Ever been on a cruise?

[Lamb]

Have any of you ever been on a cruise? Which line were you on and did you enjoy it?

 

[Ruth]

I was on the Goodtime 111 a few summers ago. I enjoyed it.

 

[psalms 91]

No burt I would love to go on one

 

[dogs4thewin]

No, but my mother has always wanted to go on one.

 

[MS140ukn]

i love to travel. but i dont have the time nor the money to take one. someday..if and when i win the lotto

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Yep when I was younger. Can't remember what it was called. I went with my family, grandparents,cousins and aunt. It was a BLAST! :happy-run2: I would love to go on another one again with the hubby. Even tho he probably wouldn't like it and would stay in the room the whole time. I would have the time of my life. :banana:

 

[psalms 91]

Traveled by an ocean liner when I was very young, from Panama to the states

 

[tango]

Have any of you ever been on a cruise? Which line were you on and did you enjoy it?

Many years ago I did a Norwegian Coastal Cruise on the MS Finnmarken. That was a lovely time but the average age of the passengers was older than my parents. I also did a transatlantic cruise with Cunard on the Queen Elizabeth, which was simply amazing. It was like staying in a floating five-star hotel for a week.

 

[Rens]

Yes a very luxurous one.

 

[NewCreation435]

No never have been


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[Lamb]

I went on a cruise with a group of friends and it was an amazing time...but not because it was a cruise since we were with fun friends. I would like to take my daughter on a cruise because she and I have a lot of fun together and she wouldn't want to sit around at a bar drinking most of the time.

 

[psalms 91]

Wish I could go on one you all make it sound so nice

 

[MarkFL]

Why yes, courtesy of the U.S. Navy...aboard the U.S.S. Bristol County, LST 1198:

The food was great, but the scheduled activities seemed a lot like work, some of the older passengers were kind of bossy, and for some reason there were no women on the cruises.

 

[psalms 91]

lol Mark

 

[Josiah]

I had a conference on a cruise ship. It was a 3 day Mexico thing. Even with several hours a day of meetings, it was BORING. B....O.....R.....I......N........G. Unless one gambles all day or drinks all day, it's BORING. After I checked out the ship (which took an hour, max) there was NOTHING to do - but sit by the pool or use the fitness center (which I can do at home). The entertainment (and I use that term very loosely) was little and very amature, not worth the time attending it. I did have time to drink (too much) and talk with associates - because we were forced to by the lack of anything else to do. The ONLY good thing: I didn't pay for it.

 

[Lamb]

I had a conference on a cruise ship. It was a 3 day Mexico thing. Even with several hours a day of meetings, it was BORING. B....O.....R.....I......N........G. Unless one gambles all day or drinks all day, it's BORING. After I checked out the ship (which took an hour, max) there was NOTHING to do - but sit by the pool or use the fitness center (which I can do at home). The entertainment (and I use that term very loosely) was little and very amature, not worth the time attending it. I did have time to drink (too much) and talk with associates - because we were forced to by the lack of anything else to do. The ONLY good thing: I didn't pay for it.

Aww! I think that's why it's great to go with a group of friends to keep busy. I didn't get bored on the only cruise I went on (well, except for a 3 hour one once LOL that doesn't count as a vacation cruise) because I went off separately with members of our group and we just talked and laughed and had a great time exploring our ship. And of course the EATING is so much fun!

 

[Josiah]

Why yes, courtesy of the U.S. Navy...aboard the U.S.S. Bristol County, LST 1198:

The food was great, but the scheduled activities seemed a lot like work, some of the older passengers were kind of bossy, and for some reason there were no women on the cruises.

I nominate this for the "funny post of the month" award....


Actually, YOUR cruise sounds a LOT more interesting and enjoyable than mine... I'd love to spend a day (that's ONE day, 24 hours... no more) on that cruise - but ONLY, EXCLUSIVELY as an observing guest.

And of course the EATING is so much fun!

Mine was on Carnival. The food was super ABUNDANT but the quality was pretty unimpressive and quite ordinary (think: College cafeteria). On the "formal" night, there was New York steak (a big one at that) but it was pretty tasteless and tough and cold... the bake potato I ordered was so cold the butter would not melt. Oh, and this was a MEXICAN cruise and there was NOTHING Mexican served or offered at all, all very generic stuff. The desserts were the thing people talked about, but I'm not much of a dessert person. I had heard so much about the food but I wasn't at all impressed. Perhaps just the cruise I experienced..... I know folks who love cruises!



- Josiah

 

[Lamb]

I nominate this for the "funny post of the month" award....


Actually, YOUR cruise sounds a LOT more interesting and enjoyable than mine... I'd love to spend a day (that's ONE day, 24 hours... no more) on that cruise - but ONLY, EXCLUSIVELY as an observing guest.







Mine was on Carnival. The food was super ABUNDANT but the quality was pretty unimpressive and quite ordinary (think: College cafeteria). On the "formal" night, there was New York steak (a big one at that) but it was pretty tasteless and tough and cold... the bake potato I ordered was so cold the butter would not melt. Oh, and this was a MEXICAN cruise and there was NOTHING Mexican served or offered at all, all very generic stuff. The desserts were the thing people talked about, but I'm not much of a dessert person. I had heard so much about the food but I wasn't at all impressed. Perhaps just the cruise I experienced..... I know folks who love cruises!



- Josiah

My cruise was a Carnival one as well and everything I ate except for one thing was super tasty!! You must have had some bad cooks and I got all the good ones.

The thing I didn't like was the annoying Caribbean music constantly being played by the pool. I mean. CONSTANTLY. I wanted to sit out there and enjoy the weather but the music was way too loud and the same old thing on repeat.

 

[Tigger]

I had always thought I would like to take a cruise but after seeing all of those sickness outbreaks I'm very Leary. You know I used to do building maintenance at a four star hotel and I know how many rooms they give those cleaners to complete in a shift and it's ridiculous. You're lucky when all of the main items in a room get cleaned but you can absolutely know all of the other 'touch' points don't get sanitized.

 

[tango]

I had a conference on a cruise ship. It was a 3 day Mexico thing. Even with several hours a day of meetings, it was BORING. B....O.....R.....I......N........G. Unless one gambles all day or drinks all day, it's BORING. After I checked out the ship (which took an hour, max) there was NOTHING to do - but sit by the pool or use the fitness center (which I can do at home). The entertainment (and I use that term very loosely) was little and very amature, not worth the time attending it. I did have time to drink (too much) and talk with associates - because we were forced to by the lack of anything else to do. The ONLY good thing: I didn't pay for it.

When I did the Norwegian cruise with my wife I was glad for a small number of other young couples. We met a French couple, another couple where the husband was German and the wife was Italian, and another couple from Australia but who oddly grew up about 10 miles from where I grew up. It was good to have people to hang out with once the sun went down because otherwise there wasn't a whole lot to do. The scenery by day was stunning and I think we did every single land excursion on offer, which was equally sunny. I remember walking up the side of a mountain in Narvik in temperatures way below freezing, and using the outdoor jacuzzi north of the Arctic Circle in October. That was interesting.