piperut wrote:
> Jean O'Boyle wrote:
>
>>"Cal Ford" wrote in message
>>news:el4sbq016d0@drn.newsguy.com...
>>
>>>Actually it should be a 12 headcount as GGC parameters always state that
>>>the TA
>>>must be aboard and he/she will no doubt bring a
>>>companion/assistant/guardian.
>>
>>
>>OK...so it's a headcount of 13 or 7 cabins for January!
>>Anymore????
>>
>>--Jean
>
>
> I posted my vote, and it sounds more and more like January is the month
> most people are thinking would be good.
>
> Now, there are a lot of interesting iten's in Jan.
>
> The one George already has set up.
> The Explorer of the Seas has a 9 day cruise out of New Jersey
> Carnival and NCL both have cruises off the west Coast that go to
> Acapulco
> Carnival has a cruise out of New Orleans that goes to Belize
> The list goes on, and on.
>
> Some people have mentioned the cost of an airline ticket to fly to San
> Juan. Others have mentioned the time involved to fly to San Juan. I
> looked up a few airfares on www.kayak.com today. These fares were
> using dates in Jan 2007, because the airlines don't go out more than 11
> months for air.
>
> RT SEA SJU $355
> RT STL SJU $292
> RT ORD SJU $316
> RT JFK SJU $221
> RT SLC SJU $358
> RT SLC LGA $203
>
> I also picked a couple of cities into the New York area:
>
> RT ORD LGA $119
> RT SLC FLL $294
>
> Air can be a bit more expensive into San Juan. If you watch the sales,
> fly out of a different airport (Seattle instead of Vancouver, or Newark
> instead of JFK, or Long Beach, Orange County, instead of LAX, etc),
> sometimes you can find some sort of deal. Sometimes not.
>
>>From what I understand, the single's rate is determined by the cruise
> line. The only thing you can really do to help with this is find a
> cabin mate for the week. Some people don't like the idea of rooming
> with someone, so they do a single cabin.
>
> Let's see how many more people chime in and say January after a few
> days. Then we might want to explore if we should just tack the GGC
> onto the Adventure of the Seas that George has set up, or see if we
> want to do something else?
>
> btw, my wife Kristi and I sailed on the Adventure of the Seas a couple
> years ago. This is one of, if not the nicest ship we have ever sailed
> on. I was actually really hesitant to sail on a ship that large.
> However, I would not mind sailing on her, or one of her sister ships!
>
> roland
>
The Explorer of the Seas has a 9 day cruise out of New Jersey????
Sounds very interesting, but I thought the Explorer of the Seas would be
sailing from Miami.
Ermalee
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