Beachcomber's Inaugural Cruise: Book It or Wait?

What will YOUR cruise really cost? Send me the ship and dates for a free Real-Cost Check → https://stillafloatcruising.com/work-... Subscribe for the numbers the cruise lines leave out of the brochure →    / @stillafloatcruising2026   Should you book the Beachcomber inaugural cruise or wait? I've sailed Paradise and Islander, and I'm still tempted by Margaritaville at Sea's newest ship — here's why, and what it'll cost you. 🌊 News, room reviews, ship tracking and weather: https://www.stillafloatcruising.com Cruise smarter. Laugh more. I'm Mark Millham — U.S. veteran, retired senior IT manager, former liveaboard sailor, and independent cruise advisor with 20+ years on the water (Cornerstone Collective). Plan your cruise with me — honest picks, no upsell pressure, no booking fees to you: https://www.stillafloatcruising.com/w... ▶️ Subscribe:    / @stillafloatcruising2026   ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 I christen thee 0:09 Book the inaugural, or wait? 1:02 Paradise, Islander and school 1:59 Islander was college 3:13 The casino programs 3:31 Beachcomber as graduate school 4:05 A shameless plug 4:38 From Costa Fortuna to Beachcomber 5:16 The 5 o'Clock Somewhere tower 5:53 Zee-Jay 7:47 Being first has a price 8:44 The fares 9:30 My first cruise 10:09 Would you go? 📚 What I checked • Margaritaville at Sea announcements: Beachcomber (former Costa Fortuna), renamed in Brindisi in September 2026, 12-week conversion dry dock, launch January 2027 from Miami, Galveston from October 2027, a four-level 5 o'Clock Somewhere venue the line calls the world's largest • Paradise dry dock completed January 2026; High Tide Market food hall announced the same month • Fares as listed on the day of recording: inaugural January 9 from $999 per person, seven nights; the following week from $529; seven-night sailings through March roughly $530–$630 🎬 Credits • "Caddyshack" (1980), Orion Pictures / Warner Bros.: a short excerpt used for commentary and parody • Costa Fortuna photo: Wikimedia Commons, public domain (CC0) • Illustrated scenes were generated with AI for comedy; nobody in them is a real person. #MargaritavilleAtSea #Beachcomber #CruiseTips