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18. I used to love cruising but the glory days are over

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2024, 07:06 PM

Apr 4

This guy touched on just about everything that is wrong with cruising these days, including those disgusting new ships.

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Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever [View all] Nevilledog Apr 4 OP

Thanks for this! Drum Apr 4 #1

This is hilarious Sympthsical Apr 4 #2

Just what I feared a cruise would be. Biophilic Apr 4 #3

Basing cruises on this monstrosity in the Caribbean edhopper Apr 4 #19

Viking?* cilla4progress Apr 5 #26

Viking is good edhopper Apr 5 #30

Thank you! cilla4progress Apr 5 #35

You are right. Atlas is so much better. My second voyage with them is at the end of this month. CTyankee Apr 5 #28

Sounds great edhopper Apr 5 #32

Yes, I have been to Lisbon and enjoyed the food enormously in the past. CTyankee Apr 5 #36

Incredible article. The author vividly portrays his journey through Dante's Inferno... Hekate Apr 4 #4

Great read, start to finish. I went on my first and only cruise pre-Covid, and have no desire for another. chia Apr 4 #5

I may do one more cruise qwlauren35 Apr 4 #6

At some point I am going to take a cruise, but I've decided it will be .... A HERETIC I AM Apr 4 #7

That monstrosity sounds like hell on earth for me, too Warpy Apr 4 #13

LOL... A HERETIC I AM Apr 4 #22

Well, Delphinus Apr 4 #16

I would recommend Alaska or Norway edhopper Apr 4 #20

I've looked into both A HERETIC I AM Apr 4 #23

Look at Azamara edhopper Apr 4 #24

Try Atlas. I think you'll find what you are looking for. CTyankee Apr 5 #29

On our voyage to Autralia in 2018 on RC Explorer of The Seas.... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 5 #31

Wonderful! snowybirdie Apr 4 #8

Sounds terrible. surfered Apr 4 #9

I looked up a photo of the Icon of the Seas. What a nightmare of design! Lonestarblue Apr 4 #10

"51, old and tired" GenThePerservering Apr 4 #11

Now I know how to make my husband hate me. shrike3 Apr 4 #12

An homage to the periodic table. On ice. It's true! muriel_volestrangler Apr 4 #14

I appreciated Delphinus Apr 4 #15

In the 1990's my wife and I were comped several cruises on the Enchanged Capri localroger Apr 4 #17

I used to love cruising but the glory days are over nini Apr 4 #18

Screenshot FakeNoose Apr 4 #21

Rather extreme! 😄 😕 Definitely not for me electric_blue68 Apr 5 #47

Very entertaining read ! Pluvious Apr 5 #25

It looks like an upside-down catamaran. marybourg Apr 5 #38

My daughter is a lawyer in Miami. NEVER GO ON A CRUISE! Marcus IM Apr 5 #27

While that was a trauma for your daughter, for sure, you can't say it happens frequently on all cruise ships. CTyankee Apr 5 #34

CTYankee - cilla4progress Apr 5 #37

No. The only voyage I took was a misadventure -- a trip down the rivers of France that was plagued by bad weather. CTyankee Apr 5 #39

Viking? cilla4progress Apr 5 #40

No. It was Road Scholar, a nonprofit offering travel to seniors. CTyankee Apr 5 #41

Oh yes, I know of them. cilla4progress Apr 5 #42

In a sense, it was. You definitely missed the atmospherics of the experience. CTyankee Apr 5 #43

Yah.. cilla4progress Apr 5 #44

Had you already gotten the Covid vaccine? I ask because we are old and will need extra protection which I am willing to CTyankee Apr 5 #45

Oh, multiple. cilla4progress Apr 5 #48

This is one of the funniest things I've read in a long time! Ocelot II Apr 5 #33

my wife has been on several cruises mike_c Apr 5 #46

River cruises look interesting to me. Not these gigantic floating amusement parks. Nevilledog Apr 5 #49