Should I go on a cruise?
amyelizabeth
My name is Amy and my fiancee and I are thinking about going on a 7
day caribbean cruise for our honeymoon. WE are both 24 love to relax
and enjoy having a fun time! WE are getting married the end of March so
we might run into highschool spring break. We want to go on a cruise
where there are some people in our age bracket (Carnival? or are there
too many kids?). Can someone help us make a decision, we have been
going crazy! Any suggestions on cruise lines?
Thank you very much
AMy
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"amyelizabeth" <amyoc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> My name is Amy and my fiancee and I are thinking about going on a 7
> day caribbean cruise for our honeymoon. WE are both 24 love to relax
> and enjoy having a fun time! WE are getting married the end of March so
> we might run into highschool spring break
Spring break on Carnival is DEFINITELY a time to avoid - unless you are
into drunken orgies and screaming teenie-boppers running amuck at all
hours of the day or night.
Try to schedule your cruise sometime besides the week before or after
Easter.
If you do, you will likely have a fun experience.
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I think you guys would love a cruise. Apart from being romantic and
fun, it's a great deal, even for a suite when you compare prices with
honeymoon packages...and your food and entertainment is included.
If you must go during "Spring Break Hell," my advice is a little
different than it would be for, say, the middle of April. But, to avoid
the party-time, lets all get wasted crowds, stay away from Carnival and
the NCL cruises out of Houston. Have you considered a 10-day cruise?
There won't be the spring breakers to deal with because it extends past
their time off (and their budgets)and it's sooo relaxing. Royal
Caribbean does great 10 and 11 day cruises to the Caribbean and the
Panama Canal is is a tad "younger" than the Princess crowd (also a
wonderful line). If you can't do 10 day, leave out of San Juan, PR
rather than the easier to access Miami.
Or, have you considered a European cruise? Just tossing out ideas,
here. I hope you have a great trip, whatever you decide to do.
Susan
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Carnival for the party atmostphere and they certainly would fit your age
group. You may run into spring breakers at that time though and then
the party ships take on whole new life that you might not wish for.
Perhaps a cruise starting from an island will curb that aspect.
Congratulations and smooth sailing!
annecampbell
gangway--there's no packing or unpacking and you have
unlimited choices to be as active or laid-back as you wish.
Most costs are paid up-front and the most expensive items
(food and entertainment) are already included.
The secret to having a wonderful cruise is finding the ship
that suits your personal interests and lifestyle. Carnival
does a very good job, but you had better like Las Vegas --
lots of neon, a high energy experience. They carry the
youngest passengers afloat, many in your age range. Royal
Caribbean is a bit older (not much) but has a classier
atmosphere, but with the nightlife perks. Both have
excellent entertainment.
Anne Campbell
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Benjamin Smith
<mailto:annecampbe...@cruisemates.com> wrote:
>The secret to having a wonderful cruise is finding the ship
>that suits your personal interests and lifestyle. Carnival
>does a very good job, but you had better like Las Vegas --
>lots of neon, a high energy experience. They carry the
>youngest passengers afloat, many in your age range. Royal
>Caribbean is a bit older (not much) but has a classier
>atmosphere, but with the nightlife perks. Both have
>excellent entertainment.
>
It is interesting that many pick Carnival for younger people and then say
if not Carnival then RCI. What about NCL? I think NCL has a bigger variety
of ships than RCI to choose from (as opposed to a line of more fairly
similar ships) and offer a similar amount of fun. The age of the passengers
that they attract seems comparable to RCI.
I like NCL's variety of ships, from the classic Norway to the medium sized
Majesty or Wind/Dream twins and what some are reporting as the evocative,
brand spanking new Sky. This ship and line should also be considered.
Ben Smith
H. S. Hatch Jr.
Unless you are prepared to spend the rest of your life waiting for your
next cruise
Crick>---------counting the days to GGC2000 and time is moving sooooo
slow, then the 7 days of the event will seem like 30 minutes.
Charles
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> different amongst almost all of its ships. There is no such thing as a
typical
> NCL cruise! You can't even look at a vessel and readily identify it as
> belonging to NCL, they are that different!
What is the name of that NCL ship that leans to one side? When I saw that
ship in one of the Caribbean ports I had a definite negative feeling about
NCL.
Benjamin Smith
>many pick Carnival for younger people and then say
>>if not Carnival then RCI. What about NCL?
>
>to
>be no consistency! Because of the vast differences in size, and
nationality
>of
>crew, and actually ship design, cruises experiences, likely will be vastly
>different amongst almost all of its ships. There is no such thing as a
>typical
>NCL cruise! You can't even look at a vessel and readily identify it as
>belonging to NCL, they are that different!
>
I find this desireable. Different sizes of ships, diffent designs, cruise
experiences as in tailored to an itinerary or type of ship can be good. I
don't know what you mean by nationality of crew, does this mean officers?
Many lines have International service staffs.
NCL has standardized aspects of their stateroom designs, name of rooms
(such as Stardust Lounge, Gatsby Bar, Checkers, Monte Carlo casino), decor
of rooms such as their casinos, have multiple dining options on newer ships
with a "Le Bistro", are known to have scaled Broadway productions such as
"Dreamgirls", are known to have famous sports figures aboard from time to
time.
I like the differences in ships. With the Sky you may see with subsequent
sister ships, hopefully, different decor, a la Celebrity, yet fairly
similar deck layout. Nice contrast to what I feel are too similar RCI ships
although there is no arguing that their product does reasonably well in
terms of perceived predictability and consistency.
>In addition, in recent years, NCL has had major managerial problems, with
>positions at the top being replaced with great regularity. Each change in
>managment means another change in corporate position and direction.
>Where the
>line appears to be headed today, along with its target market, tomorrow,
is
>apt
>to be completely different!
>
Now that's more of a problem. However this tends to happen when a product
is having financial difficulties and not merged into another company. I
understand that Cunard underwent similar types of changes in managerial
directions at times in its existence.
>Once the line shows some consistency in and amongst its product, It
>certainly
>does bear looking into. I'm just waiting for them to make up their mind
and,
>finally, follow a path! Changing leadership each year does not builld
>conficence in this happening anytime soon!
>
Good point. Perhaps that is why I find a fair amount of TA's to be lukewarm
about recommending NCL. I'm a ship environment guy and I find their ship's
interiors more interesting than those of RCI.
Ben Smith
>Sorry NCL!
PARNAMI
>if not Carnival then RCI. What about NCL?
I don't usually recommend NCL because of its variety of ships: there seems to
be no consistency! Because of the vast differences in size, and nationality of
crew, and actually ship design, cruises experiences, likely will be vastly
different amongst almost all of its ships. There is no such thing as a typical
NCL cruise! You can't even look at a vessel and readily identify it as
belonging to NCL, they are that different!
In addition, in recent years, NCL has had major managerial problems, with
positions at the top being replaced with great regularity. Each change in
managment means another change in corporate position and direction. Where the
line appears to be headed today, along with its target market, tomorrow, is apt
to be completely different!
Once the line shows some consistency in and amongst its product, It certainly
does bear looking into. I'm just waiting for them to make up their mind and,
finally, follow a path! Changing leadership each year does not builld
conficence in this happening anytime soon!
Sorry NCL!
Cruising is like being awake, and dreaming!
William Coleman
requirements.Are there a lot of 25 year olds still in school or do the
college kids bring their mommies and daddies?
Bill
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Richard and Owen Whitlock
> Charles wrote:
>
> What is the name of that NCL ship that leans to one side? When I saw that
> ship in one of the Caribbean ports I had a definite negative feeling about
> NCL.
It is the Norwegian Star and they sent it to Australia, replaced it with the
Norwegian Sea, named the Star something else, and it is probably still
leaning.
Tucker in Texas
Tom & Linda
only does that in the northern hemisphere... :)
--Tom
Stephan in Corrigible
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Maybe being in the "land down under" it doesn't lean anymore. Maybe it
>only does that in the northern hemisphere... :)
>
I believe it would lean the opposite direction due to the Coriolis
effect.
Stephan
Cal Ford
Alaska cruise on her back in '92 and there was a noticeable list to Port
then. It was explained to me that it was very difficult to transfer fuel
from tanks on one side to tanks on the other side so as the ship used fuel
it would lean in that direction. Had to do with errors in design when this
ship was modified back in the early eighties. I liked the ship though.
Really enjoyed the Single Seating Dinning that Royal Cruise Line was noted
for.
Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises
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> PARNAMI <par...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > different amongst almost all of its ships. There is no such thing as a
> typical
> > NCL cruise! You can't even look at a vessel and readily identify it as
> > belonging to NCL, they are that different!
>