Binoculars - Worth taking them?

[Benjamin1981]

Hello All,

 

We are on cruise A124A - TA from Southampton and we wondered if it was worth while taking a pair?

 

Will be able to see anything from our balcony?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Ben

[cruiseluvva]

Hello All,

 

We are on cruise A124A - TA from Southampton and we wondered if it was worth while taking a pair?

 

Will be able to see anything from our balcony?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Ben

 

Definitely. On TAs we have seen whales, dolphins, porpoises, turtles, flying fish, HUGE fish - I mean shark size - and numerous birds.

 

WE spend hours looking through ours.

[u2cruiser]

Hello All,

 

We are on cruise A124A - TA from Southampton and we wondered if it was worth while taking a pair?

 

Will be able to see anything from our balcony?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Ben

 

Definitely take them Ben. We had a whale right alongside on the last TA from Fort Lauderdale to Rome.

 

Often, the Captain will announce when there's something to see. :)

[Benjamin1981]

Thanks guys thats great. Will definitely invest in a par then? Now to find which ones to get?

 

Can't wait to see dolphins etc!! Fingers Crossed.

 

Ben

[davecttr]

Thanks guys thats great. Will definitely invest in a par then? Now to find which ones to get?

 

Can't wait to see dolphins etc!! Fingers Crossed.

 

Ben

I started with a pair of 8x40 and then invested in a pair of 8x25 which are a lot smaller and lighter but fine for daytime viewing. On my last cruise i took a 10x25 monocular which was very light and fitted in my top pocket. however I was not totally comfortable with it so I am back to the 8x25 binoculars.

[Catherine Janaway]

Ben - I'll be taking mine! :)

[ds0907]

Thanks guys thats great. Will definitely invest in a par then? Now to find which ones to get?

 

Can't wait to see dolphins etc!! Fingers Crossed.

 

Ben

I bought a pair off Amazon which are excellent and they have loads to choose from and very reasonably priced.

Dave

[Somerset Cruiser]

We were docked in Curacao a few years ago and decided to purchase a nice pair of binoculars. When we returned to Oceana we found our Portnus gift, for reacing bronze, waiting in our cabin. You guessed it a pair of Binoculars.

 

The gifts weren't bad back then were they, 2005 or 6 in think.

[Host Sharon]

Thanks guys thats great. Will definitely invest in a par then? Now to find which ones to get?

 

Can't wait to see dolphins etc!! Fingers Crossed.

 

Ben

 

 

Get waterproof ones ! It's worth the extra to combat salt spray etc.

[Catherine Janaway]

I've just dug mine out - I bought them from Amazon a couple of years ago.

 

10 x 25 so hopefully they'll do the trick!

 

I LOVE whales and dolphins and would love to see them from the balcony!

[Freecall]

We always take ours. Sometimes they sit for days unused but then something pops it's head up. I would never be without them.