I have done that cruise out of Boston with my wife the last 2 Octobers, because she won't fly anymore because of the hassle.
And frankly I don't blame her.
We also like the more relaxed dressing up for the evening meal, which means we can go with less luggage.
We started cruising in the early 1970s on the "Oceanic" out of NY to the Caribbean, and have been on many cruise ships and different Cruise lines since, to some other warm destinations during the winter..
But when you won't fly and want to go to warmer weather in Feb/March it is a big problem now, and I don't feel like driving many miles to get on-board. -Tom
That’s one of the reasons that we chose to cruise rather than fly in October of 2014. Unfortunately, we had to cruise through a hurricane. Still, it was great. It’s my understanding that the Norwegian Dawn has been renovated since then, which is a positive sign. I hope that the restaurant and bar that we liked best are still there.
We’re thinking about taking another cruise to Bermuda, but our last couple of trips to resorts on the cape have been wonderful, too.