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I've had mucho people say we should go on an Alaskan cruise... NO thanks.. I get plenty of cold/snow up here now - why in Hell would I wanna spend money to go to MORE cold/snow??? Now, if I lived in FL., maybe that would be exciting... I don't. I wanna see nothing but sunshine, warm air, blue ocean and a handy bartender..  Maybe part of this comes from my years in the USN, being on the oceans for days/weeks at a time in all parts of the world.. I just loved it.. You do realize that Alaskan cruises are during the summer months? When we went on ours, it was in the 50-60s, which we consider perfect weather.
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A little snow and ice won't bother us in the least. The scenery would be well worth it.
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My cruise ship:![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Vm7S8si.jpg) Very Nice. Who makes these?
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You can’t run fast enough to get me on one, ever!!!
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I’m wondering when a US Navy ship is going to get infected??
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I’m wondering when a US Navy ship is going to get infected?? They have a Carrier infected right now.
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10 cruise ships are stranded at sea with no place to dock and another 5 are docked but unable to unload passengers. Who in their right mind would get on one of those things? CRUISINGI'm scheduled for one in November this year. No fear...…..
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Riverboat cruise through Amawaterways up the Rhine from Amsterdam Netherlands to Basel Switzerland. Absolutely spectacular scenery and history. When all this dies down, I'd consider it again.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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There are cruises and then there are cruises.
There is no need to ever go to a buffet, but I know they are popular in the US.
I like Cunard Queen's Grill, always a private dining room, and the food is decent too. No inside cabins for me. Only a balcony and room service when needed. One can order anything on the QG menu for evening dining in your own room.
Took granddaughter to the Baltic on Regal Princess. We had a suite with a balcony. Suites dine in a separate breakfast room, have a concierge lounge for snacks, drinks etc and dine in the Club dining section for dinner. Buffet is totally optional at all meals.
There ARE options. But most of you are too cheap-ass to pay for them.
And yeah, the Caribbean is pretty low rent.
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There's one thing you can at a packed restaurant or football stadium - walk out. You can't walk away from a ship that's wandering around 20 miles offshore with no place to dock. That's what's going on now. The ship can be as sterile as a hospital but still have 1 infected passenger who passes his crud around. That's what's happened to 15 ships in the last couple weeks. The passengers are stuck and can't get out. They're there just waiting for their turn to catch it. Yes, there have been ships in the past who had sick passengers, but not with quarantines like we're seeing now. You'd be nuts to get on a ship right now. You might be out there a lot longer than you have vacation days saved up.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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If you go on a cruise you should have your will and all estate planning signed & sealed and with the executor of your estate.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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My diploma is a DD214
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I wouldn't go on a cruise if it was free. I wouldn’t go if you paid me.
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10 cruise ships are stranded at sea with no place to dock and another 5 are docked but unable to unload passengers. Who in their right mind would get on one of those things? CRUISINGWon't happen before or after this. No desire to be cooped up with a bunch of idiots.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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If you go on a cruise you should have your will and all estate planning signed & sealed and with the executor of your estate. You should have that done anyways.
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I wouldn't take a cruise without a pandemic...
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I would never take a cruise. Locked on a ship with thousands of people, at least half of whom are inebriated at all times of day, at the mercy of wind and weather, stopping and going according to schedule instead of spending time where you want... No way.
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing."
Robert E. Howard
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There are cruises and then there are cruises...
There ARE options. But most of you are too cheap-ass to pay for them.
. ROFL!
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I would never take a cruise. Locked on a ship with thousands of people, at least half of whom are inebriated at all times of day, at the mercy of wind and weather, stopping and going according to schedule instead of spending time where you want... No way. Why would you think that half the people are drunk?
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