| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/11/2009 9:37:03 PM | I have to go twice ayear. Best vacation for the dollar. You can act like a kid again. An the foods great an . Always meet the nicest people . Love exploring the islands. Anyone want to go am all in. Life to short, an am not going to let work control me. Seeya
Frankiecruise an ya am a newbbe | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/13/2009 3:32:07 PM | I'll never go on a cruise for 2 reasons. I did my time in the Navy and when the ship goes out for 6 months at a time it's called a cruise. I know it's not exactly the same thing but it still has memories that make it a negative thing for me.
The second reason is that I choose live. Most cruise lines are flagged in someplace like Nigeria where it is much cheaper to pass the safety inspections. I think all you need there is a wet compass and a manual bilge pump to pass. Flag a ship in the US and I may consider it safe. The other problem is crew training. I have read many stories where in an emergency the crew was not helpful, made the situation worse, and even abandoned ship leaving the passengers to deal with the problem.
I'm not actually scared of boats, I live on mine. I read and train weekly, and carry more than the minimum amount of required safety gear.
Fair winds and following seas | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/18/2009 8:27:24 PM | been as passenger and crew
loved both and had no problems with safety even in emergencies.
they are miniature worlds on the sea - if you love the sea, and love the world and can accept it for its realities and restrictions its a great way to travel.
I'd have to say it is the one holiday everyone can actually relax on. | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/19/2009 7:27:16 AM | Love em, been on 5 cruises so far. As far as vacations go I think it's a good bang for the buck considering how much free entertainment & food and fun you get. I love being on a different island every morning. Can't imagine being stuck on the same small island for a week, I need more then just 12 hrs of beach every day to have fun.
What sucks for me though is that the flight to Florida costs as much or often more then the week long cruise itself. Suffering in a cramped plane for 5 hrs (round trip) shouldn't cost as much as a week of fun argh  | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/20/2009 9:54:56 PM | hi there, glad you love to cruise! im in the ship yard preparing the worlds largest ship, oasis of the seas! now
THAT will be a cruise worth doing! | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 9/28/2009 8:43:16 PM | | I agree with you Sveen. I've also been on 5 cruises. I used to go backpacking in Europe years ago but when you only have a week off a cruise is the way to go. But as a single I would only book with a singles group tour. Otherwise you could be the lonliest person on board. I went with VTG and booked my own excursions by exploring information about each island beforehand. You could do as much or as little with the group as you wanted. It was a great time, I'd do it again. I'm lucky to live close to the ports. | |
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| I agree with you SveenJPR
Posted: 10/1/2009 9:46:59 PM | | Airline travel sucks/ cramped in any airplane is bad. Even for two hours, unless you go first class. | |
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Posted: 10/6/2009 7:14:09 AM | javascript:smilie(' ')
Been on 11 (ocean) cruises in 10 years. I want to do an East Asia cruise next (Japan, Korea, China) or SEAsia to Australia.
Being a single on a cruise is kinda lonely/boring and with going on as many cruises as I have they get a bit repetitive and I've only repeated 1 destination, once (Alaska). Still, I agree with the other posters about value, entertainment, different place each day. Good times. | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 10/13/2009 7:11:22 PM | lol I love to cruise, I am also a Travel Agent, in a brick and mortar establishment. I love to cruise and do land travel so I keep a running list of places I would like to go. anyone else?
www.coastalgeorgia.travel or www.dna.travel | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 10/31/2009 11:25:15 AM | | Cruises are great vacations. I've been on 2 5 days an 1 last year that was 19 days. Loved them all. I cruised solo on all 3 of them and never felt lonely. Met lots of great people, had tons of fun an did just what I wanted to do. I keep trying to find cruise buddies, with no luck,(not to mention its nice to KNOW who you are rooming with, lol) and the only thing is the cruise lines seem to be totally anti solo when it comes to pricing. I would go way more often, but I refuse to pay 250% single supplement. You'd think having 1 person in a cabin would be better than no people in a cabin. But nooo. If anyone finds any great solo deals- pleaseeee let me know. I am a member on a cruise website(not sure if I can post that here, so message me) and they have a single/solo thread there if anyone is interested. | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 11/12/2009 7:17:48 PM | Hi,
I do a marketing service for a travel agent. He can do group vacations, cruises and help get good deals. What I am doing is booking appointments for him to come out and meet with single people or groups of singles who would like to travel. I will provide an information session. It is free without no obligations and he will give more details about the benefits. If anyone on this forum are planning to travel in groups, I can arrange a meeting.
If anyone is interested and have any further questions, you can email me at anita@uniglobedcatravel.com
or you can just respond to me here.
Anita | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 11/13/2009 1:47:41 AM | I have never been on a cruise but would love to go on one sometime.
Its more of a gf bf type vacation then a vacation for a single person. If I was to go on a cruise by myself, it would have to be a singles cruise, for a week, to a hot destination. | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 11/22/2009 5:48:08 PM | we have 12 hr fishing "cruises" here in houston where go sail far out into the gulf and fish.
it smells a bit and the bathrooms are less than 4 star you have to sleep on the floor...
but if you get a good catch it makes a great postcard. | |
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| Who here loves cruises
Posted: 11/22/2009 6:09:41 PM | I never been on a cruise because of extreme seasickness. Believe it or not I actually got sick standing on a lake dock!
Funny thing is that I love to scuba dive. Once I am under the water, I find my stomach calms and I enjoy the dive. | |
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