Convince my guy sea days aren't so bad...

[OCruisers]

Conversely it is very mature to know your limitations and find workarounds and/or avoidances.

 

Yes! Knowing what you enjoy and what to avoid is very mature.

But ... But ... But .... Not being able to deal with it for a couple of days because your SO enjoys it is rather selfish. :rolleyes:

 

In all fairness: Some people on Celebrity ships (some other cruise lines too) are bored silly on Sea Days.

 

LuLu

[FawnRiver]

DH and I both love sea days, but for completely different reasons. He's a social butterfly who is happiest out and about and I'm the sit quietly, enjoy quiet activities type.

We do not try to do the same things on sea days (aside from lunch :)) He goes out and does all of the onboard activities and I find a quiet place to knit and watch a movie or read a book.

The only way to find out if he'll like it is to just try it.

I hated boats (& ships) until we tried cruising, now I love them :)

[bwaz]

I am not crazy about sea days either, but there is quite a bit for an active person for one or two days. I have not been on the Constellation, but these types of sea day activities are commonly found:

Gym

Basketball court

Ping pong

Shuffleboard

Fitness classes like yoga or spinning

On Deck For The Cure...a 2k walk/run to benefit the American Cancer Society

Active dance lessons

Miniature golf

Behind the scenes tours of galley, bridge, etc

Photography classes

Cooking classes

Bartending/cocktail classes

The Quest

 

If he gets desperate he can learn to make towel animals.

 

 

 

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[zqvol]

I've been on 2 ocean cruises with my cousin. Loved them. My guy and I have been on one river cruise with another coming up this summer. He loved it.

 

He has ADD and has be be constantly on the move. To him relaxation is driving or gardening.

 

There is a Celebrity Constellation cruise next summer on the Adriatic. It has 2 sea days. He has agreed to one sea day but not two.

 

He doesn't like casinos, pools or sun bathing. We would have a balcony cabin.

 

Any ideas of what he could do to keep him interested? Walking upper deck? Are there ever excursions to the engine room or captain's bridge?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

How can you try to convince him that he is wrong when he is right. Sea days are horrible.

[Grog5]

It's irrelevant if you, I, or anyone else on CC would never get bored on a cruise. It's only relevant if the OP's DH would. Cruising is a very niche way to travel. I know lots of people who have tried it and HATED it. Lots of them find it BORING! Others find it a very superficial way to experience new places. We all like/love cruising and the cruising experience but many do not.

 

You are correct - the OP's DH is what the point of this discussion. He may get bored on the at-sea days. Or he may find ways to happily occupy the time. It is up to them. My point in the original post was to state there are ways to have a good time on a cruise at-sea day without spending a lot of money or constantly eating. Anyways, I hope they have a great cruise.

[alexspepa]

haven't read all the replies...but the first 10day at sea cruise announced i will sign up immedaitely.

[Karysa]

There isn't a woman alive that couldn't think of the reason that her man would agree to a second sea day for. This is not rocket science folks!;)

Edited March 31, 2015 by Karysa

[Cruisin' Chick]

I guess it's a personal opinion. But my hubby admits to having ADD, but he absolutely loves sea days. Our last three cruises were the Hawaiian ones with ten sea days, give or take a day, each. He definitely wasn't bored. He brought his guitar (since it was a drive to the port for us) and found places to play. He also would work out at the gym. We would also go to listen to music, especially the live Hawaiian music, and sometimes he would even join me at the trivia matches.

 

What the OP can do is to check the Celebrity board here and ask what are the usually activities on a similar cruise. Of course, some cruise directors are better about providing activities, but maybe hearing he won't be stuck sitting by the pool, bored, he might be more willing to go. Also look on the Celebrity website and check out the features of the ship.

[Lerin]

Skipped over a lot of the replies as they seemed quite rude and off topic, so hope this hasn't already been said:

 

If he isn't happy with what is listed in the daily schedule (wine tasting, dancing, trivia, classes, ship tours, music, art, spa, may be a good time to try out a speciality restaurant...) can he bring his own entertainment? Cards, books, Kindle, several game apps will work on a ship, board games, movies, crossword puzzles...what hobbies does he have?

[Hlitner]

Not sure why anyone would get "rude" or even argue about such a topic. As we said earlier, it is simply matter of personal preference. DW reminds me that we love sea days so much that on a recent 14 day Caribbean cruise with 9 ports we only got off the ship in the last port...and that was only for about 10 minutes to buy some booze. Otherwise, while folks were off at those decent Caribbean ports (where we have been many times) we simply enjoyed the near empty ship and treated those port days like they were sea days. It was such a relaxing way to spend a cruise that we are considering doing exactly the same thing on a similar upcoming cruise.

 

But if the OPs DH has it in his mind that he dislikes sea days then he is unlikely to easily change his mind (we all know how stubborn guys can be). Trying to coerce many guys into doing something they don't like is often a recipe for disaster.

 

Hank

[DirtyDawg]

Yes! Knowing what you enjoy and what to avoid is very mature.

But ... But ... But .... Not being able to deal with it for a couple of days because your SO enjoys it is rather selfish. :rolleyes:

 

In all fairness: Some people on Celebrity ships (some other cruise lines too) are bored silly on Sea Days.

 

LuLu

 

And of course a SO who ignores their DH's opinion and feelings also can be called selfish too. :rolleyes:

 

It's all about balance and compromise. If the OP's DH made her go on his type of vacation and refused to accommodate her on her type of vacation he would indeed be selfish. But if he has to bend to her type of vacation a majority of the time then it is her that maybe the selfish partner. I'm sure that this isn't the case with the OP (it maybe with some others;)). As I said before, find stuff for the SO to do on those sea days, find another cruise line, or find a cruise with less sea days. Or go to Disney World!:D

[SeaMystique]

I was terrified of sea days -- "it'll feel like a prison!" -- but on a 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal, we had six or seven sea days... And I loved them! This is why you realize you are truly At Sea, and all the delicious mystery, history and literature/music/art that the oceans have spawned over millennia suddenly become real and relevant. That said, when I wasn't reading or in the pools I walked, walked, walked, thinking new thoughts all the time. I checked out the Thermal Suite. I watched a movie in my room. I went out on the balcony and took iPad videos of birds, or shore if it was visible, or just the waves. I could feel the stress dissipating by the moment. Oh, and I ate a lot of ice cream[emoji5]️.

[Husky61]

The bottom line is the guy doesn't like sea days, period. So why are so many of you trying to convince him he'll have a good time with shipboard activities? It's his cruise, not ours.:rolleyes:

[DirtyDawg]

The bottom line is the guy doesn't like sea days, period. So why are so many of you trying to convince him he'll have a good time with shipboard activities? It's his cruise, not ours.:rolleyes:

 

Husky, I think it might be the old Women are always right and Men are are ways wrong thing.;)

 

Or is it the, after a Woman falls in Love with her Man, she needs to change him thing?:p

Edited April 2, 2015 by DirtyDawg

[donaldsc]

I've been on 2 ocean cruises with my cousin. Loved them. My guy and I have been on one river cruise with another coming up this summer. He loved it.

 

He has ADD and has be be constantly on the move. To him relaxation is driving or gardening.

 

There is a Celebrity Constellation cruise next summer on the Adriatic. It has 2 sea days. He has agreed to one sea day but not two.

 

He doesn't like casinos, pools or sun bathing. We would have a balcony cabin.

 

Any ideas of what he could do to keep him interested? Walking upper deck? Are there ever excursions to the engine room or captain's bridge?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

I agree that sea days are totally boring. I would never take a Pacific cruise because of the large number of sea days they have. On some cruises that do go to potentially interesting places, there are more than 50% sea days.

 

That said, my totally non-professional opinion is that at OP's guy is using his ADD as an excuse and is using it to get his way. Let him walk the deck all day if that is what it takes.

 

DON

[legaljen1969]

For an adult, he seems very immature. I think he's using the ADD as an excuse.

 

Roz

 

Seriously?? Who peed in your Cheerios? No need to be such a witch!

[legaljen1969]

I've been on 2 ocean cruises with my cousin. Loved them. My guy and I have been on one river cruise with another coming up this summer. He loved it.

 

He has ADD and has be be constantly on the move. To him relaxation is driving or gardening.

 

There is a Celebrity Constellation cruise next summer on the Adriatic. It has 2 sea days. He has agreed to one sea day but not two.

 

He doesn't like casinos, pools or sun bathing. We would have a balcony cabin.

 

Any ideas of what he could do to keep him interested? Walking upper deck? Are there ever excursions to the engine room or captain's bridge?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

There should be plenty of activities planned to keep him busy. I can't guarantee he will like everything or be interested in the activities. Hey, if he gets too bored and all else fails, perhaps you can think of some "in cabin" activities to occupy him. ;)