10 Day Cruise Departing U S Gulf Coast for So. Amer. & Panama Canal

I want to do a cruise just after Xmas and over the New Year and sail
from the Gulf Coast of the U S.or an eastern Fla. port. 10 days to So.
Amer. and sailing into the Canal Zone with maybe a stop or two
elsewhere. Need to go guaranteed share since I am single. Have cruised 5
times before, all on Carnival, from New Orleans and Miami, to the
eastern and western Caribbean. I want a cheap price, naturally, and not
sailing on some rust bucket. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Cruises over New Year's are the most expensive of the year. I wasn't aware
of a "guaranteed share" program?

You can get a good idea of what ships are doing a Panama Canal itinerary
during the requested time period by using a cruise search engine--I like
Travelocity's (use the advanced engine to further customize), but there are
many. You'll see the prices for a single traveler. You can take that information
to a travel agent specializing in cruises to see what he/she can do for you
in the way of more favorable pricing. You should have some frequent cruiser
privileges with Carnival....

Good luck!

Diana Ball
Near Houston, TX
http://www.dianaball.net

NCL Sea – W Carib - Holidays 99
RCI Explorer – E Carib - Holidays 00
RCI Rhapsody – W Carib - Holidays 01 (back-to-back)
NCL Star – Hawaii - June 02
Dawn Princess – Alaska - July 02
Star Princess – Mex Riviera - Holidays 02
RCI Serenade – Transatlantic – Maiden 08/04/03
RCI Mariner – E Carib - Holidays 03

(SURF COS) wrote:
I want to do a cruise just after Xmas and over the New Year and sail
from the Gulf Coast of the U S.or an eastern Fla. port. 10 days to So.
Amer. and sailing into the Canal Zone with maybe a stop or two
elsewhere. Need to go guaranteed share since I am single. Have cruised 5
times before, all on Carnival, from New Orleans and Miami, to the
eastern and western Caribbean. I want a cheap price, naturally, and not
sailing on some rust bucket. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!