We previously looked at a five night Celebrity Constellation Western Caribbean
cruise. The ship takes a little break from
the regular routine on January 13, 2014 to run a three night Bahamas itinerary
out of Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is a short, quick
journey but pricing is great and guest can easily turn around and get back on
another cruise ship once the three days are over.
The Cruise
Celebrity Constellation embarks from Port Everglades at Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida on Monday, January 14, 2014 at 4:30pm. On Tuesday, the ship
stops at Coco Cay in the Bahamas. Coco Cay is owned by Royal Caribbean and is
historically known as Little Stirrup Cay. The tiny island that measures just
1000 metres by 200 metres is used exclusively by Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and
Azamara Club. Coco Cay is in the Berry Islands and is between Freeport and
Nassau.
On Wednesday, January 15, Constellation moves 55 miles south
to Nassau, Bahamas. She stays in port from 8am until 5pm before setting sail
for Ft. Lauderdale. The ship docks at Port Everglades at 7am on Thursday,
January 16.
There are no ships heading back out to the high seas from
Ft. Lauderdale on January 16. However, on January 17, Holland America has both
the ms Maasdam and ms Noordam embarking on 10 night cruises to the Eastern and
Southern Caribbean.
The amazing capacity of the Port Everglades cruise port is
evident on January 18 with seven different large cruise ships filling up with
anywhere from 2000 to 5000 passengers each. Princess Cruise Line has the Crown
Princess, Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess setting out. Royal Caribbean sends
out the massive Oasis of the Seas, Independence of the Seas and Liberty of the
Seas. Holland America puts out the ms Westerdam. In other words, if you wanted
to extend your three days at sea, there are lots of opportunities.
The Price
The lowest rate for this three night cruise is $119 per
person for an inside stateroom. With the additional $83 in government fees and
taxes, the total price for two would be $404. Ocean View staterooms can be had
for as low as $159 per person and a balcony runs a still reasonable $209 per
person.
The Ship
Celebrity Cruises is the premium line of Royal Caribbean International. Celebrity Constellation is the youngest of the four Millennium Class ships in Celebrity’s fleet. Millennium came in 2000, Infinity was put in service in 2001 while Summit and Constellation came last in 2002. All have identical gross tonnage of 91,000 and all are 965 feet or 294 metres long.
The Constellation has eleven decks accessible to passengers. It has a capacity for 2,170 guests and has around 1,000 crew members on board for a nearly 1 to 1 ratio.
The ship was built by Chantiers de L’Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France. After this Bahamas cruise, she returns to her four and five night Western Caribbean rotation until late April, 2014. On April 24, 2014, Constellation embarks on a 15 night Transatlantic Repositioning Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The Small Print
·Because of the nature of last minute deals, the pricing printed here is fleeting and could change at any time.
·Prices are in Canadian dollars.
·Most meals are included in a typical cruise price but DRINKS ARE NOT!
·Also not included are gratuities.
·Cruise pricing does not include air fare, ground transfers and hotel accommodations before and after the cruise.
