DCL Continuous Service From New York City

[The Colonel]

Would this work? It's something I wish they had. Every Saturday a DCL ship leaves NY for a four-night cruise to Cape Canaveral with stops in Bermuda (or Bahamas) and Castaway Cay. On Wednesday it returns from Cape Canaveral on a three day trip to NYC with one stop at CC. And it repeats.

This would be great for me, especially in the non-winter months. I would be doing it at least one way, every trip. Bayonne would be even better.

I think the NY regional market could support such a service.

I dream.

 

[jme]

I’d take a cruise down to WDW over flying any chance I got

 

[Phonedave]

Would this work? It's something I wish they had. Every Saturday a DCL ship leaves NY for a four-night cruise to Cape Canaveral with stops in Bermuda (or Bahamas) and Castaway Cay. On Wednesday it returns from Cape Canaveral on a three day trip to NYC with one stop at CC. And it repeats.

This would be great for me, especially in the non-winter months. I would be doing it at least one way, every trip. Bayonne would be even better.

I think the NY regional market could support such a service.

I dream.

That is some cold winter sailing. It's not a matter of would they make money off of this sailing, it is the fact that they would make MORE money by repositioning it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

When I was on the Wish, with all of its indoor spaces, I thought it would do well from cooler areas like Royal’s Quantum class.

 

[mlayton144]

Would this work? It's something I wish they had. Every Saturday a DCL ship leaves NY for a four-night cruise to Cape Canaveral with stops in Bermuda (or Bahamas) and Castaway Cay. On Wednesday it returns from Cape Canaveral on a three day trip to NYC with one stop at CC. And it repeats.

This would be great for me, especially in the non-winter months. I would be doing it at least one way, every trip. Bayonne would be even better.

I think the NY regional market could support such a service.

I dream.

Too many miles and stops to do this in 7 nights , would need 9-10 night sailing to include Bermuda , 2x castaway, and port canaveral. It’s 2 full sea days each way from NYC to Florida and back (not including days at ports)

 

[The Colonel]

Too many miles and stops to do this in 7 nights , would need 9-10 night sailing to include Bermuda , 2x castaway, and port canaveral. It’s 2 full sea days each way from NYC to Florida and back (not including days at ports)

Day 1 Sat depart NY
Day 2 Sun cruising
Day 3 Mon Castaway
Day 4 Tues Nassau
Day 5 Wed arrive Cape Canaveral

Day 5 Wed depart Cape C
Day 6 Thurs Castaway
Day 7 Fri sea day
Day 8 Sat arrive NYC

 

[mlayton144]

Day 1 Sat depart NY
Day 2 Sun cruising
Day 3 Mon Castaway
Day 4 Tues Nassau
Day 5 Wed arrive Cape Canaveral

Day 5 Wed depart Cape C
Day 6 Thurs Castaway
Day 7 Fri sea day
Day 8 Sat arrive NYC

How fast will the ship be going - 60 knots? Applaud your idea , just don’t think enough time. I did an 8 night cruise on magic from NYC - 1 stop each at castaway , Nassau, and port canaveral

 

[Phonedave]

Day 1 Sat depart NY
Day 2 Sun cruising
Day 3 Mon Castaway
Day 4 Tues Nassau
Day 5 Wed arrive Cape Canaveral

Day 5 Wed depart Cape C
Day 6 Thurs Castaway
Day 7 Fri sea day
Day 8 Sat arrive NYC

How fast will the ship be going - 60 knots? Applaud your idea , just don’t think enough time. I did an 8 night cruise on magic from NYC - 1 stop each at castaway , Nassau, and port canaveral

It is only about 950 nautical miles from NY to the Bahamas. Say 3:00 PM depart NY and 7:00 AM arrive Castaway, that gives you 40 hours to transit. That is about 24 knots. That is the cruising speed of many cruise ships.

Of course that leaves very little wiggle room for any delays. Plus you are clearly not blasting down the Hudson river at 24 knots either.

 

[mlayton144]

It is only about 950 nautical miles from NY to the Bahamas. Say 3:00 PM depart NY and 7:00 AM arrive Castaway, that gives you 40 hours to transit. That is about 24 knots. That is the cruising speed of many cruise ships.

Of course that leaves very little wiggle room for any delays. Plus you are clearly not blasting down the Hudson river at 24 knots either.

9 nights minimum

 

[Phonedave]

9 nights minimum

Based on what analysis?

 

[The Colonel]

RCL cruises weekly from Bayonne and stops at CC on day three early in the morning- not a problem

 

[mlayton144]

Based on what analysis?

Show me a cruise from any cruise line from NYC to Florida with 4 port stops over 7 nights, then my mind will change

 

[The Colonel]

I showed how it could work in post six.

 

[Phonedave]

Show me a cruise from any cruise line from NYC to Florida with 4 port stops over 7 nights, then my mind will change

That is not an analysis. The ports in and around Florida / Bahamas are all quite close. You do have port fees with Nassau and Port Canaveral and conflicting ship schedules with Castaway Cay, but these are reasons why it would not be likely feasible., not impossible.

There are plenty that do Bayonne, Nassau, Private Island, Port Canaveral, and back with a day at sea in there as opposed to a second stop at a private island.

Anthem of the Seas in Dec 2023 has one such sailing. It is just the double stop at a private island that is problematic from a standpoint of scheduling.

DAY
PORT
1 Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
2 Cruising
3 Port Canaveral (Orlando)
4 Nassau
5 Perfect Day at CocoCay
6 Cruising
7 Cruising
8 Bayonne (Cape Liberty)

 

[The Colonel]

I don't want a 7 day cruise from Bayonne to Bayonne. RCL does those all the time. I want a shuttle from Bayonne to Cape C and back every few days. So every trip to WDW can be one of the following:

Sea/Land/Sea
Sea/Land/Air
Air/Land/Sea

 

[Phonedave]

I don't want a 7 day cruise from Bayonne to Bayonne. RCL does those all the time. I want a shuttle from Bayonne to Cape C and back every few days. So every trip to WDW can be one of the following:

Sea/Land/Sea
Sea/Land/Air
Air/Land/Sea

So a bunch of one way, overnight cruises. Not very likely, or at least if it were to happen it would be VERY expensive. On a short cruise like there there is little opportunity to get additional money from the passengers.

 

[jme]

Honestly, the first time I read this I thought the idea was one-way trips for a few nights. Leave NYC and debark in Canaveral. Then ship picks up passengers for a one-way back to NYC.
I think a lot of people from the North East would take this for one or both legs of their travel to WDW. Fly down and cruise back, or vice versa would be nice.