Keeping in mind that "To Travel" is the ultimate goal however you choose to do it, I have found that traveling with a Group of family, friends or other like minded interest groups really does take the term "The More, The Merrier" to a completely different level. Since there are already so many blogs and articles on the benefits of traveling with or as a group, I won't reiterate the same points here and now but if you would like to find out more about Group Cruises, you can read more here: Expedia Cruiseshipcenters.
With so many interesting new ships and itineraries being introduced into the Cruise arena, I couldn't miss this opportunity to share some of my favorite Top Cruise picks that I believe would be great for anyone to enjoy not only individually but especially for a group gathering experience, large or small.
Since TLC Travels' requires a minimum of 6-7 months advance notice in order to accept a group cruise booking request *(12+ months advance planning is the ideal and preferred time frame), here are our top 12 Cruise recommendations by Month starting with a October 2014 Departure:
October 2014: Norwegian Gem - New York, NY
10/18/14: 9-Night Caribbean Cruise visiting; San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Tortolla BVI.
November 2014: MSC Divina - Miami, Florida
11/29/14 or 12/13/14: 7 Nights visiting, St. Maarten, San Juan and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.
December 2014: Norwegian Dawn - New Orleans
12/14/14: 7 Nights visiting, Cozumel, Belize, Coxen Hole/Honduras, Costa Maya/Mexico
January 2015: Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas - New Orleans
1/3/15: 7 Night Caribbean visiting Falmouth Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico
February 2015: Celebrity Cruises Eclipse - Miami, Florida
2/4/15: 14 Night Exotic So. Caribbean visiting: Aruba, Curacao, Greneda, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts and St. Maarten.
March 2015: Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas - Bayonne, NJ
3/21/2015: 8 Night Caribbean: visiting San Juan P.R. and Labadee Haiti
*Experience "Dynamic Dining" options on Quantum ship: (5 Complimentary eateries of 18 total Restaurants onboard.)
April 2015: Carnival Pride - Baltimore, MD
4/19/15: 7 Night Caribbean visiting Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay and Freeport, Bahamas
**April is so nice...I had to add it twice! ;-)
April 2015: Norwegian Star - Los Angeles, CA
4/5/15: 7 Night Mexico visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta
May 2015: Carnival Splendor - Norfolk, Virgina
5/11/15 and/or 5/18/15: 5 Day Bahamas with port stops on Nassau and Freeport
June 2015: Royal Caribbean Radiance of The Seas - Vancouver, BC
6/26/15: 7 Night Alaska: Northbound/Inside (disembarking in Seaward Alaska) visiting: Ketchikan , Icy Strait, Juneau, Skagway and Hubbard Glacier.
July 2015: Norwegian Pride of America - Honolulu, Hawaii
7/4/2015: 7 Night Hawaii visiting 5 different islands total, including Honolulu.
August 2015: Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas - Baltimore, MD
8/28/2015: 6 Night Bermuda with 2 nights docked on King's Wharf, Bermuda
September 2015: Princess Cruises Golden Princess - San Francisco, CA
9/9/15: 10 Night Alaska visiting: Ketchikan , Glacier Bay, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria BC.
October 2015: Carnival Splendar - Norfolk, Virginia
10/17/15 : 6 Day Bahamas with stops on Half Moon Cay, Nassau and Freeport
10/23/15 : 7 Day Bermuda with 3 full days on beautiful Bermuda
Since Holiday Cruises are extremely popular, I would suggest looking at November and December 2015 itineraries now if you want to have the opportunity of selecting from the best cabin locations before they're gone! Those who hesitate.....SMH!
November 2015 : Royal Caribbean Serenade of The Seas - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11/23/15 - 11 Nights visiting: Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua/Barbuda
November 2015: Norwegian Escape - Miami
11/21 or 11/28/15: 7 Days with port stops on St. Thomas USVI, Tortola BVI and Nassau Bahamas.
December 2015: Christmas Cruising
12/20/2015 : Celebrity Silhouette - 7 Night Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
visiting: San Juan, St. Kitts and St. Maarten
12/18/2015: Celebrity Eclipse - 9 Night Caribbean from Miami, Fl.
visiting: (the ABC Islands)-Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and Haiti
**BONUS: January 2016: Carnival Triump Exotic Caribbean - Galveston, TX and San Juan, P.R.
1/16/16: 11 Nights from Galveston visiting: Grand Cayman, Aruba, Bonaire, Greneda, Martinique, St. Maarten and disembarking in San Juan Puerto Rico.
1/27/16: 10 Nights sailing from San Juan with port visits to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Antigua, Grand Turk, the private island of Half Moon Cay Bahamas and disembarking in Galveston, TX.
Guests will have the option of booking the Triump on these individual dates or combining the two to create a 3 Week Cruise Vacation of a lifetime!
Contact us to get started with your Group's Cruise extraveganza for any of these sailings or if you have another date or itinerary in mind, please don't hesitate to ask!
Tina Little-Coltrane, Cruise and Travel Coordinator
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