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llandaff TUG Member Posts: 140 From: Chandler AZ - Owner: HGVC at Hilton Hawaiian Village Registered: Mar 2002	posted 09-19-2003 00:09 We've been on 8 cruises, all with Princess. Our first cruise (Western Caribbean) was for our honeymoon in 1991 and we were hooked. I had dreamed of cruising even as a child and it was everything I thought it would be. We have been so pleased with Princess, we are scared to try any of the other lines (at least the ones we can afford!) Favorite cruise? Probably the Panama Canal, not just for the canal transit itself (which is spectacular) but also for the contrast in ports...Costa Rica and Aruba, for example. Alaska would be a close second and the Mexican Riviera is always great. We usually budget no more than $100 per person per day. Vicki. IP: Logged
pcgirl54 TUG Member Posts: 2616 From: Brewster Green, Marriott Harbour Pointe Registered: Sep 2001	posted 09-19-2003 02:50 We have done three cruises:Southern, Western Carribean for 7 days and a 3 day New England cruise to nowhere with a stop at St Johns,New Brunswick. First cruise,my favorite, was Carnival's older ship,1200 people, Southern Carribean planned by our middle son and me for our family of 5. We all had a ball even though our cabin was a very low floor. There were 5 ports of call ,Dominica(just beautiful),Antigua,Barbados,St Marten and St Thomas from Puerto Rico. The kids eyes popped open (so did ours)with the 7 course meals, the Grand Buffett and the flaming desserts like Bananas Flambe and Baked Alaska. For once we could say order and try whatever you want including 3 hot chocolates at each meal. They got to try their HS Spanish,the waiters were super and from Chile and had the boys order in Spanish. I will never ever forget it. It was our 20th anniversary and combined 40th birthdays and my one wish was to snorkel in the reefs on St Marteen with my boys,one of my favorite photos. Still have photos of the Grand Buffett and the massive dragon ice sculpture. The three day fall cruise was Royal Carribean,new,Enchantment of the Seas,2400 capacity,main floor this time. We went w/o the kids right out of Boston for 224pp. No Grand Buffet on shorter cruises...disappointing.St John was so boring but the people were so friendly,saw whales on the trip North. If I heard about the tea factory or reversing waters one more time...Very nice ship but I missed the kids enjoying the ship/food. Next cruise was 3 years ago on the new Royal Carribean Triumph for our 25th anniversary,just us, to Western Carribean,main floor with a view this time. Saw Ocho Rios,Grand Cayman,Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. Did not like Jamaica at all,felt very,very unsafe. Dunn's falls was fun but I wouldn't go back. Swam with the Stingrays in Grand Cayman which was really cool. Tulum was pretty nice on the ocean, Cozumel was ok.Preferred Southern Carribean over Western itinerary,had fun but missed the kids seeing the sights. The hallway in that ship felt like the hallway in The Shining,it went on forever because the ship was SO big. MC John was wicked funny. Did not feel crowded on a big ship at all. We'd like to cruise the Panama Canal and I'd like to see Alaska(even though I hate the cold). My heart's desire is to see the Galapagos someday. My husband's hearts desire is a Tradewinds/Windstar type cruise as he is a sailor wannabee. Sent him on a Maine 120 ft Windjammer for a weekend with our middle son, combo HS graduation and birthday present for them three years ago,they had a ball. Our 30th anniversary is 2005 and my husband who never insists on any destination says Hawaii is it period. We are debating the benefits of cruising vs timeshare to capture seeing as much as we can on multi islands. It's a long way from Boston and I don't know if we will be able to return. I know we need more than 1 week. I was apprehensive on the first cruise as I am afraid of boats and being away from shore. Figured I would love or hate it. I quickly realized why people book their next cruise right away. Cruises are great,endless meals and entertainment,shore excursions and casinos. Personally I don't like cruises with just 2 ports of call and 5 days at sea. I find it boring,I like to see many ports of call which is why So Carribean was great. RC and Carnival were both nice,small or big ships were fine. I'd like to try another cruiseline for comparison. Reading these posts makes me want to book one now! IP: Logged
Truffle TUG Member Posts: 354 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose in Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico and the Imperial in Waikiki, Hawaii Registered: Jan 2002	posted 09-19-2003 07:50 We are doing the New York, Boston, Bar Harbour, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, and down the St. Lawrence to Montreal on the Radisson's Navigator on Oct. 10th for 9 days. It is called the "fall foliage" cruise. We are having the 9th of Oct. in New York. We love cruising! 2 Royal Carribeans, 2 Princess, 2 Holland Americas, and this is our first Radisson. Mediterranean cruise, Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and a short Seatle, Victoria, and Vancouver. We love the gymns, high quality entertainment, dining and meeting new friends, and of course the food. We are convinced of the great value and the security of a ship. I agree with many of the comments on the "When to Book?" discussion. Waiting for the prices to drop might not get you that desired cabin, balcony, land cruise, ship, or even destination e.g. the ever increasing demand for Alaska. Going through a cruise specialist agent rather than an ordinary travel agent provides you with the best expert advice from persons who have usually cruised a great deal themselves. I have heard of one cruise expert who knows where almost every cruise ship is presently cruising! These cruise specialists are encouraged to constantly visit docking cruise ships and to take "familiarization" cruises. They deserve the little commission they earn. You would have to devote many hours of your own time to aquire a tiny bit of the overview knowledge that a cruise expert has. I would highly recommend Sandra@CruiseExpertsOnline.com. Toll free at 1800 565 2784. ------------------ Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose(Gold Crown) Cabo St. Lucas Mexico and Imperial In Waikiki Hawaii. Both floating studios [This message has been edited by Truffle (edited 09-19-2003).] IP: Logged
modiv57 TUG Member Posts: 135 From: Fargo, ND, USA, Week 11 and 12 Hotel on the Cay, St Croix, U.S.V.I. Registered: Jun 2003	posted 09-19-2003 14:28 Did the southern Caribbean in 2001 on Celebrity's Galaxy. Left from Puerto Rico and did St Croix, San Lucia, Barbados, Antigua, St Thomas, and back to Puerto Rico. Did shore excursions in the mornings, ship's pool in the afternoons and whatever I could stay awake for at night. Not enough hours in the day to enjoy all the opportunities on and off the ship. Loved the ship, middle aged crowd...like us. I would prefer not to put on the Ritz for the dinners but the wives seemed to like that. I had spent quite a bit of time in the Caribbean before the cruise (Panama, Curacao, and Puerto Rico)and enjoyed it so I knew I would enjoy the cruise if I didn't get sick...and I didn't. Several months ago after studying Tugger posts and reading up on timeshare resales etc. We made our purchase of a week in St Croix. We had stopped there on our cruise and I knew there would be good beaches and good rum and that's all that really mattered if the price was right. I really liked Antigua but there aren't many timeshares avaiable there. Duty free jewelry shops are a great value if you know a little about diamonds. My wife took a class on the ship and spent about 3K the next day. My heart be still. When we got home we had the stuff appraised by a reputable jeweler in our city and he appraised it at about 5K retail. I felt much better after that. Also when we got back home, my answering machine had several calls from Visa asking if we had spent 3K in Antigua. I thought it was kind of nice that they checked on that purchase. I have been to Alaska three times though not by ship. Being a northerner, I have to agree with some of the posts that cruises should have ice cubes in the drinks and not out in the water. Note: On the plane to Puerto Rico, we met a couple from Duluth< MN. They were going on the same cruise as us. This was their second time on this cruise on the same ship. They also were going to go around twice. They said once you've paid the airfare, the cruise itself was pretty reasonable. We saw them three days into the cruise and that was the first they had been off the ship. They enjoyed the gambling and other onboard adventures. It was thirtysome degrees in parts of this state this morning. I'm ready for some conch. Al S. ------------------ "Growing older but not up" Buffett IP: Logged
Sherry TUG Member Posts: 118 From: New York State Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-19-2003 16:28 I have been on 6 cruises, with number 7 planned for Nov 2004 (Thanksgiving) I have a special love for cruising, I just have not done it as much since we own our timeshares. But I need my "fix" every so often. We have covered most of the caribbean/bahamas, mostly on Carnival, (my first was on Premier's "Big Red Boat", remember the Atlantic and I think it was the Oceanic) IP: Logged
Jaybee TUG Member Posts: 1009 From: Sun City, CA, Villas of Sedona,Harbortown Pt., Dikhololo, LWRV, Marriott Desert Springs Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-21-2003 17:21 We cruised on our own sailboat many years ago, but just discovered the joy of cruising FIRST class, rather than THIRD in Aug. of '02, when we went to Alaska on HAL's Ryndam. We fell in love with cruising. It was only 7 days,and they had to pry my fingers off the railing when it was over. On Oct. 24, we're going on our 5th, a transatlantic on Celebrity's Constellation, from Barcelona to San Juan. We love Celebrity, having done the Panama Canal cruise on Infinity last Dec.,and the NE/Canada cruise on Galaxy 9/1-12. Last Jan/Feb, we sailed on the NCL Dream to So. America, around the Horn. It was exciting, but not our favorite ship. Our favorite cruise? How do I know? We may not have been there yet! We find an enormous value in cruising, the peace, the pampering, excellent food,meeting interesting people, and visiting far away places. ------------------ Jean B Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened! Cora Harvey Armstrong IP: Logged
Lisa P TUG Member Posts: 1124 From: NC (owner - Fairfield Harbour 154,000 FSP pts.) Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-21-2003 20:37 We've only been on one cruise. It was a western Caribbean 7-night stay on Carnival's Sensation (Tampa > Grand Cayman > Cozumel > New Orleans). DH & I really enjoyed it and definitely plan to try another cruise. Great food, very good service, relaxing pace on the ship, fun shore excursions. Very romantic, memorable. On the downside, we didn't care much for the entertainment onboard. The club shows were only so-so. There were an awful lot of very drunk people poolside the first couple of days. And our (age 9-11) kids felt like they were at a weird in-between age, for the activities: Too old for the kiddie stuff, too young for the teen stuff. It was strange, but I never really relaxed when the kids weren't nearby - like when they were at Camp Carnival. The counselors were nice. And I'm not like that on land at all. I just has a weird, very subtle uneasiness (irrational fear) of one of them going overboard without anyone noticing! LOL! It didn't impact what we did at all but I noticed that I didn't relax quite as much. I know, it was dumb. I couldn't completely shake it though. Also, I sometimes have insomnia and appreciate the space to read in a timeshare condo late at night. There's no room to do that in a cruise ship stateroom shared with family. Don't get me wrong, there was plenty of fun for us on a cruise: Exploring the ship, meeting nice people, playing games together, enjoying the pool and the view, planning exciting excursions. Cruising with just DH would surely be wonderful! Perhaps some of these other minor issues would be absent on a different cruise line as well. Someday, we'd like to try an Alaskan cruise and a Mediterranean cruise (perhaps the Greek Isles). IP: Logged
Eli Mairs TUG Member Posts: 283 From: Ont. Canada. Owner: Deerhurst Resort (3 wks), DVC Old Key West , DVC Hilton Head, Barony Beach Club (2 wks) Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-22-2003 18:22 We have cruised twice. Just returned from a 7 day western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic. Last year we did the eastern Caribbean on the Magic. While onboard, we booked another cruise for Sept/04. We are taking a Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity Millenium in March/04. Can't wait to try another cruise line for comparison, even though we love the Magic. We really enjoy the days at sea. The itineraries are secondary. For us, a balcony cabin is a must. We spend so much time out there - A few days ago we watched a large pod(?) of dolphins swimming alongside the ship. Now that we're hooked on cruising, we are trying to attach a cruise to our timeshare vacations, at least a couple of times/year. IP: Logged
nursetanya1973 TUG Member Posts: 178 From: Valparaiso, Indiana Registered: Jun 2003	posted 09-22-2003 20:58 We are going on our first cruise on Disney Oct 26-30. We are SO excited. Anyone have any recomendations? Kids age 5 & 6. Did I say I was excited? ------------------ My husband thinks it's weird that I consider Mickey Mouse part of the family. IP: Logged
cdziuba TUG Member Posts: 1457 From: NJ Shell Island Beach Club, Sanibel Island Registered: Jan 2001	posted 09-23-2003 09:33 We've been on the Big Red Boat (years ago when they had Disney characters) and the Carnival Triumph. The funny thing that happened to us was we booked the Triumph for her maiden US voyage, from NYC to Halifax. Well, a week before departure, our travel agent called and said the boat wasn't ready, that it was still over in Italy or wherever, getting finished. Carnival gave us all of our $ back, AND half off our next cruise. We promptly rebooked for the following month, and decided to go for the Penthouse (something we'd never do otherwise). It turned out to be lots of fun. Our daughter played a Jeopardy-type game in the Grand Ballroom and beat all the other contestants, most of whom were adults (she was 9 at the time). Most of the prizes went straight to my husband and me, like a free massage, free aromatherapy session, bottle of Champagne, Carnival Triumph trophy, and t-shirts. Always try to book the maiden voyage of any boat, if you don't have to worry about airfare. This way, if they cancel, you have a big discount coming your way. IP: Logged
Bruce W TUG Member Posts: 198 From: Belford, NJ, USA, Galleon, Key West Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-23-2003 12:26 We have cruised twice on the Carnival Triumph. Once last Sept 4 nights From New York to Halifax. On that trip we won another cruise playing Bingo!!!. We used that this past May to cruise the Eastern Carribean for 7 days out of Miami. Had a balcony both times, and would not cruise without it. Had never cruised before because I was apprehensive of being confined in a small cabin, but, cabins were ok and the balcony made all the difference. We loved it and can't wait to cruise again. Bruce W IP: Logged
Pila TUG Member Posts: 101 From: Hayward, CA USA Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-23-2003 14:15 Well I have done 25. Most of the time on Carnival because I usually travel with a group and they are looking for the cheapest price. My favorite is RCCL, followed by NCL. I liked it when NCL had some of the smaller, older, ships in that they would stop at some of the smaller, less traveled ports. But alas, they have sold off those ships. The Norway is a real kick in that it is unlike any other ship I have been on. They have two special shows on each evening. They issue tickets so that you can only go to the show you are supposed to for that evening (the showrooms are too small for everybody). For me, the thing that makes the trip memorable is the people in the group or the people I meet. I prefer the Western Carribbean itinerary. The Southern Carribbean after awhile, all the islands seem the same and I can pass on Martinique. IP: Logged
arizcatt TUG Member Posts: 64 From: Tucso, Az, 85739, U.S.A. Registered: Apr 2002	posted 09-27-2003 09:49 I am no cruise expert, having cruised only 3 times. We cruised the southern Caribbean and then the Mexican Baja out of L.A. down to Puerto Vallarta both on RCL and both a week's cruise. We liked both very much for food, activities and ambience. Our third cruise was from Ft. Lauderdale to Santiago, Chile through the Pamama Canal, a 2 wk. cruise on Celebrity's Mercury. Our port stops were wonderful, but too few and too short. The Mercury was disappointing and has soured me on Celebrity. The food was very so-so as compared to RCL (actually some bad meals that I sent back), the entertainment/shows was very second rate, the shops were over priced and sparse, and I thought the ship's design was poor. It was hard to get to some places without walking up a floor or down one. It had way too many small bars and too few card or social rooms except for the lounges. The crowd at the time was an older one which was fine but all the entertainment was geared toward "teeny boppers". That should have been adjusted to reflect the onboard crowd. Lots of bridge players onboard including myself and no place to play except for the big, noisy lounge or tiny library room. The big thing on this ship was the spa facilities, which were terribly $$$. I felt we were being nickled and dimed to death as well. On RCL we had all the onboard movies in our cabin on the TV as well as the theater but not on Celebrity. I believe that was extra. I had thought Celebrity to be a step above RCL but think it was a step or two below. I haven't heard any good things about Norwegian, mostly disappointing reviews from friends, so am afraid to try. I think that dine-around program is a good idea as long as it isn't an extra $$. We did have reservations for a Mediterranean-Black Sea cruise on Norwegian a few years ago which was canceled and we were never offered anything in terms of reimbursement for our flights or disappointment. That did sour me on them as I have heard other lines offer free cruises or half off in cases like that. I would love to try HAL and maybe Princess and definitely would do RCL again. Carnival has the reputation for a very young and wild crowd and young families and we don't fit into those catagories so I wouldn't take a chance on it. Radisson sounds wonderful as do some of the other top end cruise lines, but for now, out of our price range. Has anyone tried Costa or other European lines? I hear some are really trying to upgrade. Zella (a happy WorldMark owner) ------------------ azkitty IP: Logged
Richard TUG Member Posts: 334 From: Roseville, CA. Owner: Royal Aloha Vactation Club, and Blue Whale Registered: Dec 2000	posted 09-28-2003 00:33 I have been on a couple once on princess cruises and once on royal carribean. Had a wonderful time both times. LOL the first was a high school reunion, 30 years for a school in southern cal. I knew the travel agent who handled it and was offered a sweet deal on it, so off a buddy and I went WHY cause I figured anyone who graduated in the 50s would probably be fun, and also would have daughters in my age range. What a hoot that 4 days to mexico was. My room was right next door to a fiftys band that was playing on the boat and they knew how to party. I didnt get much sleep. Richard IP: Logged
Tania TUG Member Posts: 268 From: Canada, owner of weeks 10,51,52 at Playa Linda Beach Resort, Aruba Registered: Jun 2002	posted 09-29-2003 13:47 We are definitely hooked on cruising in this family. After 5 cruises, 4 of which were on Princess, we have yet to slow down and have two more booked. We did a Caribbean cruise on Costa twenty years ago and it was great only we could'nt afford another for many years. We re-entered the cruise market in 2001 with a trip to the Holy Land on the original Love Boat, the Pacific Princess. While we didn't get to Israel because unrest had recently broken out, Egypt, Turkey, and the Greek Islands were fabulous. Alaska, from Anchorage to Vancouver, was next. IMHO, this is overated as a destination but is apparently great for the local economy. I find that Sea-to-Sky highway from Vancouver to Whistler has the best vistas. The glaciers were superb though. The excursions are horribly priced! Beware! Next was the best cruise of all: Western Europe and the British Isles. We did all but two excursions on our own including a car rental in Bordeaux to visit wineries (we speak the language), train trips to Rouen, France and Bruges, Belgium, as well as Spain, Ireland, Scotland and England. Superb ship too...Royal Princess...no bells and whistles here just a lot of class... Last New Year's, we were in the Caribbean again on the Grand Princess. The cancellation of the inaugural cruise to the Panama Canal on the Coral Princess (she wasn't ready!!!) dampened our spirits a bit. When we were fortunate enough to get a cancellation on the Grand, we took it. My father-in-law had passed away shortly before so we needed to get away. A lot has been said about balconies: we don't get one on a port intensive cruise. When you're in port every day from 8 till 6, there's no much use for a balcony. On holiday cruises with a few days at sea it's a necessity for some peace and quiet. The pool area is a zoo with all the kids, unless, of course, the kids are yours. Been there, done that... Our kid is almost 16 so other pursuits are important...LOL... Even on Princess, which limits the number of kids, the pool area can become quite noisy. Cruising to Europe is terrific, unpack only once and see so many places. You get a taste of what you like and then try to do a timeshare exchange to some of Europe's greatest cities and rural areas! We are thinking about the Grand Med cruise offered by Princess but we've timeshared in most of the ports already! We've been fortunate with our tablemates and therefore prefer to do traditional fixed dining. It's fun to hear about other people's experiences in port. For pricing, find a travel agent whose company sells a lot of cruises. They get a block discount from the cruise lines which they pass on to you. These companies will often offer you shopboard credits to be spent as you wish. Your TA should be willing to check regularly with the cruise line to catch drops in prices, although price drops after final payment aren't honored much anymore. Princess Perk: if you book your next cruise onboard your current one, the down payment is only $100pp + you get a shipboard credit of bewteen $50-150pp. A win-win situation costling you almost nothing to book. For further tug-quality information, log on to www.cruisecritic.com IP: Logged
Truffle TUG Member Posts: 354 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose in Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico and the Imperial in Waikiki, Hawaii Registered: Jan 2002	posted 10-02-2003 03:04 Leaving next week for our "fall foliage" cruise from New York to Montreal on Radisson. I will describe this on return. I sure enjoyed all of the tugger cruise experiences! ------------------ Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose(Gold Crown) Cabo St. Lucas Mexico and Imperial In Waikiki Hawaii. Both floating studios IP: Logged
guy TUG Member Posts: 185 From: san ramon,ca usa Registered: Dec 2000	posted 10-02-2003 07:07 We've cruised 4 times. Our first, to the Carribbean, we had an inside stateroom on the NCL Norway. The room was so huge it even had a tub in the bathroom! I hear that the Norway is showing its age now, however. It was beautiful then (about 20 years ago). Our next was a Mexican cruise with a group of friends on RCL, then a Mediterrean trip from Barcelona 2 years ago, also on RCL. Last month we did a "repositioning" trip on Princess from Vancouver to LA. The ship was beautiful, but the food and service seemed lacking compared to our earlier experiences. Our 6 year old grandson is now planning a family cruise to Alaska for my 65th in 4 years. He wants to see the bears. Can't wait!> IP: Logged
Truffle TUG Member Posts: 354 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose in Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico and the Imperial in Waikiki, Hawaii Registered: Jan 2002	posted 10-02-2003 07:54 Guy, Interesting! Our freinds are returning today from having done the repositioning cruise from Vancouver to LA. They went on the Star Princess. One freind did return from this trip earlier this week and he also declared that the food was not typical of previous cruises. Because the prices are so low for repositioning cruises (to fill the ships), they probably do not serve the crab and lobster etc. ------------------ Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose(Gold Crown) Cabo St. Lucas Mexico and Imperial In Waikiki Hawaii. Both floating studios IP: Logged
modiv57 TUG Member Posts: 135 From: Fargo, ND, USA, Week 11 and 12 Hotel on the Cay, St Croix, U.S.V.I. Registered: Jun 2003	posted 10-02-2003 08:18 Tania, I must have too much rum remnants in my gray cells. I see the term LOL often in these threads. What does it mean? I can only think of "lots of love" or "lots of luck", but that never seems to quite fit the postings. I know when I find out the meaning I will feel small, stupid, and insignificant but I'm used to it because I'm married (just kidding). Al S ------------------ "Growing older but not up" Buffett IP: Logged
Fern Modena TUG Member Posts: 7601 From: Southern Nevada Registered: Dec 2000	posted 10-02-2003 09:42 LOL==Laughing Out Loud. ROFLMAO==Rolling on (the) floor, laughing my a** off. TIA==Thanks in Advance (usually after asking for advice) IMHO--In my humble opinion (actually generally used to mean the opposite) JMHO==Just my humble opinion You can find these and a lot more at Netlingo, which also has smilies and a lot more interesting stuff. TTFN,(ta-ta for now) Fern [edited cuz I kaint type--fm] ------------------ Fern Modena Timeshare-guru.com �My words are my own, please don't use them without my permission. [This message has been edited by Fern Modena (edited 10-02-2003).] IP: Logged
modiv57 TUG Member Posts: 135 From: Fargo, ND, USA, Week 11 and 12 Hotel on the Cay, St Croix, U.S.V.I. Registered: Jun 2003	posted 10-02-2003 10:42 Thanks Fern for the literacy lesson. My GED has let me down. Al S ------------------ "Growing older but not up" Buffett IP: Logged
hotmike98 TUG Member Posts: 206 From: Huntington Beach, CA Registered: May 2003	posted 10-02-2003 16:28 Only been on two cruises, both on Holland. First was to Alaska. Those of you complaining about the cold, you don't know what you are missing. If you go in July or August, it's quite unlikely to be very cool at all. At glacier bay, you end up doing light layering as your ship pulls right in the midst of the glaciers! Unbelievable! The scenery is spectacular. You can do the port stops on your own, as the towns are quite small. At night you are almost always inside, no temperature problems there. Also did a Holland repositioning cruise with my 11 year old daughter, who had a different Easter break than my wife. $169 each for 3 days, and we got 1500 frequent flyer miles on AA! WE had a ball. Less elaborate food because there were only 198 passengers (almost 600 crew!) L.A. to Vancouver. We had a ball! Took her dancing every evening before dinner, and we decided to dress up even though it was a casual attire cruise. Katie was the talk of the ship! We are going back to Alaska this summer with at least 7 couples from our neighborhood, plus 6 or 7 other couples. The beauty is you don't have to make everyone do the same thing. We meet when we want, but probably will convene our poker group (once a month) a couple of evenings on board. Trying to decide between Holland and Princess. Always been leary of the big big ships, so I appreciate your comments, Fern. Those of you on the fence re Alaska, send away for the cruise line video. You'll be hooked! IP: Logged
Jaybee TUG Member Posts: 1009 From: Sun City, CA, Villas of Sedona,Harbortown Pt., Dikhololo, LWRV, Marriott Desert Springs Registered: Dec 2000	posted 10-02-2003 18:35 This one sounds pretty enticing to me, but wouldn't fit with Fern's Galveston or NO cruise for 2005. Now I'm wavering.... Dear Jean Borden Join us on Royal Caribbean's EXPLORER OF THE SEAS Departing Miami on January 9, 2005 In addition to a great cruise on a great ship...group members can look forward to: Pre-cruise hotel options Pre-cruise Bon Voyage Dinner Private Group Cocktail Party complete with Snacks and Open Bar The Traditional "End of the Cruise Party" and Awards Ceremony Name Badges and Door Signs Daily Pre-dinner get-togethers For fares and booking information: http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com/ Book before November 1st and get a $100 cabin credit! It is going to be a party! Lori Cunningham http://www.skyscrapertours.com http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com ------------------ Jean B Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened! Cora Harvey Armstrong IP: Logged
Truffle TUG Member Posts: 354 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose in Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico and the Imperial in Waikiki, Hawaii Registered: Jan 2002	posted 10-04-2003 13:34 I was very surprised to see an ad in today's Vancouver Sun (Canada)for the Queen Mary 11. January, 14 days, NY to LA, for $3200 incluing air, port charges, and taxes! This "Concorde of the Seas" does not have tne prices of the Air Concorde ($10,000) for its last flight(3 hours)! ------------------ Owner Pueblo Bonito Rose(Gold Crown) Cabo St. Lucas Mexico and Imperial In Waikiki Hawaii. Both floating studios [This message has been edited by Truffle (edited 10-04-2003).] [This message has been edited by Truffle (edited 10-04-2003).] IP: Logged
Minnie TUG Member Posts: 122 From: Los Gatos, CA Registered: Dec 2000	posted 10-04-2003 18:07 We recently took the "repositioning" cruise on the Radisson Seven Seas Mariner from Vancouver to Alaska returning to San Francisco. It was truly wonderful. I describe it as understated elegance. The ship's passenger capacity is 700 (we had 430 on board) and with a crew of over 400, the service was superb. Food was gourmet and wine with dinner included. All beverages except bar drinks were complimentary (except for the two captain's parties with an open bar) and tips were included. For us this is the "benchmark" of cruising. IP: Logged

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