Do the shorter cruises usually not attract much roll call interest?

[nolatravelgirl]

I just signed on late for a 3-day cruise on the Sky as a Memorial Day break and went looking for the Roll Call and noticed that there wasn't even a roll call and many of the other Sky roll calls had limited activity as well. I always enjoy meeting others on the ship. Is this par for the course?

[CruisinMaterial]

No they don't. The short haul cruises ever usually attract anyone for roll calls. I've done quite a few and it's been a ghost town for them. A lot of folks book onto those type of cruises last minute and as a result are not looking to connect but rather party. Just hang out that nightclub and bars and you'll find all the people! :)

[dolita22]

I'm on a 4-day Sky cruise in June and have posted once on our roll call; however, it's been very, very quiet (we've had our cruise booked since last August). I think many (not all) people try shorter cruises as their first cruise are not even aware that something like Cruise Critic exists. Of our group of 10 in June, 7 are first-time cruisers and hadn't heard of CC until I mentioned it. So I think some of that plays into quiet roll calls, too.

 

Have fun on your cruise!

[steveknj]

My experience with Roll Calls (albeit not as extensive as some folks here) is that they just don't seem as busy in general as they used to be. When i did my Alaska cruise in 2007, the roll call here was very active. When we did our last cruise, it seems that there was very little activity but there was a Facebook roll call which was very active. So I wonder if people are just congregating in other places. Our upcoming cruise for this summer has maybe 6 messages in it. I really hope the roll calls stay more active.

[navybankerteacher]

One of the reasons people are active on roll calls is to share information on ports - with the only stop someplace like Nassau or Freeport there is little to say. Also, those short itineraries seem to be booked either by people looking for a booze cruise (who are not likely to want to connect), last minute bookers (who have no time to chat), or first-timers wanting a short, trial, cruise (who do not know about CC).

 

For whatever reason, a four day trip from Miami to Nassau and back will certainly not draw the interest of an 18 day trans-Atlantic with a bunch of port calls in the Mediterranean --- when there will actually be something to talk about.