"Cabin fever" on 15-day cruise?

[sippin-time]

When I was young, my Dad told me that only boring people get bored and that seems to be true. There is so much fun stuff to do in life, and especially on cruises where you never have to do any work.

 

You can, read, watch goofy chick flicks on TV (which we love to do), meet people, work out, take dance classes, lei making classes, ukulele classes, or hula classes, go to shows, lectures and demonstrations, watch movies, swim, walk the decks, play bingo, listen to music, play bridge, dance, play ping pong or shuffleboard, join a trivia group, play Bingo. Watch Movies Under the Stars and eat pizza. Princess has the best pizza ever.

 

One way to meet a lot of people is to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining room and always ask for a table for eight, especially if you have anytime dining. I am not a big foodie, Praise the Lord, but I do like to meet new people.

 

You could also gamble or go to art auctions, or hang out in a bar, which we never do, but they are available options for those who enjoy those activities.

 

Another of my favorite ship activities is taking naps. I love sea naps with my balcony doors open. You can flame me for leaving my door open if you want, but I don't care, I just love listening to the ocean. :p

 

We did the 15-Day Hawaii cruise RT from LA on the Grand Princess about a month ago and we simply loved it!! Because we're cruise addicts (we need help, I know, lol), the 4-5 sea days did not bother us a bit!!! We weren't in our cabin that much, so no cabin fever whatsoever....I actually found a really nice place for me to hang out (almost everyday) to read, people-watch, nap, etc.

 

I agree with this post....there are so many things you can do onboard at sea....it's almost endless!! I for one, love MUTS and yes, their pizzas are fantastic along with the milk & cookies and popcorn that they make for us every evening for MUTS, lol!!! We also enjoy going to the casino and shows onboard. Man, wish we were still on that cruise, lol....

 

I guess it's a state-of-mind kinda thing....you either enjoy your own company (and/or the company of others) or you don't....;)

 

Looking forward to our next cruise!! Happy sailing and be well.....

[davekathy]

We did the 15-Day Hawaii cruise RT from LA on the Grand Princess about a month ago and we simply loved it!! Because we're cruise addicts (we need help, I know, lol), the 4-5 sea days did not bother us a bit!!! We weren't in our cabin that much, so no cabin fever whatsoever....I actually found a really nice place for me to hang out (almost everyday) to read, people-watch, nap, etc.

 

I agree with this post....there are so many things you can do onboard at sea....it's almost endless!! I for one, love MUTS and yes, their pizzas are fantastic along with the milk & cookies and popcorn that they make for us every evening for MUTS, lol!!! We also enjoy going to the casino and shows onboard. Man, wish we were still on that cruise, lol....

 

I guess it's a state-of-mind kinda thing....you either enjoy your own company (and/or the company of others) or you don't....;)

 

Looking forward to our next cruise!! Happy sailing and be well.....

 

Agree. I can only think of three reasons why you would need to spend anytime in your cabin. Hint...they all start with the letter "S".

[CCLCruiser4321]

I cruise to relax and do nothing so I don't get bored two weeks is great by the end of two weeks probably could do more but I'm ready to go home

 

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[sippin-time]

Agree. I can only think of three reasons why you would need to spend anytime in your cabin. Hint...they all start with the letter "S".

 

uuuuhhh..."shower"? "sleep"? "sit"? "sing"? "sip tea"?

[sippin-time]

When I was young, my Dad told me that only boring people get bored and that seems to be true. There is so much fun stuff to do in life, and especially on cruises where you never have to do any work.

 

Another of my favorite ship activities is taking naps. I love sea naps with my balcony doors open. You can flame me for leaving my door open if you want, but I don't care, I just love listening to the ocean. :p

 

I re-read your post and just so you know....I think you are the most enthused-life-loving cruiser/poster I've read in so long!!! BTW, your dad was a wise man:D We love taking naps with our balcony door open (sometimes even while sleeping at night:eek:).

 

It's the simple things in life that make us...."whole" :p

[jefa]

My first cruise was 30 days in an inside cabin, San Francisco to Sydney. It never occurred to me that I might be bored or get cabin fever!!! And I didn't! There is so much going on during sea days that they sometimes aren't long enough to fit everything in that you want to do. Since then I have only taken two more cruises, a 7 day (too short) and a 10 day (still too short!) I am so excited about my next cruise in February, another 10 day one, and I know that one will be too short too!!

[Cruisin' Chick]

I am getting ready for my third trip to Hawaii (by cruise ship). Once in an interior cabin. One of my favorite voyages. You will dictate how involved or "bored" you are. I do this rather than the NCL around the island trip. Absolutely love the sea days.

 

I feel the same way. Our last three cruises have been the two week ones RT LA-Hawaii so we must really enjoy the itinerary. Princess has lots of activities on sea days so if you get bored, you'll probably get bored on most vacations anyway. Elua was on our last two cruises, and I enjoyed taking Leialoha's hula classes both times. Because we are a drive away from San Pedro, hubby was able to take along his guitar, so he was able to play every sea day once he found a quiet place to do so. He also got in lots of gym time in, while I tried to participate in every trivia match I could.

 

We had an inside cabin on two of those cruises and an OV the time in-between. While in our cabin, we would watch some movies (and do a few other things if we knew our girl was going to be out and about ;) ) but for the most part, we went to shows, enjoyed some of the other entertainment and otherwise spent a lot of time outside of our cabin.

[wally_bushy]

Like many cruisers we would not cruise less than 10 days.

I think a good approach is to slow down and don't try to do everything in the first few days. Linger over lunch, browse the library ( do this early), see a show, talk to people, etc etc

We see people running around trying to do everything in the first few days, queuing first for food and forgetting it is a holiday... slow down, recharge, enjoy

[Homosassa]

My husband and I have been cruising for almost 40 years. We have tried cruises of various lengths and agree on the following:

 

6 days or less: much too short and almost not worth the effort of packing, getting to the ship, unpacking and then almost immediately, having to repack.

 

7 days: Nice time but never ready to leave the ship.

 

8-13 days: Good time but ready to go home.

 

14 days and above: Just put a rowboat down and we will row to shore or swim, but just get us off the ship!!!!

[davekathy]

uuuuhhh..."shower"? "sleep"? "sit"? "sing"? "sip tea"?

 

Shower, sleep, yes. Sit, sing, sip tea no but maybe after...ha.

[cb at sea]

Yeah...10 days is about our max....longer and we can't wait for the cruise to end. Same with land vacations...after a while, I just want to be home. I WANT to cook a meal...I get tired of the food, even tho I'm being served!

[TERESAh]

This may seem like a random question, but has anyone experienced "cabin fever" or general restlessness/boredom/frustration on longer cruises?

 

I am thinking of taking a 15-day cruise from LA to Hawaii on the Grand Princess in February (last minute vacation), but I've never taken a cruise this long before. I've only been on week-long cruises before, and by the end of them, I was always very ready to be home. And I could only get an interior cabin, so that adds to the potential feeling of confinement.

 

Does anyone else ever get tired of the small cabins, the food options, the entertainment, etc., on longer cruises? Or is it just me? :) I am hoping that having so many days at sea going to and from Hawaii - and seeing the islands themselves - will help me overcome my cabin fever.

 

Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!

 

We've been on the SF to Hawaii cruise 4 times and love that cruise. Twice we had an inside room. We didnt spend much time in our room and usully get a cabin on the 12 th deck deck aft so we can walk right out to the Terrace pool area.

[Talisker92]

Here is our opinion, and only our opinion. We did a 31 day cruise on the Golden from Buenos Aires to LA. We booked a minisuite to have more room for a cruise that long. We really enjoyed the cruise,and loved each other's company.

Many people love sea days, but IMO the LA-Hawaii-LA cruises are a bore.

You have 10 sea days and 5 port days.

I would much rather fly to Hawaii and spend the time there. In fact, we will be on Kauai in April.

Edited January 10, 2015 by Talisker92

[CZEE]

Tough question. The fact you said you are ready to go home after 1 week seems to tell me you may not be ready for this type of trip. I can no longer take a one week cruise because I find them too short!

 

That being said, if you did do the cruise, doing it on a larger ship is a good idea. I wouldn't recommend to you the Pacific or Ocean Princess for a longer cruise. Do you enjoy sea days? What have you done in the past on sea days? There are a lot of them for this cruise. If you don't like sea days, I'd say don't do this. If you do, then go for it.

 

Seven days is too short for us, too.

 

But, DH could go around the world on the Ocean or the Princess with a lot of sea days. Just depends on the person.

[Lady Lexus]

My favorite cruises have been 2 week cruises. One on Celebrity to New England and Canada, and the other on the Coral Princess from LA to Ft. Lauderdale through the Panama Canal. They were just the right amount of time. There was always plenty to do, or not, on sea days. My next trip is a 2 week land & cruise to Alaska this August on the Coral (love that ship!). I'm worried that only one week on the ship is not going to be enough ship time. But, can't be gone for more than 2 weeks.

[CAZephyr]

I think the remedy for cabin fever is....get out of the cabin more.

 

We cruised RT from San Francisco to Hawaii on the Grand Princess in late January last year with my aunt and her sister; one in a scooter, the other used a walker, respectively. It was their first cruise and they were, understandably, a bit skittish. We coaxed them out of the cabin early and found activities to keep them busy all over the ship. They were attached-at-our-hip early on; conversely, we had to look for them on some days during the return leg to SF.

 

I truly think cabin fever would have set in early and remained if they hadn't gotten out and about early in the cruise. As it was, by the end, they were talking about how they would miss the ship; and, they were looking forward to the next cruise.

 

By the way, when the number of sea days are three times the number of port days we prefer early traditional dining. That way we can easily attend all the evening entertainment. On the other hand, we like late dining on port intensive cruises.

[sbflcruiser]

We did this in Feb 2013 on the grand, it was great. We almost always have an inside but try to book on deck 15 or 16, that way we can be out on deck in less than 5 minutes. We spend a lot of time at the pool or on deck reading etc. they also have so many activities during the day if that is your thing.

 

We are still the working variety and found those early sea days we were able to completely relax and leave everything behind before we reached Hawaii, that made this such a great trip. I highly recommend a trip to see the humpback whales in Maui, truly spectacular.

[shepp]

To me, the big problem with the Hawaii cruises is that you spend so little time on the islands, not that you spend too much time at sea. I could easily spend a week or two on Kauai, just hanging out. (Come to think of it, I have.)

 

Like many others on this thread, I find 7-dayers marginally too short, and would only want to go on a 2 or 3 day cruise under special circumstances (like if Princess starts giving them away again). Longest for me was 30 days around South America, and that was about right, but then, the ports were almost uniformly fabulous. And, you know, there's always trivia. All those lanyards!

 

I really think some of this depends on how bored you get with your own company (hey, I find myself endlessly fascinating) and how well you travel with your companion, if any (and I could spend every single day of the my life with my husband and not regret it). I can see as how this is very much a YMMV question, though.

Edited January 11, 2015 by shepp

[RetiredNTraveling]

We did the 15-Day Hawaii cruise RT from LA on the Grand Princess about a month ago and we simply loved it!! Because we're cruise addicts (we need help, I know, lol), the 4-5 sea days did not bother us a bit!!!

 

I guess it's a state-of-mind kinda thing....you either enjoy your own company (and/or the company of others) or you don't.... ;) .....

 

We loved our 14 Day Hawaii Cruise RT out of LA on the Golden in 2013. The ports were fantastic but in reality, I fell head over heals for Sea Days! :p So much so we have booked the 28 Day Hawaii, Samoa & Tahiti RT out of LA for later this year! :eek:

 

After the Hawaiian cruise, we booked the port intensive Can/NE Oct cruise and really got tired of the endless succession of ports! :(

 

More Sea Days! :D

[Msail]

It sounds like cruising may not be your thing. Our experience has been quite the opposite we spend little time in our cabin always get a balcony for fresh air and the views. When its all over we wish we had more time weren't able to see and do all we wanted.

 

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[panoramaofthepast]

This may seem like a random question, but has anyone experienced "cabin fever" or general restlessness/boredom/frustration on longer cruises?

 

 

 

I am thinking of taking a 15-day cruise from LA to Hawaii on the Grand Princess in February (last minute vacation), but I've never taken a cruise this long before. I've only been on week-long cruises before, and by the end of them, I was always very ready to be home. And I could only get an interior cabin, so that adds to the potential feeling of confinement.

 

 

 

Does anyone else ever get tired of the small cabins, the food options, the entertainment, etc., on longer cruises? Or is it just me? :) I am hoping that having so many days at sea going to and from Hawaii - and seeing the islands themselves - will help me overcome my cabin fever.

 

 

 

Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!

 

 

Yes, I have gotten cabin fever sometime around day 10. Two solutions that helped

1. We opted for a bigger room, in our case a jr. Suite. That was we were not tripping over each other quite so much.

2. Have something to do besides ship activities. In my case, I am a scrap booker, so on our 15 day Panama Canal cruise I took my stuff with me and made a scrap book of the cruise. I did this on the sea days.

 

As far as food is concerned, there was only one night that the menu repeated, so that wasn't a problem.

 

 

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