| A couple of years ago, my husband and I went on a 10-day cruise on the
Sitmar (I believe this cruise line is now the Princess Line) through
the Panama Canal ending in Acapulco, Mexico. It was a fairly big ship
- not huge - and we only had 3 ports of call which I personally
prefer. We left out of San Juan, stopped in St. Thomas where we did
the usual shopping etc, then we spent one day on St. John. That was a
beautiful stop. We went to Trunk Bay and that was beautiful. The only
other stop was in Curacao...nice shopping and nice beach. There was
really one other stop which was only for a few hours and that was on
San Blas Island. It is really just a visit with very poor natives
during which time they try to sell their wares. We didn't enjoy that
stop very much. The time spent on board the other six days was
terrific. Lots of activities and a great time was had by all!!
We went on a "smaller" ship the following year and did not enjoy it at
all. I think your parents would enjoy being on a larger ship as
compared to a small one. This is only my personal opinion but having
been on both a fairly large ship and on a small one, I would definitely
choose the larger one.
We spent two extra days in Acapulco and enjoyed that very much.
Let me know what you decide on.....my sister and her husband (he's 71)
just came back from a cruise on the Norway...their son and
daughter-in-law gave them this trip for their anniversary..they had a
spectacular time...
Helene
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| Your gift of a 50th Anniversary cruise sounds like a wonderful
idea and there are so many choices ..... Chandris Celebrity's Horizon
is a beautiful ship and somewhat smaller (40,000 Tons). My husband
and I are outside reps for Cruises Inc. and were lucky enought to
get an overnight in New York on this ship last year for agents.
It was wonderful and the ship is classy, beautiful and Chandris
provides great service. Another suggestion would be NCL's Seward
to the Western Caribbean. New ship but not a megaliner. Friends
of mine recently came off it and absolutely loved it. We also get
great discounts on Commodore cruise lines and they offer a nice
ship (Enchanted Isle) out of New Orleans to the Western Caribbean.
We have some great prices for that one. And last but not least
they might enjoy Costa's Marina sailing to the Eastern and Western
caribbean on alternating weeks. The Marina is Costa's newest ship
and not real large (40,000 Tons). We recenly booked a couple on
this ship who have been on about ten cruises and they claim that
the Marina was the very best cruise they have ever taken. The
food and service is #1. If you would like me to send you some
info or prices - just write me at EJO or call me on DTN 336-4759.
Thanks A Million....... Kathy Shields
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