have a kids whirlpool.

Royal Caribbean
Explorer of the Seas
9 Night Bermuda/Bahamas out of New Jersey
Wow a rock climbing wall and ice rink!

Royal Caribbean
Explorer of the Seas out of New Jersey
or Enchantment of the Seas out of Baltimore
9 Night Caribbean- San Juan, St Thomas, Dominican Republic and Haiti

Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Spirit
7 Night Bermuda out of Boston
I like this because you get 4 days in Bermuda
Not sure I want to try Norwegian next though

Holland America
ms Veendam
7 Night Bermuda out of New York
I would like to try this cruise line because I have heard so much about it from my in laws. A smaller number of passengers would be okay to try out as well. The exterior looks very classic unlike some of the crazy Norwegian styles I have seen.

Princess Cruises
Caribbean Princess
9 Night Caribbean/Bermuda out of New York
This is the one we just took and I would like to do it again but not next.

I did not include Canada/New England or Alaskan cruises because I am looking for nice warm beaches and turquoise waters. I also did not add any of the cruises less than 7 days because it would not be worth it to pack up and drive that far for such a short time. I stuck to 7-9 day cruises. Sailings in the dead of winter were not included because driving 9 hours in a potential snow storm would ruin the relaxation vacation is suppose to provide.

More Photo's: Part III of III

More Photo's: Part II of III

More Photo's: Part I of III