herb Posted April 29, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Does HAL offer any cruises to Caribbean during the summer months? Sailed HAL once, enjoyed it ... but since we can only sail during the summer we were hoping tha HAL offers some cruises to that region.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 29, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2015 HAL stopped Caribbean cruises in the summer a long time ago. We used to enjoy them. Now HAL starts to pull their ships out of the Caribbean in March and April to go to Alaska, Europe, etc. Then the ships don't return until October and November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb Posted April 29, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted April 29, 2015 oh well :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted April 29, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) HAL stopped Caribbean cruises in the summer a long time ago. We used to enjoy them. Now HAL starts to pull their ships out of the Caribbean in March and April to go to Alaska, Europe, etc. Then the ships don't return until October and November. HAL Makes ALOT more money in these other markets - just look at the pricing differences vs the Caribbean. Thus I doubt they will be back anytime soon. Edited April 29, 2015 by DaveOKC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted April 29, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) We used to sail HAL's newest ships every summer in the Caribbean for years and absolutely loved those cruises. I continue to keep my fingers crossed one day (soon) they will return to having a ship 12 months in the Caribbean. It's nonsense to say they left because of hurricanes. They sailed successfully for years with hurricane season. They pulled the ships to other itineraries because they can charge a much higher per diem for same ship, same cabin in Alaska, Europe and for smaller ships particularly for Canada/NE. The per diems we paid year after year for "S" cabin on Maasdam for Canada/NE was hugely more than same ship, same cabin in Caribbean. World events likely will be the only thing that will bring HAL ships back to summer in the Caribbean, IMO. Edited April 29, 2015 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 29, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2015 If HAL would keep a ship in the Caribbean through Mid-May, that would make me happy. LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 29, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Most other cruise lines keep at least 1 ship in the Caribbean year round -- and they are doing quite fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted April 29, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Most other cruise lines keep at least 1 ship in the Caribbean year round -- and they are doing quite fine. Actually, it is fewer ships than I would have imagined summer in Caribbean from Port Everglades. Given I've said how much we like going 'south' in summer, several years in a row, we spent 7-10 days in FLL in the Tower of Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel. Our balconies (wrap arounds) had view down onto Port Everglades right across the street and we were sad to see very few ships come in during our stay. Oasis and Allure were there weekly, a Carnival ship came in and maybe one or two others and that was all. I think many more might sail from Miami during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted April 29, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 29, 2015 It is very easy to find out if there are summer Caribbean cruises. Just go onto the cruise company WEB site and do a cruise search w the appropriate parameters. Or else just call them. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted April 29, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Even easier...... Check any one (or all :D ) of the following sites: http://www.cruiseportinsider.com http://www.whatsinport.com/index.htm http://www.cruisett.com http://www.portscruisett.com http://www.cruisetimetables.com http://www.cruisereport.com/portsofcallList.aspx None are totally accurate but it gives a fair idea of what ships are in what ports on what days. Put in Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) or Miami to find ships sailing from Florida to Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted April 29, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Summer cruising pretty much limits you to Carnival, NCL, RCCL, and Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 29, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Summer cruising pretty much limits you to Carnival, NCL, RCCL, and Disney. Yes, that's about it for Summer 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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