Odysseus wrote:
> I am looking at my options to get to a Celebrity departure port without
> flying. The only practical option is to cruise from Cape Liberty in New
> Jersey. I can take Amtrak from Chicago to New York.
>
>
Odysseus, I know that you have posted before and said that you
can't/won't
fly but you want to cruise. I have two relatives who don't fly. We
live deep
in the Midwest -- about as far from a coast as can be. But we've
worked to
find alternatives to get to the coast. To get my aunt and uncle to the
west coast
we actually rented an RV and hired a driver (the son of a friend). The
two
week rental wasn't hard to arrange during the "off season" (not
summer).
They took their time, stayed in good hotels on the way (not in the RV)
and my friend's son used the RV for a little camping while he was
waiting
for the cruise to return. Yeah, a little pricey and a lot less
convenient
than flying, but between oxygen requirements and other medical needs,
it was by far the best solution, comfort wise.
In the second case, we did take Amtrak to New Orleans via Chicago.
It wasn't posh, but it was ok. Have you looked into New Orleans
departures?
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