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dang good trade!
We just got back from our first cruise to the Western Caribbean. I actually think it's a pretty darned good deal, and LBYM as far as nice vacations go! We had a 7 day cruise for something like $1120 per person.
We had a 7 day cruise for something like $1120 per [-]person[/-] couple. That is $160 per day per couple for a room, all the food you want, free entertainment, and transportation to various ports.
Two great retirement leisure activities that my PILs taught me are Elderhostel (sorry, I'm still too young) and cruises. They've been cruising for over 20 years and have probably done 30 of them.I think Nords has been on a couple. I've been on 4 or 5.
P.S. It helps when you smuggle alcohol on board Or at least that's what I hear....
How difficult is it to put some bottles in your luggage. Or, am I missing something?
Don't even bother. The luggage is x-rayed, the hassle is merciless, and you're on their "bad cruiser" list for the rest of your life. Ironically 10 minutes after they finish chewing you out, you'll leave steerage to meet a roving crewmember who'll be happy to serve you alcoholic beverages for a "small" fee.The most stringent of cruiselines is supposed to be Norwegian. They scan the luggage.
Has anyone done any Mediterranean or Nordic cruises?
I think he meant as in "standing midwatches"...If by "mediterranean" you mean "went to greece and found myself regularly regaining consciousness on various boats somewhere in the mediterranean, swearing I'd never drink ouzo ever again", well...yes!
If by "mediterranean" you mean "went to greece and found myself regularly regaining consciousness on various boats somewhere in the mediterranean, swearing I'd never drink ouzo ever again", well...yes!
Did you enjoy it
How are those interior rooms? Too claustrophobic? I'm trying to put together a cruise vacation for my family next year. I think we will need 2 cabins, one for the parents and one for the teenagers.
How are those interior rooms? Too claustrophobic? I'm trying to put together a cruise vacation for my family next year. I think we will need 2 cabins, one for the parents and one for the teenagers.
Has anyone done any Mediterranean or Nordic cruises? Civilian that is They look amazing from the literature. Of course that is what the literature is supposed to do
You're rarely inside the cabin since there are so many better places to lounge around (and to receive drink service). The only times you're in the cabin, well, you're not concerned about its volume or the decor or even the lighting. Unless you upgrade to a suite or apt, they're all about the same degree of compactness but they usually have seven-foot [-]overheads[/-] ceilings with plenty of room to move about.How are those interior rooms? Too claustrophobic? I'm trying to put together a cruise vacation for my family next year. I think we will need 2 cabins, one for the parents and one for the teenagers.
After decades of professing to hate cruises (we've taken maybe 6), they have grown on me.
Has anyone done any Mediterranean or Nordic cruises?
Can you elaborate on that? How many does it take before you stop hating them? What didn't you like that you now like?