I'm going on a cruise...

GtownGirl98 · #1 08-12-2007, 10:29 PM

Hey ladies... so I can't get my hubby to fly but I can get him on a boat!!!

So I am working out the route of travel. We are leaving KY and traveling to a port on the alantic in FL. I was wondering what the opinions were of sisters living in GA area about detouring off I75 and taking back roads to Jacksonville, FL. It looks like there are roads between Macon and Jacksonville... what are your all's thoughts?

Because then we can travel route 1 from Jacksonville and head south from there. We aren't leaving on the cruise till Monday evening... so we can make it a three day trip down or a two day trip.

Thanks!

AGDee · #2 08-12-2007, 10:38 PM

No help here on the route, but my kids are on a cruise right now and are docking in Tampa tomorrow morning. My daughter will fly back so I can drive her directly to band camp. They emailed me from 'the kid zone' and called me once and it sounded like they were having a blast. My son will stay in florida for the rest of the week with his dad!

Have a great time!

AGDLynn · #3 08-12-2007, 11:22 PM

I'm terrible about directions, etc. Hubby is away for the night but I'll have respond with his comments tomorrow!

agd4rie · #4 08-13-2007, 10:31 AM

Hey A!

I have made this trip 3x since April down 75. Stay on the interstate. It is less stressful- though there is construction between Macon and Valdosta. You could Take I-16 from Macon to Savannah and pick -up 95, if you wantted to check it out, but otherwise those 2 lane roads are crazy frustrating!

Call for details!
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DoctorD · #5 08-13-2007, 02:03 PM

DO NOT attempt back roads in this neck of the woods unless you want to extend your drive time by lots and lots and lots!!!!

I speak from lots of experience

Now, if you have nowhere to be, the towns along the way are quite lovely!

Also, US1 from Jacksonville south takes forever. I-95 is much, much quicker.

If you wanted to detour in Savannah, the detour from I-75 via I-16 is a reasonable hike, and it's not that much different to take I-95 vs. I-75 as far as traffic is concerned.

nancyagd86 · #6 08-13-2007, 02:27 PM

I drove yesterday from Chattanooga to Orlando. Traffic was great...9 hrs 15 minutes door-to-door with 3 children and a dog (yes, I fly low!). Straight down 75 to the Turnpike, headed east and ended northeast of Orlando. If you're leaving from Canaveral, take the Turnpike to the Beachline (528) and it will all but literally dump you into the port (two turns...maybe?!).
US1 can be scenic, but this time of year it's simply a HOT and MISERABLE route! A1A is the same thing. 95 is by far preferred, but if you choose 95 you're swinging farther east to come back a tad west. The most direct is 75/Tpk/528. If your port is Miami, take the Tpk on south and pick up 95 later.
Cruising is an amazing vaca--just did it this spring for the first time. I've asked for years to go, now hubby is trying to figure how we can do it again before the boys enter HS (all the kids around here go to summer school b/c there is so much overcrowding in our schools!).
PM me if you need more!

GtownGirl98 · #7 09-22-2007, 07:31 PM

HELLO LADIES!!! So I'm back and really look forward to my world to stop moving... even when I'm not....

OH we had soooo much fun... can't even tell you all about it.

So apparently I-95 is faster from KY then I75 according to the navigation system that came with our rental car... so hubby and I ended up taking A1A and Highway 1 afterall for parts of the journey.... glad we did it... never need to do it again.

Royal Carribean was great! Love it... the serve was awesome... the food excellent. Coco Cay was beautiful... the water was so blue and the fish were so colorful. Nassau was okay... never need to go back. I'll post pictures soon.

Oh did I tell you all that the CHIPPENDALE Dancers were on board vacationing??? VERY NICE EYE CANDY poolside.

Also there was a FORD corporation group on board which got me to thinking... we need to have an Alpha Gam event at sea... either Convention or VLC or just for kicks! I had all these visions of Red, Buff, and Green all over the ship! With the shows, the excellent food included in the price... it was cheaper for hubby and I to cruise then it would have been to just go to the beach. About $70 a day for each of us... awesome. We are looking forward to go again next year and trying a bigger ship... maybe going to the US Virgin Islands this time!

AGDLynn · #8 09-23-2007, 07:49 PM

There's something in the Risk Management Section about no events involving alcohol and water (ocean, pools, etc).

GtownGirl98 · #9 09-23-2007, 08:25 PM

Then cruising is out because you are greeted at the dock with drinks... with alcohol optionial. Too bad.... it would be really awesome.

VandalSquirrel · #10 09-23-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDLynn

There's something in the Risk Management Section about no events involving alcohol and water (ocean, pools, etc).

Now that would explain part of the reason why we don't have cruises on Lake Coeur d'Alene anymore.

AGDLynn · #11 09-24-2007, 06:32 PM

Well, this is in the Collegiate Leadership Manual....maybe we alumnae can do it as long as AGD doesn't get blamed.

GtownGirl98 · #12 09-25-2007, 09:37 AM

I don't see why the alumnae couldn't do it... alcohol was present on the ship but I never touched a drop of it and there were no "man overboard" cries... though we did almost leave someone in Nassau... but that was their own fault.

Maybe one year we could have rededication or VLC... since that is all alumnae.