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On 5/11/2024 at 10:54 AM, babs135 said:

Have a great cruise.  Where are you off to?  (see what I did there 🤣)

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In Rome now getting picked up at 10.30am for taxi ride to port for 11 nights round Italy Croatia and montenegro 

Ending in ravenna 

Great day in Rome yesterday despite having a touch too much alcohol.

The things I do for England..

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1 hour ago, ldubs said:

 

If marital bliss allowed, I would want to pack on Saturday.  🙂

If I get up at 8am I will have 4 hours to pack. Surely thats enough time for any self respecting guy?

Jeans Polo shirts socks and pants, and a pair of swimming shorts. Toothbrush toothpaste and razer. Deodorant. Sorted.

Wifes in charge of documents. I would lose them. And I dont carry money any more.

How hard can it be?

related topic. Question

We leave in 2 days, heading off to Gatwick airport. Fly to Rome Sunday, pick up cruise Monday. When should I think about starting to pack.

after a couple of scares its getting close

On 1/30/2024 at 5:38 PM, kaz828 said:

We are a mid 40's couple, love good food, dining variety, pool people, like listening to music on vacation.
These ships are doing itineraries we like so which ship would you pick and why?

Celebrity Beyond
Celebrity Apex
Icon of the Seas
Sun Princess

Enchanted Princess
NCL Prima 
NCL Viva

Only been on Celebrity Beyond. But I would highly recommend it.

Its a wonderful ship.

And the best bars I have ever been to.

I was joking. just in case.

9 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Are you sailing with a queen tomorrow?

I am the queen.

45 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Bon voyage 

I am not very good with foreign languages.

So how many days is this in English?

On 4/16/2024 at 11:02 AM, CDNPolar said:

I have been on two cruise lines on new year's eve and both were disappointing.  The first was on Carnival and there were no people jumping in the pool fully clothed, but there were a lot just wearing bathing suits and far to drunk for my liking.  The other was just no excitement at all, but it was a River Cruise and most had gone to bed.

 

But, I don't care for "mass parties" with people I don't know...  so I am not a good judge.

I am sort of the same. I see these things as forced fun. And anyway, does anyone actually care about new year any more? Its just another day. Well it is to us. We dont even stay up till midnight usually anymore. It just signifies the end of the xmas holidays and a close return to the grind of work.

On saying that, surely you wouldnt jump into the pool unless you were very drunk?

The only ones who would do it sober are surely exhibitionists who crave to be the centre of attention. Plenty of them about mind.

11 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Not me.  Comfort is more important to me than luxury.  Most luxurious touches are wasted on me, and this is true on a cruise as on any other vacation - or indeed real life.

 

To each his own.

I suppose we have different definitions of luxury.

I have a balcony cabin on Celebrity. Thats luxury to me.

Being in a suite with a strange man (Butler) entering the room frequently isnt. Thst just creepy to me. Our room is our own private kingdom, and our balcony is our luxury. I dont need someone to dress me. or make my coffee. I am not bone idle.

Surely they dont choose JUST on itinerary?

I wouldnt book a trip in my dream location then stay in a budget hovel.

So I wouldnt book a cruise on my dream itinerary if the ship doing it was an MSC or P&O and I could only get a room with no balcony or window.

I am on holiday, I want as much luxury as possible. Surely everyone is like that?

is it possible to be on a Disney ship without kids?

Only been on 4 ships.

1. Celebrity Reflection

2. Celebrity Beyond

3. Celebrity Edge

4. Disney Magic (I think) but it could have been the other one 2002.

The Celebrity ships were vastly superior to the Disney one in my humble opinion. But there again, why would an adult want to go on A Disney ship without their own little creatures. My kids liked it at the time. but they were only 9 and 5 years old.

Well I will be able to compare soon.

I have done edge class on Edge and Beyond.

done Solstice class on Reflection

And will be able to compare fully after being on Constellation next month.

Edge and Beyond are exceptional ships and are modern beyond modern.

But so far, Reflection has been my favourite ship. Cant really explain why. Just liked it more.

and anyway, there is no Eden or WCB on my next cruise on constellation. Which I have to say is a disappointment to me.