Miami and cruise costings

sassysar · 6 Oct 16, 08:11 AM

Hi I thought I would post my costings for our trip,
I won't do a complete breakdown but here are the main events

2 ad 2 teens (14,15 )

Bunking them off 2 days early at xmas

as it saved a fortune - really nothing important happening those days

So December 17 th to 28th - 13 nights (plus premier inn on 16th at Newcastle )

BA /aa flights to Miami. - �1204
Various hotels in Miami and key largo mix of Avios and hotel points and some cash
7 night eastern Caribean cruise Holland America in a Neptune suite �2527
Drinks cards for cruise
Car 4 days , 2 cruise trips , Miami Heat basketball 2 tickets , airport parking , insurance , Estas , premier inn

We have 7 days food and drinks sorted on the cruise and 3 other breakfasts in the hotels , I also get laundry done for free on the boat

Grand total. � 5094 or �1273 each

It's our silver anniversary so spoiling ourselves but I think I got some bargains ( kids cruised free )

It would have been even better if the dollar had been better rate for us but that's life !

My first cruise so v excited

Omega1 · 6 Oct 16, 08:35 AM

Looks like you have put together a good value package there - especially in a Neptune Suite. Are you on the Zuiderdam?
We've been on about ten cruises with Holland America and on the Zuiderdam through the Panama Canal.
You'll have a great time. HAL has an older demographic and isn't known for its kids/teens facilities - however this should be different over the holiday period. Your itinerary should keep you busy

- what do you have planned?
We leave on 1Nov for 26 nights on the Volendam in the Far East - we think the service on HAL is one of the best - prepare to be spoiled rotten.

**Bats** · 6 Oct 16, 09:06 AM

Have a great time!

sassysar · 7 Oct 16, 07:35 AM

Thanks omega and bats we are on the Eurodam . I have booked Segway round one of the islands and swimming with stingrays . I have read so many reviews on everything and loved planning it all . I think the teens will be ok for a week but if we were going for longer Royal Carribean would have been more suitable . V excited and hoping it's not my new addiction otherwise we will be broke forever 😄

Omega1 · 7 Oct 16, 01:05 PM

Oh dear. You had better prepare to be broke forever! 😎

**kevbrydon** · 7 Oct 16, 02:11 PM

Sounds like a great Holiday planned ... please please please take some photo's and do a high's and low's on the Cruise as HAL have some great itineraries and we are looking at other cruise lines for the next couple of years..

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6 Oct 16, 08:35 AM	#2
	6 Oct 16, 08:35 AM Omega1 Imagineer
Omega1 Imagineer Join Date: Jan 08	Looks like you have put together a good value package there - especially in a Neptune Suite. Are you on the Zuiderdam? We've been on about ten cruises with Holland America and on the Zuiderdam through the Panama Canal. You'll have a great time. HAL has an older demographic and isn't known for its kids/teens facilities - however this should be different over the holiday period. Your itinerary should keep you busy - what do you have planned? We leave on 1Nov for 26 nights on the Volendam in the Far East - we think the service on HAL is one of the best - prepare to be spoiled rotten.

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	7 Oct 16, 01:05 PM Omega1 Imagineer
Omega1 Imagineer Join Date: Jan 08	Oh dear. You had better prepare to be broke forever! 😎

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