- Joined
- Jun 1, 2006
- Messages
- 22,003
- Reaction score
- 29,217
- Points
- 1,348
- Location
- Mesquite, Nevada
- Resorts Owned
- Free Agent
I'm exploring options for a trip next year, and would like to know if you have experience with this kind of thing. I'm looking for tips, comments about your experience, pro and con, and whether you think you'd do it again.
Traveling far from home for just a week or so in a timeshare is never long enough, and I always like to take a second week somewhere nearby, to extend the vacation, and maybe even get more out of my airfare dollars. For example, next month I'm doing a trip to Hawaii for two weeks, with a timeshare week on two islands. With a multi-city airfare, it's a good use of the time and money.
In this case, I'm looking at New Orleans. For the time just after the timeshare visit, I didn't find other timeshares around there that caught my attention, but the idea of a cruise came to mind. I find there are Caribbean cruises that leave from New Orleans, and return there, that may tie in with the dates I'll be there.
One such cruise is down to the Yucatan, stopping in Cozumel and Progreso (Merida), then returning to New Orleans. I've been to Cancun before, but not out to Cozumel, and I've always wanted to see Merida. This looks like a nice way to do that, without spending a lot of money. I could then fly home from New Orleans, and everything could be tied into a neat bundle.
For those who have done this kind of thing (cruising before/after a timeshare stay), or who have done that specific cruise, what can you tell me about it? The cruises I'm seeing are on Carnival. I'm not much for partying, so a lot of the events on such a ship will likely not be used. But a nice ocean trip on a nice ship seems like it'd be fun. And seeing a bucket-list place like Merida, even for just a few hours, would be nice. We could then decide if we'd like to return another time for a destination visit.
What can you share with me?
Dave
Traveling far from home for just a week or so in a timeshare is never long enough, and I always like to take a second week somewhere nearby, to extend the vacation, and maybe even get more out of my airfare dollars. For example, next month I'm doing a trip to Hawaii for two weeks, with a timeshare week on two islands. With a multi-city airfare, it's a good use of the time and money.
In this case, I'm looking at New Orleans. For the time just after the timeshare visit, I didn't find other timeshares around there that caught my attention, but the idea of a cruise came to mind. I find there are Caribbean cruises that leave from New Orleans, and return there, that may tie in with the dates I'll be there.
One such cruise is down to the Yucatan, stopping in Cozumel and Progreso (Merida), then returning to New Orleans. I've been to Cancun before, but not out to Cozumel, and I've always wanted to see Merida. This looks like a nice way to do that, without spending a lot of money. I could then fly home from New Orleans, and everything could be tied into a neat bundle.
For those who have done this kind of thing (cruising before/after a timeshare stay), or who have done that specific cruise, what can you tell me about it? The cruises I'm seeing are on Carnival. I'm not much for partying, so a lot of the events on such a ship will likely not be used. But a nice ocean trip on a nice ship seems like it'd be fun. And seeing a bucket-list place like Merida, even for just a few hours, would be nice. We could then decide if we'd like to return another time for a destination visit.
What can you share with me?
Dave