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looking forward to Alaskan

would never do a Caribbean again - primarily because the price point is so low, you get alot of .....undesirables

Bring your piggy bank.

Orlando brother-in-law is a computer scientist for Disney. He said their cruises were pretty well booked. He was looking for an employee slot, evidently they get low cost bookings if there's a cancellation. I told him I don't think I'd want to be cruising right now. Reportedly things are going along pretty normal for Disney.

I told him about the Princess ship anchored at Japan and the message from the honeymoon couple, sequestered in their cabin. They said they had been eating lobster, not lucky to get a sandwich. He said Disney would do better than that, and I think he's right.

I've never been on a cruise, don't think I'd go now.

DF

Lotta people trying to get me on an Alaskan cruise.... No freakin' way... I get more than enough cold/snow here already and refuse to go to another cold/snow area.. Pass. I want warmth, sunshine, 80F degree sea breezes..

For those even considering a cruise - stay the hell away from Carnival unless yer 20-28 and single.. Stay away from Disney Cruises unless ya have 4-10 yr olds.. .. If yer an adult and want peace and quiet, RCC, Celebrity or Norwegian Lines might be best choices.. FWIW..

Bucket list - the Panama Canal cruise... Hope to in 2 years, but it's 18-19 days at a time.. I might gain a few LBs by the end of that one...

h_ll i can do that at home

When we went the only day we needed anything heavier than a light sweater was the day we toured Glacier Bay. The only ice/snow we saw was at a distance.

Our first cruise was down to the "Mexican Riviera". Puerta Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo. I thoroughly enjoyed it but wifey got seasick so we won't do an ocean cruise again.

Going on our second cruise this May. Down the Danube in one of those long, low slung riverboats. Price was high enough to hopefully deter the riff raff. First trip to Europe and I didn't want to deal with machete attacks and "trucks of peace" running over tourists and infidels so we're avoiding London and Paris. Heading to eastern Europe where third world invasions are deterred and being white isn't an invitation to violence.

Went to Puerto Rico, then around to a bunch of islands. I never seen so many darkies in my life. I will never go on one of those again.

I’m in the middle

NO, never had interest in being cooped up with 5K other people on a floating out house, too damn noisy, to peoplee, to many cooties.

Hanco,
We did the same cruise 2 years ago.
Had a blast!

I've been on 5 cruises, all with NCL--Alaska, Baltic, Norway, Oz&NZ and Amsterdam to Rome. Loved them all. That being said, I would never go on a Caribbean one--totally different crowd. The longer the cruise, the fewer the riffraff. If you go on the fringe seasons (May & Sept), no rugrats, either.

No. Never.

for a yooper you get around

We are leaving Saturday on a Caribbean Cruise. Norwegian issued a statement that they will deny boarding to any person traveling the last 30 days to mainland China and will also deny boarding to any person traveling on a passport from China, Macau or Hong Kong, regardless of the last time they were in China.

Exactly.. Not for me either.. That... The last few we've been on I think we might have seen 2-4 kids total (meaning 12 and under).. The rest were adults.



Good.. That's also basically what RCC told us too..

Have you ever been on one? I'm guessing not, based on your comment.

I've only been on 3 so far, and loved every minute of them. Holland America is about 3x as good as Carnival, for anyone interested. The food is to die for, and the clientele of HAL ships is far more mature and less "party" than Carnival. I've taken all sorts of vacations during my life, and a cruise is far in a way the most relaxing. There isn't even a distant second. They also aren't outrageously priced. By the time you factor in 3 meals a day, gas, hotels, entertainment, etc., a decent cruise can be one of the least expensive ways to take a vacation.

When I retire from my current career, I plan on starting a second career on a HAL ship. I guess that probably shows how much I enjoyed cruises. But never listen to the opinion of folks who have actually gone on them, you may learn something. BY and large, folks who have been on cruises will tell you they loved it, and folks who have never been will say they are awful. You should ponder that for a second.

Not to worry they will scrap that one and just make a newer and larger one.

That.. Spend 7-8 days in a big city hotel, buy your meals, rent a car or use a taxi... buy tix to plays etc and add it up.. I'm betting the cruise is cheaper by 35-40%.. And it's all there - just have to literally walk to it..

Only point I'd argue is HA being 3X better than Carnival... Hell, it's 10X better than Carnival..

Couldn't agree more. In the words of President Donald Trump......those are sh^#hole countries down there.

This sort of thing becomes a regular occurrence, we can welcome back the Lazaretto:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazaretto