Help me choose...

[ws422]

Okay, I need some help deciding on a cruise for fall 2020!

 

My choices are:

• 4 night Bermuda on Norwegian Encore from NY in mid September
• 4 night Labadee on Oasis of the Seas from Ft Lauderdale in early November

 

Pros/cons for NCL Encore

• New ship!
• Can drive in day of the cruise to get to NY (But where would we park the car?)
• 2 "free" perks offer - beverage package!
• First and last day might be chilly
• Hurricane season

 

Pros/cons for Oasis

• I've always wanted to try Oasis class on Royal!
• Price is fantastic
• Should still be warm in Fort Lauderdale & pretty much out of likely hurricane time
• Diamond perks on RCCL
• Royal Caribbean Visa rewards - redeem for OBC
• Have to fly/more travel time

 

Any thoughts or things I'm not thinking of?

Price-wise I think they would end up about the same because of airfare on the RCCL cruise.

Been to both Bermuda and Labadee before.

Also been on both cruise lines.

[Essiesmom]

You can park the car at the pier in NYC.  Expensive, but probably not more than the airfare to MCO and transfer to Port Canaveral.  Plus, any time you have to fly in, it is best to go ahead a day.  Which means a night in a hotel.  For the NCL cruise, if you travel light (It's only a 4 day cruise) you could drive to Weehawken, part at the ferry terminal and take the ferry across, walk about 4 blocks to the pier.  We did that for a 1 day cruise to nowhere years ago.   EM

[George C]

Oasis is a totally amazing ship , not a fan and of ncl 

[rmurray847]

We have sailed both NCL and RCCL.  We have sailed on Oasis class ships (just not the Oasis itself) and we have sailed on the Breakaway.  We've enjoyed every experience we've had.  We've sailed from NYC and from Ft. Lauderdale & Miami (not Canaveral).  All have pros and cons.  But if you held a gun to my head and made me pick...I think I'd go with Oasis.  That class of ship is SO MUCH FUN!  The Breakaway class is very nice too...but Oasis class has so much to do on board (and Central Park is gorgeous).  

[NantahalaCruiser]

Personally, I would never fly to get to a 4-night cruise - just not worth the hassle.

 

I guess the Oasis 4-nighter would not be as much of a booze cruise as a 4-night Carnival cruise; but if that's a concern, then the cruise to Bermuda would probably be less concern.

 

By the way, early November is still technically in the hurricane season. 21 November hurricanes over the last 68 years

[MicCanberra]

I would go the RCI cruise. Warmer weather would be the appeal in November.

[AF-1]

My choice would be Oasis.  Even if you have to divert for hurricane weather you will still have fun on this ship.  

[gymbomb]

I would choose Bermuda and not having to fly.

[janetz]

I would choose a longer cruise 🚢 

[Turtles06]

21 minutes ago, janetz said:

I would choose a longer cruise 🚢 

 

I had the same reaction! 

[ws422]

Thanks for the input. 

As of now I think I'm scrapping both ideas and looking at 7 day cruises on the Oasis.  😊

[janetz]

You wont regret it

The Oasis is a wonderful ship with great entertainment.

4 days is just to short! 😎

 

[brillohead]

4 hours ago, ws422 said:

Thanks for the input. 

As of now I think I'm scrapping both ideas and looking at 7 day cruises on the Oasis.  😊

Excellent decision!  I approve wholeheartedly!