Repositioning Cruise

[over9five]

Anyone ever done one of these? It's when a cruise line is changing the home port of one of their ships. The draw of these is generally it will include an awesome itinerary.

There are two upcoming repositioning cruises from Carnival, and they both include that awesome itinerary.

One is the Carnival Splendor being moved from San Juan to Miami (8 days).
The second is the Carnival Pride being moved from Tampa to Baltimore (14 days).

Yes, it has given me a bad case of cruise fever....

 

[ajblakejr]

Yes, it has given me a bad case of cruise fever....

 

[cachsux]

 

[gingerkat]

Awww Ovah, I thought you were asking me to reposition with you on a cruise

 

[Jones]

Anyone ever done one of these? It's when a cruise line is changing the home port of one of their ships. The draw of these is generally it will include an awesome itinerary.

There are two upcoming repositioning cruises from Carnival, and they both include that awesome itinerary.

One is the Carnival Splendor being moved from San Juan to Miami (8 days).
The second is the Carnival Pride being moved from Tampa to Baltimore (14 days).

Yes, it has given me a bad case of cruise fever....

The Pride has been in Baltimore for years now.

 

[pretender]

Anyone ever done one of these? It's when a cruise line is changing the home port of one of their ships. The draw of these is generally it will include an awesome itinerary.

There are two upcoming repositioning cruises from Carnival, and they both include that awesome itinerary.

One is the Carnival Splendor being moved from San Juan to Miami (8 days).
The second is the Carnival Pride being moved from Tampa to Baltimore (14 days).

Yes, it has given me a bad case of cruise fever....

I have never taken one, but we plan to in the future. They are a bit more expensive, because there are usually extra days--and you can't do roundtrip flights. Do you usually do Carnival cruises?

 

[pretender]

The Pride has been in Baltimore for years now.

I am not sure about the Pride, because we have never been on Carnival; but it is common for cruise lines to reposition their ships depending on the season. Is it possible that the Pride has been in Baltimore for years, but only for six months at a time?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The Pride has been in Baltimore for years now.

The pride left Baltimore the day Ripken retired.

 

[BSWALKS]

Never taken a cruise, but check the price of plane tickets to San Jaun. Wife's brother just passed on a cruise out of there. 2 round trip tix from Logan, $2,500.

 

[over9five]

The Pride has been in Baltimore for years now.

Maybe I have that reversed?

 

[over9five]

Is it possible that the Pride has been in Baltimore for years, but only for six months at a time?

Ah, checking carnival.com, this appears to be correct. Right now, the Pride is in Baltimore, but it will soon be in Tampa then next March back to Baltimore.

 

[over9five]

I have never taken one, but we plan to in the future. They are a bit more expensive, because there are usually extra days--and you can't do roundtrip flights. Do you usually do Carnival cruises?

Yes, we have done seven Carnival cruises, and one Disney cruise.

 

[over9five]

Never taken a cruise, but check the price of plane tickets to San Jaun. Wife's brother just passed on a cruise out of there. 2 round trip tix from Logan, $2,500.

Yikes, wouldn't do that! I've flown in and out of SJU before non-stop from Logan and it wasn't near that. They must have gone on a peak day or something. The day I want to fly there this time, there is no non-stop out of Boston (maybe too early to look?), but there's a one stop in Miami that is pretty reasonable.

 

[over9five]

Awww Ovah, I thought you were asking me to reposition with you on a cruise

I'm in! (Now, what to do with wifey...!)

 

[Jones]

Ok I just looked it up and you're right, The Pride will be going to Tampa then repositioning back to Baltimore in March 2015. We've been on the Pride twice and it's a nice ship so I'm thinking hard about flying down to Tampa for that one, already pricing out balcony rooms..

 

[over9five]

Ok I just looked it up and you're right, The Pride will be going to Tampa then repositioning back to Baltimore in March 2015. We've been on the Pride twice and it's a nice ship so I'm thinking hard about flying down to Tampa for that one, already pricing out balcony rooms..

14 days, baby! I've never gone longer than 8.

 

[over9five]

P.S., the TA I used is offering Cat 8C balconies for $1564.
Be interested to know what Carnival (or whoever you use) is asking.

 

[Jones]

P.S., the TA I used is offering Cat 8C balconies for $1564.
Be interested to know what Carnival (or whoever you use) is asking.

I go right off Carnival's website, I can get a forward balcony on the Panorama deck (that's right were we like to be) for about $1600.

 

[Jones]

8C balcony is Empress deck, looks like carnival is offering those for the same price as your TA.

 

[over9five]

I go right off Carnival's website, I can get a forward balcony on the Panorama deck (that's right were we like to be) for about $1600.

We always used a Carnival PVP until now.
I started looking at these two cruises maybe 3 weeks ago. I had been pricing the Splendor cruise, and the price for a balcony has gone up $270 PP in that 3 weeks. I found a TA that was selling the cabins at the original Carnival price, so I held a room with a small refundable deposit.

We will be on one of these cruises, just not sure which yet.

Whaddaya say, Jonesy? Ready to hang out 24/7 for a couple of weeks?!?!?!