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Hardest of passes.

I had a good time on the two I've been on but the older I get the less it appeals to me.

Never been on one, and never will. Just doesn't appeal to me being trapped, and tied into activities that I really aren't interested in anyway.

That cargo ship in the same storm:

There a few that sound cool. The Viking River Cruises, or Alaskan ones. But, yeah. They are way too expensive and I don’t like people enough to be trapped with them.

JMarkJohns wrote:There a few that sound cool. The Viking River Cruises, or Alaskan ones. But, yeah. They are way too expensive and I don’t like people enough to be trapped with them.

Here's a trip for you. This is what my brother and his wife are going to do soon:

Sail from San Francisco thru the panama Canal to Miami.
Get of that ship, board another and sail to Europe.
Fuck around in Europe for a couple of weeks.
Sail back to Miami.
Take Amtrak from Miami to San Francisco.

JMarkJohns wrote:There a few that sound cool. The Viking River Cruises, or Alaskan ones. But, yeah. They are way too expensive and I don’t like people enough to be trapped with them.

Beware the river cruises. The deeper hulled boats are highly dependent on proper river water levels in order to travel. IIRC VRC has been royally fucked during low water months in Europe being unable to travel while other companies' boats continue to operate with ease. Also, knowing this, the cruise company trip insurance plays fast and loose with that contingency.

IMO you get what you pay for on other types of cruises. We've enjoyed Crystal (http://www.crystalcruises.com" target="_blank) but they are spendy. If food and populations less than that of the Rose Bowl matter to you then you have to pay up for it.

We've been on two cruises. The little three day from San Diego to Ensenada and back and seven day Alaska cruise. Liked them both very much.

There is one thing that will definitely make you loath to take a cruise: read the agreement you have to sign in order to be allowed to board. When a company requires you to release it of any claims as to the seaworthiness of its vessel it forces you to make a pointed choice: who is more deserving of death by keel hauling, the company directors or its lawyers?

Gedoudahere with this BS. I'm cruising from Darwin to Broome in August. Nuttin to do and 10 days to do it in.

With Love, From Puke City...

My wife and I cruise quite a bit, usually to the Caribbean over Thanksgiving with a group of friends. Went to Alaska this last May and loved it. Cruising the Mediterranean for a couple weeks, leaving in early May. We always do port intensive cruises so we have a stop most days and not stuck onboard day after day after day.

This lede is ..... whoo boy...

Trumpers love cruises so I anticipate many cruises in the future having massive covid outbreaks.

All non Vaxxed people should get a free cruise together as a way to get us to herd immunity

Thanks Royal Caribbean. I imagine this will really help lift the quarantine requirement for international travelers who fly on airplanes like sane people.

ASUHATER! wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:08 am Trumpers love cruises so I anticipate many cruises in the future having massive covid outbreaks.

I don't think that's necessarily true. There's a poll on the cruise website Cruise Critic asking if making the proof of vaccination mandatory before passengers are allowed to board. 90% of the respondents said yes. My wife and I cruise and we have many non-Trump friends that cruise too, and we're all vaccinated and would prefer the cruise lines to make vaccinations mandatory. Unfortunately, there's dumbasses like DeSantis that don't believe in it.

A Covid outbreak on a cruise ship is literally my worst nightmare.

Alieberman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:10 am A Covid outbreak on a cruise ship is literally my worst nightmare.

Mine is waking up without my penis.

Alieberman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:10 am A Covid outbreak on a cruise ship is literally my worst nightmare.

Can't imagine being stuck in your cabin for 24 hours a day with your partner and they bring you food to the cabin, esp in an interior cabin.

But at least I get to keep my penis.

That's my Merkin, glass half full.

Maybe I will take a cruise after all.

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:25 pm Maybe I will take a cruise after all.

Someone went for a cruise with the hope of seeing the Statue of Liberty on deck, but instead saw an Eiffel Tower when they went inside.

I know teh board's general idea on cruises but we're taking another one anyways. Next summer we're going on a Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Breakaway with about 20 friends. Departs from Miami and hits Puerto Plata, St. Thomas, Tortola, Great Stirrup Cay, then back to Miami. Should be a good time.

With 20 friends? I'm not even sure I know 20 people.

My wife is trying to talk me into taking the Alaskan cruise for our 40th so I may no longer be 100% against cruises. More like 95% against.

Merkin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:57 pm With 20 friends? I'm not even sure I know 20 people.

My wife is trying to talk me into taking the Alaskan cruise for our 40th so I may no longer be 100% against cruises. More like 95% against.

We did an Alaska cruise a couple of years ago. Liked it a lot.

Merkin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:57 pm With 20 friends? I'm not even sure I know 20 people.

My wife is trying to talk me into taking the Alaskan cruise for our 40th so I may no longer be 100% against cruises. More like 95% against.

While you are considering options, consider the Alaska Marine Highway - could take a vehicle and do asome road travel between up-and-back trip. Not a "cruise" per se, but all the ports, and truly great visuals, too

https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/index.shtml

azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:10 pm I know teh board's general idea on cruises but we're taking another one anyways. Next summer we're going on a Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Breakaway with about 20 friends. Departs from Miami and hits Puerto Plata, St. Thomas, Tortola, Great Stirrup Cay, then back to Miami. Should be a good time.

Be careful, even with edibles:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/c ... 2906&ei=77

There are horror stories of people who have been kicked off ships in foreign ports or placed on blacklists for violating the cannabis rules, according to the Wall Street Journal, and some told the Journal that they are scared and confused about the crackdown.