Back to back cruises one year apart. I know that is not how it is usually done,
but those that know me have learned to expect the unexpected.
Those very smart people that make their living in the Cruise
Line industry have figured out ways to maximize their marketing strategies for
gaining the best sales advantages. One
of the ways they do this is with careful planning of a particular ship’s
itineraries. For many passengers that
travel from all over the world to enjoy all that a Caribbean
cruise offers, back to back cruises with different itineraries is a very good
option. Offering such back to back
sailing makes perfect sense from a business point of view, as well as from a
customer point of view.
As a matter of fact, on our cruise just a few months ago, we
visited with a couple from Germany
that was doing just that. It costs them
so much in airfare, as long as they are in the Caribbean ,
they might as well stay for two weeks instead of one. It just makes good
vacation-finance sense. In the same way,
we met cruisers from the U.S.
who were doing the exact same thing. If
you’ve got the time (and the money), why not sail for two weeks?
Well… that is exactly what Joni and I are going to do. We are just doing it one year apart!
Today we booked a sailing on the Jewel of the Seas for
February of next year. This time,
however, we are sailing on the alternate itinerary, which will again take us to
five ports in five days, but none of which were featured on the sailing this
past February. Only one of these ports, St. Thomas , USVI, have we
been to previously. All the others will
be new to us.
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So… let the countdown clock begin. 296 days and counting…
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