- Set sail in the fall for a cruise vacation.cruise ship image by Brett Bouwer from Fotolia.com
If having all of your dining, entertainment, shopping, cocktails, lounging and activities gathered together in one place is your idea of paradise, a "floating city" cruise vacation may be your ideal travel pick. Cruises depart from ports all over the country, leaving for destinations where you can take tours of the area. Before winter's chill sets in, embark on a fall cruise and see the sights. - Exchange the colors of the October leaves for the colors of the seas as you set sail from Miami on a four-day Carnival cruise line cruise to the Western Caribbean. Leaving at the end of September, the Carnival Destiny ship sails into Key West and Cozumel before spending a day at sea and returning to Miami. Enjoy port adventures such as the Hemingway House, where the national landmark home of Ernest Hemingway features more than 60 polydactyl cats waiting to greet you; visit a butterfly house; shop for crafts; and stop at the southernmost tip of the United States.
Choose from four cabin styles, including an interior (no window), ocean view, balcony and suite. While on board, enjoy the Carnival Destiny's waterslide and pools, salon, fitness center, arcade, casino and entertainment. Free dining options include a sushi bar, 24-hour room service, three daily buffets and gourmet restaurants.
Carnival
888-227-6482
carnival.com - Catch the fall colors from a cruise ship instead of your car when you embark on Princess Cruises' seven day cruise to Canada and New England aboard the Caribbean Princess ship. Leaving from New York, the cruise stops in Newport, Rhode Island; Boston; Bar Harbor, Maine; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Explore port excursions such as riding the rapids, a horse-drawn trolley tour, shopping, kayaking and lobster cookout, duck tour, pub tour and afternoon tea.
Five room styles are available, including an interior, ocean view, ocean view obstructed (some cabins with windows have reduced prices because a lifeboat or other accessory blocks part or all of the window), balcony and suite. Onboard eateries include an Italian restaurant, steakhouse, wine and caviar bar, ice cream bar, pizzeria, afternoon tea, room service and three daily buffets. Keep busy with a jogging track, card room, golf simulators, pools and hot tubs, library, art gallery and auction, boutiques and nine-hole putting course.
Princess Cruises
800-774-6237
princess.com - Enjoy seven nights of fall cruising in October aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas ship, taking you into the Eastern Caribbean, with three days of at-sea cruising and stops in St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Labadee, Haiti. Make memories with port trips such as a walking tour, aqua park, floating beach mat, rum distillery, wave jet tour and jungle island.
Wile away the days at sea with the ship's full-size boxing ring, surf park, water park, spa, personal trainers, cooking academy, rock-climbing wall, whirlpools, ice-skating rink and fitness center. Keep your strength up with dinner at an Italian restaurant, grill, wine bar, mystery dinner theater, 50s themed café, pizzeria, ice cream shop and coffee bar.
Royal Caribbean
866-562-7625
royalcaribbean.com
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