Short Cruises Are on the Rise Cruise lines are offering more three-, four- and five-night itineraries as they continue upping the options for families, first-time cruisers interested in testing the waters and those simply looking for a quick, affordable getaway. Many cruise lines have already added more short cruises to their schedules for 2014 and are actually using bigger, refurbished vessels for the routes (rather than just the oldest and smallest ships). Carnival Freedom will head to Florida after its spring 2014 Fun Ship 2.0 upgrade to offer a variety of shorter itineraries out of the Sunshine State. Celebrity Constellation, which received Solstice-class enhancements in April 2013, will return to Fort Lauderdale in November 2014 to offer four- and five-night itineraries. Also offering short cruises from Florida will be Princess Cruises Caribbean Princess out of Fort Lauderdale; Royal Caribbeans Vision of the Seas, which will be joining Majesty of the Seas in Miami; and the newly refurbished Disney Magic out of Miami. If the itineraries prove popular, we expect more cruise lines to expand their short cruising options and the sailings to attract a diverse passenger base and begin to lose some of their booze cruise reputation.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:52:31 +0000
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