Are Cruises really worth in in today's world?
Is is still fun to go on a cruise or do people from the movie Wall-E kind of ruin the experience?
shareI don't know.
shareI ain't scared I'd go. I love boat rides
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They're still fun, and no, Wall-E did not ruin the experience for me. I will tell you that cruises are expensive, and you have to plan out what you will do at each stop, and sign up for it early, or you won't have as much fun ashore. Cruises also charge for everything outside of what your trip package offers, so be wary of that. Save money wherever you can, such as bringing your own over-the-counter medications instead of buying at the store/pharmacy on the ship.
If you plan it right and research where you're going, you'll do just fine.
I'm hoping so. I've booked a cruise for next year. It's fairly cheap and I'm paying it off monthly. Can't wait!
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Went on my first one a few years ago. I really enjoyed it so went on a second one, same cruise line. It really sucked. They try and make the prices as cheap as possible and as a result everything is quite dull and the staff looked bored and depressed as well.
The entertainment as well was shockingly bad.
A better cruise line maybe but it would depend on how much you are willing to invest or gamble in case it didn't go well.
I think my price range would be about 2-3K for a week long cruise to pay for EVERYTHING. Does this sound about right or are they a lot more expensive?
shareThe two I went on were about that price. Depends where you are too I guess it's all relative in that sense. Different economies and pay rates.
You can buy extra things as well, drink cards etc. Booze is an extra but you can have as much lemonade or iced tea as you like at least on the ones I went on.
I don't think I could do it, I've been on overnight gambling cruises but it's a huge leap to sleep in one of those cabins. If they have a 24 hour buffet restaurant or other hangout I could survive by staying there most of the time lol.
shareAfter the first cruise which I loved I had future dreams of doing an around the world one which goes for 6 months! But after I did the second one which was 6 days which was 1 day less than the first one I lost interest in that idea.
It really can get boring quickly. And any time spent at a port is limited as well.
I still laugh at the party band they had they were these Jamaicans or something and hearing rock n' roll sung in that type of accent is just painful. They let their drummer sing at times too and he was just out of key. So yeah really painful stuff.
when I was in S. Korea I could take a lot of time off so I would fly down to Pattaya, Thailand for 2 weeks at a time. Round trip ticket was $400, 4 bus fares TOTAL $50. Pattaya Hotel $20 a night if you paid cash = $350ish. There were several large shopping malls within walking distance, which had all the western restaurants/fast food chains and very nice movie theater, nothing like that in S. Korea so it was a real treat. I'd spend about $20 a day on food/entertainment so the whole trip for 2 weeks cost about $1100. I once did a whole month, the hotel knew me and gave me a special rate the whole trip probably cost around $1500. Macau(China's version of Las Vegas) cost more for hotel and not nearly as fun nor customer friendly. Philippines a lot more dangerous than Thailand and harder to find cheap hotels. Australia was at least 2-3 times more expensive than the U.S. Japan forget about it. Hong Kong off the charts too crazy/expensive for more than 3-4 days. Vietnam is communist and not so easy nor tourist friendly as Thailand. Singapore nothing much there to do. I've been to Central and South America as well but it's not as tourist friendly unless you learn some Spanish that's for sure.
Sounds better than a cruise that is for sure! Thailand hey? ;-)
shareYes, Thailand prides itself on being a service oriented country.
In the U.S. they excel at sneaky ways of getting your money and mostly bad service on top of it all. Taxes, surcharges, "courtesy" fees, parking fees, exorbitant prices, price gouging cable/internet providers, high insurance costs the list goes on forever.
The U.S. is just a money taking machine, giving little to nothing in return.
Never been to the USA but as an Aussie I find tipping to be odd. I pay for the item, is it my fault wages are so low that I have to subsidize it?
Service in Australia is pretty crap though so maybe I would tip if I felt impressed.
I got a funny tipping story that involves the cruise ship business. I lived in Cape Canaveral, Florida for awhile and it's a huge growing port for cruise ships nowadays right next to the rocket launch site. I would often go to a fairly crappy hooters like restaurant/bar next to the port called Fish Lips. Just bored out of my mind, it is the U.S. after all. Fish Lips usually did decent business with a lot of the retiree folks but one night I guess a cruise ship got delayed and all these young people showed up, the place was lively and fun for once! However, I noticed the staff was very unhappy, almost to the point of panic and I asked one of them what was wrong and they complained that most of the young folks were non-U.S. and they don't tip! Proof the staff is a bunch of greedy, whiny crybabies!
shareI'm going to butt in. The situation is you describe is one where the bar staff had to do the usual amount of work, or more, for less money.
Anyone would whine about that. You'd whine about that.
Considering that their livelihood depends on getting decent tips, they kind of have a point.
shareThe only cruise I've ever been on was to Antarctica, because that's the only way for regular schmucks to see Antarctica. That one was worth every penny!
Seems like a crappy way to see most other places, though.
It just depends on what you are looking for in a vacation. I've been on 60+ cruises, all over the world and they are great - unpack and pack once as opposed to living out of a suitcase. I've done land vacations also and for me, cruising is just more relaxing.
shareI'm open to another cruise, as long as it's another small, special-interest cruise, to a place that isn't accessible by land. A limited birder's cruise of the outer islands of Alaska would be nice, for instance. Or perhaps a small, luxe river cruse along the Rhine or the Nile, because I'm not driving a car in Egypt or Germany!
But a big crowded cruise to ordinary places? Never!
My cousins live for the Cruise life. They take one or two or year. It's all they do with their vacations.
My sister went with them once and said it was a nightmare. You're a cruise person or you're not.
My brother was too embarrassed to tell us why he didn't want to go on our cruise. The idea of being on a boat that long at sea scares him. I think he's been watching too much Titanic or Poseidon, to be honest. Our trip turned out just fine.
shareWell it does seem like there's a cruise disaster story in the news every few months.
shareYeah, but they do that to get your attention and play on your emotions. Plus, I discovered why Carnival Cruises has had so many problems. Mom says they are the "Wal-Mart" of cruise lines, where they use the cheapest of everything. It's no wonder their ships run into trouble at times!
I've met people who went on dozens of cruises and never had problems. Most cruise companies do everything they can to ensure passengers' safety, such as making sure there are enough lifeboats, doing lifeboat drills at the very start before ever leaving the dock, using very tried and true security measures, and preparing for any and all situations they might possibly run into.
It's like, one or two disaster stories that everyone sees, and they start judging all cruise ships on that basis.
I would think you would need a room with a window to enjoy it. Those rooms without windows would get claustrophobic.
shareI have to think real hard what would be special about being basically trapped on a cruise ship, especially if you have a crummy tiny room. I've been on overnight gambling cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale..it was a pretty big ship so I have the gist of it. I think I'd rather work as a slave on one for a whole month just so I could see how much pain I could take. Life might be a piece of cake after that!
shareTitanic wasn’t a cruise though. it was a voyage. Imagine if they had steerage on cruises? The Motel 6 of the seas.
I’ve never been on a cruise. I’ve heard mixed reviews. The whole norovirus threat puts me off. As well as the waste that goes on. The Viking river cruises look nice. Going to remote places like Antarctica sounds cool too.
I love the show Below Deck but that looks like the biggest waste of money ever.