Seven days at sea on a transatlantic cruise?

[molaurie]

I'm considering taking a transatlantic cruise which would include seven sea days. Does anyone have an opinion on this, or any personal experience? Thanks!

[TicTac#2]

I could not deal with seven casino days in a row.

[candelle]

I'm considering taking a transatlantic cruise which would include seven sea days. Does anyone have an opinion on this, or any personal experience? Thanks!

 

We’ve taken one 17 day eastbound (last May) and enjoyed it so much that we recently booked our second transatlantic, which is now only a fortnight away.

I too, was apprehensive regarding all the sea days, but in effect, there were not enough! We took dance lessons, language courses, sat in the sun with a book and just relaxed. We found that the time just flew past. We were fortunate to have sunshine and calm sea during the whole of the eastbound voyage, and I just hope the same applies for our forthcoming cruise. I’ll let you know!

Don’t worry – give it a go.

[newmexicoNita]

Our DD and SIL just returned from the Century today. They love to cruise, love sea days and badly needed a long break: she said never again:6 days at sea was just too many. It is ok if they are split up, but in a row they don't think they would do it again. There are just so many trivia games, so many spa treatments and so much sleeping you can do. Of course they did other things, but she did say, if they do it again they will do what we did last fall: the northern route. You have a few stops in Europe and then only a couple of days before you reach Iceland, on down the ocean with ports along the way. We did have 4 sea days in a row, only because we couldn't get the New F.

 

NMnita

[ab0si]

THis is clearly a matter of taste and preference. My wife and I have done quite a few ocean crossings. Our last one was Lisbon to Miami with one port day. Our next one is LA -> Hong Kong. 17 days with one day in port. We did this before, too. My wife didn't even get off the ship in Honolulu. I did -- I needed to buy razor blades.

 

We both love these cruises. Watching ahd hearing the ocean go by, having interesting conversations with friends -- old and new. We like that sort of stuff.

 

But, we are "different." We love to travel but when we go some place we want to SEE and FEEL that place. That means that arriving at 8 am and leaving at 4 pm the same day doesn't appeal to us. So, we crusie either for sea days or to see things that can not easily be seen by other means of travel.

 

Paul

[wraithe]

Personally, I don't book cruises for excursions, I book the ship that I want, and the number of days that I want. If it happens to pull in somewhere, okay, but I'm not going to get real excited about it. I'd love a 7 night sort of cruise to nowhere, and if it wasn't for the cost and hassle of flying to Europe/UK or back to the States, then I'd be all over Trans-Lant's, or Trans-Pac's. For now, I look for itineraries that are going to have as many sea days as I can get.

 

Just for the record, I have to laugh at "could you stand 7 days". The longest I've been at sea was >100 days, with >80 submerged the first time we dove. Yes, that's >80 days from the time we dove the first time until we surfaced the next time, and we didn't spend the rest of our time on the surface either. We dove again later.

 

Whatever you decided, have fun.

[kitty9]

I'm doing a 17 day trans-Pacific crossing from LA to Hong Kong and we are only stopping for one day in Hawaii. I cannot wait for this cruise because for me, the ship is the destination. I've done 5 crossings and they're all great.

[melika091900]

I'm considering taking a transatlantic cruise which would include seven sea days. Does anyone have an opinion on this, or any personal experience? Thanks!

 

 

go for it,the ship is the destination.....

 

 

hey we are in hercules...hi neighbor....:)

[Steamboatin]

WRAITHE,

 

I take it you did not have a balcony or an ocean view cabin on that long cruise.:D

[Jim_Iain]

Go for it. When I went on my first cruise I didn't know how I would survive being "locked up on a ship" for a full week. I became addicted to cruising.

 

My transatlantic was my favorite of all cruises. The sea day were the absolute best and it really allowed me to relax and do as much or little as I pleased.

 

Consider taking a Westbound cruise. Every night on the crossing you get an extra hour of sleep.

 

Jim

[wraithe]

WRAITHE,

 

I take it you did not have a balcony or an ocean view cabin on that long cruise.:D

 

Nope, contrary to popular belief, there aren't any oceanviews in a submarine. Least you hope not. If water starts coming into the people tank:eek:, it's not a good thing!

[madhouseinc]

I'm considering taking a transatlantic cruise which would include seven sea days. Does anyone have an opinion on this, or any personal experience? Thanks!

 

I don't cruise for the ports - I make an appearance on a few of them just to pick up gifts for those I left behind you might say.

 

I would love to just enjoy the weather I expect nothing less than perfect ;) , relax and catch up on whatever. I don't know if I would care to stay entire time with my daughter or best friend who I travel with most of the time though - we would drive each other nuts! I would try to meet everyone I could on the ship and make plans for my next cruise

[isujim]

Just completed a 15 day Panama Canal cruise that had 7 sea days.........what a wonderful and RELAXING cruise. Go for it.......you'll be glad you did.

[ab0si]

I'm doing a 17 day trans-Pacific crossing from LA to Hong Kong and we are only stopping for one day in Hawaii. I cannot wait for this cruise because for me, the ship is the destination. I've done 5 crossings and they're all great.

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Darcie:

 

Well, I will see you on-board. The last time we did this crossing was on the Harmony. 100+ mph winds. Cabins flooded on the 9th deck, sindows blown out in the dining room. Waves breaking OVER the Vista Lounge's windows. We loved it! (Except for the 9 zillion company employees they loaded onto the ship in Tokyo).

 

I will be easy to find on-board. The balding overweight guy.. that eliminates 2% of the men and 20% of the women. <grin>

 

Paul

[flag fan]

Go for it! I just finished a 6-day crossing on the Queen Mary 2 and was so disappointed when the trip was over. On that ship there was so much to do, I was running around from morning until night and never got around to the relaxing and book-reading I thought would be the main activities. Besides the meals, which can be time-consuming affairs, there are usually shows every night. I looked at the different activities the ship offered and planned one or two things each day, such as a massage one day, casino one night, karaoke/trivia one day, etc. You will probably find that there are quite a few things to keep you busy even before you see the specific events in the ship's daily calendar. Plus, it will be nice to say you have done a crossing--a classic form of ship travel.