11-night Fantasy vs 7-night Harmony of Seas

[lucas]

We just did a price comparison with DCL/Fantasy and RCCL's new/huge Harmony of the Seas (both window views). We are paying a Florida resident rate of $5888 for 11 nights/DCL and 7 nights/RCCL would be $2692.

RCCL is only for 7 nights but we could do 2 for the price of 1 with them and still save money. Plus, we live in the Fort Lauderdale area, so there would be no driving or staying 1 night prior like there is with DCL. Just don't know if we have made a mistake?

The DCL 11-nighter goes Southern Caribbean to a lot of ports we haven't visited, if that counts for anything. Plus, this is comparing an 11-nighter to a 7-nighter.

If it wasn't for the FLR rate/window view, we couldn't possibly even consider the 11 nights with DCL. Heck, even the FLR rates for a balcony are out of our range!

Comments welcome. Thanks in advance.

 

[NoodlesMom]

That's a difficult decision. Do you like the ports on the Harmony cruise. We're sailing the 10 night Fantasy but not only have we never sailed the Fantasy, we haven't been to any of the ports. Although expensive, I think the 11 night Fantasy will be an amazing cruise.

 

[Shanti]

We just did a price comparison with DCL/Fantasy and RCCL's new/huge Harmony of the Seas (both window views). We are paying a Florida resident rate of $5888 for 11 nights/DCL and 7 nights/RCCL would be $2692.

RCCL is only for 7 nights but we could do 2 for the price of 1 with them and still save money. Plus, we live in the Fort Lauderdale area, so there would be no driving or staying 1 night prior like there is with DCL. Just don't know if we have made a mistake?

The DCL 11-nighter goes Southern Caribbean to a lot of ports we haven't visited, if that counts for anything. Plus, this is comparing an 11-nighter to a 7-nighter.

If it wasn't for the FLR rate/window view, we couldn't possibly even consider the 11 nights with DCL. Heck, even the FLR rates for a balcony are out of our range!

Comments welcome. Thanks in advance.

11 nights on the Fantasy gets my vote. That's a great price for it, it's a wonderful ship, and a unique, extended itinerary that the Fantasy may never sail again.

 

[lorimay]

I say DCL but I am biased.

The Florida Resident rate is pretty good, when I first looked at that cruise is was $9,000 for two.
I went with a B2B on The Magic in April/May for just under $6,000 for 13 nights.
If I hadn't already paid off the Magic cruise, I would have switched in a heartbeat to The Fantasy......

Have fun!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We just did a price comparison with DCL/Fantasy and RCCL's new/huge Harmony of the Seas (both window views). We are paying a Florida resident rate of $5888 for 11 nights/DCL and 7 nights/RCCL would be $2692.

RCCL is only for 7 nights but we could do 2 for the price of 1 with them and still save money. Plus, we live in the Fort Lauderdale area, so there would be no driving or staying 1 night prior like there is with DCL. Just don't know if we have made a mistake?

The DCL 11-nighter goes Southern Caribbean to a lot of ports we haven't visited, if that counts for anything. Plus, this is comparing an 11-nighter to a 7-nighter.

If it wasn't for the FLR rate/window view, we couldn't possibly even consider the 11 nights with DCL. Heck, even the FLR rates for a balcony are out of our range!

Comments welcome. Thanks in advance.

I suppose it depends on whether you think the extra/different ports, and the Disney "magic" is worth $150 day. That's the difference per day between the two cruises.

 

[lucas]

We are excited about the 11 nights on the Fantasy and probably will stay with that one. But, we keep kicking the numbers around, driving ourselves crazy.

Forgot to say that over this past Christmas, we did a back-to-back on the Caribbean Princess for a total of 13 nights in a full suite. The price was $7479 including taxes AND insurance. Plus, the promotion we got was for free gratuities - that saved a bunch. We also got shipboard credits for being Carnival stockholders and for dh being a Navy veteran.

On the DCL and RCCL cruises we are comparing, those prices do not include insurance. If you add the $400 for insurance on the DCL 11-nighter, the total now becomes $6339. And, that does not include tips!

 

[Bree]

Dreams Unlimited just did a podcast on Harmony!!!!

Basically the summary of the show is that they took the best features from the Oasis & from the Anthem and put it into Harmony. I am rethinking skipping that size ship now.