Things I will not miss on a cruise

[GTOguy]

I'm thinking of going up to Alaska with STS in his van next month. Still not sure I can trust him, though.

[04 commemorative]

Wife will not even consider a cruise and I have no desire to be on a petri dish with thousands of others either ...but we are considering taking a river cruise for our 50th.....either foreign or domestic but don't know much about them.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

Wife will not even consider a cruise and I have no desire to be on a petri dish with thousands of others either ...but we are considering taking a river cruise for our 50th.....either foreign or domestic but don't know much about them.

It is kinda like living in a mall for a week.

[04 commemorative]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

I believe she only weighed 550 lbs back when ted was hitting it, today she is cleary in the high four digits.

he must have an impressive member to get it in that ugly fat (rich) moron

[6spdC6]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

I went on ONE cruise and absolutely hated it for all the reasons you mentioned and 50 more.

We have done 16 cruises, many of them at least two weeks. Had a pretty good time, most times. Food was OK for the most part. Met some very interesting people a few we still keep in touch with.

I was drinking pretty good then and as the Captain was the designated driver and the longest walk back to your room from anywhere on the ship was 6 minutes it came in as a good experience.

For the record the last cruise we went on was 10 years ago. The dam ships are getting too big now with way too many people on board for our tastes.

From what I have seen and heard the cruise experience we had has been severely down gradated and they now have found many ways to tack on a extra charge or two. O well it was good while it lasted.

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by Taurus

The windjammer buffet was full of them, we stuck with the specialty restaurants.

The Windjammer is always a shitshow and best avoided. Specialty restaurants are the way to go.

Haven't been on quantum, but have been on the sister ships Anthem and Odyssey. Anthem quite a few times as it's easy for us when based out of Bayonne, and 26 nights on Odyssey earlier this year in Europe.

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

Wife will not even consider a cruise and I have no desire to be on a petri dish with thousands of others either ...but we are considering taking a river cruise for our 50th.....either foreign or domestic but don't know much about them.

I am in the same boat. Have taken several cruises, all were great fun. X2 on the river cruise. IIRC, Yadkin and his wife did that last year in Europe and had a good trip.

I would like to take a cruise of the Mediterranean and visit Corsica, Sardinia, Crete, etc.

[MikeB]

Never been on a big boat cruise, and I don't miss it. Too many people.
I read with interest, most posting by others here and over there, and
the consensus is that most enjoy them.

The SO and I had talked about maybe one day taking a Great Lakes Cruise,
now that Viking has started a series of them. But that opportunity
has passed us. Too bad.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

She is an ass wipe but I guess Ted Danson is a bigger one.....how could he have that whale

She wasn't a whale when he was banging her. Not saying she was hot or even attractive, but she was about 1/4 the size of her in that picture.

[roadpilot]

I am glad you had a good time.
I have never been on a big ship. We always use smaller ships with a lot
less people. So, I have never waited in line.
It cost more to travel but I like being waited on.

[Frankie the Fink]

Depends on the cruise line:

Holland America: Walkers and blue hairs knocking you down in the buffet line while talking loudly with a whiny NJ or NY accent.

Royal Caribbean: More cellulite and bad tattoos around the pool area than one can stomach

Celebrity: First fights on the dance floor after 1 am and sometimes a drunk doing a half-gainer off a balcony.

[TheRealBadger]

Boomers and their cruises. Fat old people rolling around on their scooters and canes .

[slewfoot]

Originally Posted by Taurus

I just got off a 7 night inland passages Alaska cruise, had a great time. Having said that there are several things i won’t miss:

1. Waiting on elevators
2. Watered down Diet Coke
3. Trying to save tables large enough for 11
4. Standing in lines
5. People shouting “there’s a whale”

Pictures when I get back from the airport later today.

My cousin just did that cruise a few weeks ago.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by TheRealBadger

Boomers and their cruises. Fat old people rolling around on their scooters and canes .

Yup, spending that SS money 👍

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Lemme tell ya 'bout a cruise.

The first thing to get used to is lines. EVERY single thing they offer comes with a free line of dipshits. Getting on the boat? Line. Food? Line. Picking up your luggage shit? I despise lines.

Then the food. Sure. Cruises are known for their food right? Only you can't eat the ****ing food until every asshole has taken a picture of it. "Did you get a shot of the lobster Myrtle?!"

Then you're assigned a dinner table -for the formal meal- with half a dozen complete strangers. And what do you do? You introduce yourself and tell a little about yourself! RONG!

At some point along the way, if you're lucky (?) the Captain comes to your table! Ooooh! Ahhhhh! The Captain! Listen Captain Stubbing. You're 'sailing' around the Caribbean a mile off shore. The worst weather they're likely to encounter is a ****ing rain cloud. My 86 year old mother could do that half way through a box of wine.

Then, you disembark (that's get off the stupid boat) for your island destination! This is the best part until it's time to return to the Love Boat and there's no chance you'll miss your ride because the blow a ****ing horn to let you know you'd better get back.

Then you have the 'Day at Sea.' You island hop all the way down and sail nonstop on the way back. If you don't get to the pool area by 4:00am you can forget about getting a chair of ANY sort.

And then, the last day. Your room (Cabin I guess) has 35 envelopes on the bed. Every dope you said so much as hello to wants a tip. Room service, the luggage boy, (I guess they're called Porters or some shit) The bartender, the host, the waiter and his helper, the guy shoveling coal into the boiler. EVERYONE wants a tip.

Never again as long as I live.

[TheRealBadger]

Originally Posted by Taurus

Yup, spending that SS money 👍

*wasting

They should go out to sea and throw you all in the water. Whoever can make it back gets the others’ SS checks.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

We have done 16 cruises, many of them at least two weeks. Had a pretty good time, most times. Food was OK for the most part. Met some very interesting people a few we still keep in touch with.

I was drinking pretty good then and as the Captain was the designated driver and the longest walk back to your room from anywhere on the ship was 6 minutes it came in as a good experience.

For the record the last cruise we went on was 10 years ago. The dam ships are getting too big now with way too many people on board for our tastes.

From what I have seen and heard the cruise experience we had has been severely down gradated and they now have found many ways to tack on a extra charge or two. O well it was good while it lasted.

10 years ago the nicer cruise lines still had an aura of elegance about them. People actually wore a coat and tie to formal dinner night, the cruisers were polite, the culinary experience was top notch. Now the cruises have the same clientele as Walmart and the dining experience is akin to a Golden Corral

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

the culinary experience

What a fag. Culinary experience.

[TheRealBadger]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

10 years ago the nicer cruise lines still had an aura of elegance about them. People actually wore a coat and tie to formal dinner night, the cruisers were polite, the culinary experience was top notch. Now the cruises have the same clientele as Walmart and the dining experience is akin to a Golden Corral

Boomers got old and overtook the prior, less shifty generation. Me, me, me! Sounds about right.

[Vandelay Industries]

We must be doing something wrong. We don't stand in line anywhere. We never feel crowded, unless it's a popular bar/music venue/show, then there's a crowd. Kind of like at home.

We never eat with anybody we don't know. We tried that large shared table bullshit a couple times and decided never again. There are always choices.

What some of you are describing sounds horrific! Ima stay away from those ships!