"number6" wrote:
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>Charles wrote:
>> In article <1138573979.027366.250260@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>> number6 wrote:
>>
>> > 4 hours less in Bermuda is worth a new embarkation route ...
>>
>> Horizon is no longer an option so you lose 10 hours now. I think I
>> would pass on Empress of the Seas out of Philly to Bermuda. A ten or
>> eleven day cruise to anywhere would be another question. I took two 11
>> day cruises out of Baltimore where it took 11 hours to get to the
>> ocean. On an 11 day cruise it that makes little difference.
>>
>There's also the Norwegian Crown which even has a 6 day ... similar
>schedule as the Empress ... The major difference is arriving in the PM
>vs the AM on the first day ... comparing Philly and New York ... Still
>a new route out vs some extra time in Bermuda has allure ... I'd fly to
>Bermuda if I'd want to maximize my time there ...
I would like to maximize my time in Bermuda too, but even flying at
very cheap rates (like on USAir) I would still spend more flying there
and staying than going on a cruise ship. Because hotels (even the
least expensive B&B) and food there is expensive.
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