I didn't think Coco Cay existed for YEARS.  We missed it repeatedly because of seas/winds.

You'll have to try again.  Roatan is worth at least once visit.  It's not a port we love, but it is pretty decent.

Until I had checked in at other ports, I never knew that PC was special.  I've sailed from a bunch now and no where yet has been close to PC in terms of how great it is to embark/disembark.  Nothing close.

If land is a no go, as you have stated, then it seems perfect.

Barcelona has tons to see and do.

Palma De Mallorca, I've never been but even if there isn't a ton to do I've seen some amazing beach pictures.  Going to the beach twice (hit a different one) is never a bad call.

Marseille France do something educational one time and do something active the other!  They have plenty of both.

La Spezia Italy would be amazing to do twice.  Go East to Pisa (or go crazy and do Florence!) once and go West to Cinque Terre the second.

Civitavecchia Italy - Rome has much to offer

Naples Italy where I'd do Pompeii, Herculaneum & Naples on one visit, but do the Amalfi Coast & Capri on the other.

My coworker is going next week.  I'll see if he can check.

I'm sooo excited.  I feel like a voyeur to how the other side lives! (in a very complementary way)

On 6/14/2019 at 11:06 PM, crusinthrough said:

How does one look at someone and know they belong in the lounge?

Don't ask me, but there are some that think they can.

Who's on first?

I told some folks to take it and they said it didn't exist the day they went.

I told another set of folks that it didn't exist anymore and they used a water taxi.

Go figure!?!  The answer is opposite of whatever I say that day.

Please remember that, despite the name, you have to wear pants.

OOOH OOOH... my sig link!

Shorts?  Hairy legs at dinner really put me off the feed!

Can you imagine all those sea days on that tiny ship with no amenities?

It really helps to have the ship cooled down for me when I'm getting ready to get back on from a hot day out in port.

I have to finally spill the beans.  My Rhenium Level cruising status card is actually Hi-Vis Yellow and revs like a motorcycle engine when you press it on both sides.  I can actually remote start the ship from the dock with it.

I'm awesome like that.

1 hour ago, baabtx said:

I'm not going to totally disagree with this post.  I too was on the cruise, and even pushing 60 I felt that I skewed the age down.  That being said, there were a few oldens that really did have fun! (the guy with the cane, that was amazingly agile on the dance floor - really grooving).  The Martini bar was packed every night and that's where I really noticed the age difference, but hey didn't bother me - everyone was having a good time and the drinks were good!

 

I will also agree with the Sushi Restaurant and wish more would try it (it's not all raw fish).  We used the special and pigged out!  The service was fantastic and the Sushi, etc was very good!

Really, really loved the Silent Disco - that was epic!

I think we had a very similar experience.

1 hour ago, PTC DAWG said:

You dished it out, you need to learn to take it.  🙂

Hahaha... that is most certainly NOT the reason.

29 minutes ago, MarkWiltonM said:

On the subject of "the oldens":  I truly believe the time will come--hopefully sooner rather than later---when making fun of people based on their age will seem as barbaric as racist, anti-Semitic, or homophobic comments. 

I'm not a Millennial, but seriously, if you think oldens get made fun of... you should see Millennials!  Those poor kids are getting blamed for everything.  I've never see a group of people get abused for their age more than them.

They have apparently killed breakfast, cars, diamonds, restaurants, and on and on and on.

https://www.google.com/search?q=things+millennials+have+killed+so+far

RIP: Here are 70 things Millennials have killed

26 Things Millennials Are Killing, According To Older People

Here are 19 things Millennials are killing

All The Things Millennials Killed In 2018

What's the latest thing millennials killed? According to Bloomberg, it's...

18 industries which are being killed by Millennials

Millennial mass murderers? All the things the age group 'killed' in ...

12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why

Those are just the first page of headlines!

2 hours ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

That's may be correct.  If you do cruise another line, please post a review here comparing your experience on this  forum.

Yeah.  I'm not coming back to this section of the forums after this thread. 

23 hours ago, oceangoer2 said:

This is sad that there are those on this thread who feel the need to almost apologize for being that hampered by immobility they must use a scooter.  This could be any age group, but the OP CHOSE those who are in the next generation from him/her to literally make sarcastic and self-amusing remarks.  It isn't only the scooter issue (they settled on that) but being old"er" in general on X cruises.  I am very flexible, agile, walk and golf almost every day.  I've said two of the cruelest hits in life I could take is losing my reading and/or walking ability, so I definitely feel for those who enjoy being away from their home and holiday,  and to do so must use some sort of assist.  I am also surprised the site host hasn't commented on the direction, from the very beginning, this thread has taken re ageism.  If it was about obesity or a mental problem it would have been taken down.  I guess ageism is allowed.

Probably because it isn't about ageism.  I think a key point that you are missing is that commenting on something isn't the same as persecution.  Noticing that someone is Asian or Hispanic isn't racism.  Commenting on someone being male or female isn't sexism.  Noticing someone is Buddhist isn't religious persecution. 

The demographic was older and I made some comments about it. I don't want them removed from the ship because of their age.  I don't want them banned because of their age.  I don't want them sent to bed without their dinner because of their age. 

11 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

 

Putting them in the “less good” section (as opposed to the “weird” - though I’m not sure that would be better) does make it seem like they are complaining about them.

The oldens aren't the less good part.  As was stated in my original post (and reiterated by brillohead) the only older people that I was complaining about were the ones with too much perfume/cologne and ones unsafely using scooters. 

I found the dancers humorous, but I support their having as much fun as they want to have on their cruise.  It was odd in a very Stepford way, but I don't begrudge them having fun at all.  If it helps I find line dancing, anything along the entire spectrum from the Electric Slide to the Boot Scootin' Boogie, to be weird as well.

If I made a statement about 3 women smoking in my face, that doesn't mean I dislike women.  It means those 3 smokers, who are women.

I was, however, commenting about how the demographics of the cruise were older than our typical Royal experience.  I also want to frame this by saying that this cruise also featured fewer children and I found that to be more positive than our typical Royal experience.

My review was what we experienced.  I tend to write like I talk.  Some people get that, some don't like it.  I'm getting the picture that it's not just the X cruise line that probably isn't a great fit, it seems like the X forum might not be a good fit either.  Although, I will still gladly finish what I started in this thread and continue to respond or answer any questions.  I've learned my lesson.  If we cruise on X again, don't bother talking about it here.

That was a nice post though, whether any poster agrees or disagrees doesn't really matter.  It's just cruise review.

1 hour ago, hcat said:

 

Young'un

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

 

1.

A young human being; - a contraction of young one.

 

There is a lot of humor in using a 106 year old dictionary to show me up on this topic!!!  That's epic.

1 minute ago, hcat said:

A new thread on Scooter Safety  and Etiquette  may be a good idea in view of your report .

That might be a good idea.  Although, it would probably have a greater impact if people who use them or have family who use them (ideally, APPROPRIATELY) started it.  I just watched them cause chaos.

Sidebar: some poster mentioned me getting hit by a scooter, I just wanted to be clear that I did not personally get hit.  I saw a man with a child get hit in the knee and a lady get pushed over a tabletop.  We saw rude behavior several times, but I did not actually take a hit from one.

17 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

Many cruise lines now have no smoking casinos. Some have certain areas for smoking. Helps some what. But most are stopping it completely. That I like a lot.

I don't gamble, but it was one of my favorite things about the X cruise we took.  It sure was nice to be able to use that entire area: bars, shops, general walking through, etc. on our cruise.

We're some of the youngest people in the room every time.  The looks are usually just making sure you belong there and you just have to let it roll off your back.  I have actually been approached and told this lounge wasn't for me.  I just busted out the card and made a funny remark, but I'm a very extroverted dude.

At 35, my wife is actually the young one, I just have a baby face and get lumped in with her.

I have to say that it got a bit wacky over on the X forums.