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5 hours ago, Son of a son of a ... said:

I would rather have my dog cruise with me on Cunard than fly her in a crate.  

When I was thinking of moving to Europe I looked into this. Sounds like the crossing experience for animals on a ship is kinda miserable. Better, IMO, to just fly and get it over with quickly. 

Note that the ship isn’t actually enchanted (or cursed.) That’s just marketing 

How about some genuine, authentic Alaskan tanzanite jewelry 😉

Note that there is at least one Deadliest Catch themed excursion in Ketchikan. I’ve not done it, but the one I’m thinking of gets good reviews. Like most Alaska excursions, it’s a bit pricy. 

On 6/17/2024 at 6:50 AM, Essiesmom said:

Someone here once said she was so old she doesn’t buy green bananas

My neighbor planted a bunch of trees on his 90th birthday. Seemed…. optimistic. He’s still holding on at 95 and those trees now look spectacular. I can’t tell others how to live, but I’d much rather lose some money because I couldn’t go on a cruise than be able to go on a cruise and can’t because I didn’t plan. 

The wording is you get the lower fare and you get 120% of the difference in OBC. But I think we here know it must mean you get one or the other. 

A credit card. If you end up needing something you didn’t pack there are stores on ship and in port that will sell you what you need. 

Meanwhile, somebody is Spain is looking at that chart thinking, “we should charge more.”

Now if we can just get them to include the semi-mandatory service charge in the price. 

On 6/17/2024 at 1:22 PM, DCThunder said:

Just another reason to hate the Red Sox and their fans.😀

 

As a passionate Red Sox fan, that’s fair. Don’t know if any of you follow the ParoDeeJay YouTube channel, but Jay from that channel hates Sweet Caroline as much as anyone. They keep a counter of how many times in a year he is subjected to it. 

I’m a huge love boat fan. The basic cruise would be neat. But the VIP package price falls into AYFKM territory. 

I’m picturing a cruise where 24/7 there is a band somewhere onboard playing “Roll out the Barrel.” 

9 hours ago, Bucket_List_Girl said:

not enough clean clothes for a second week

Meh, clean clothes are overrated 🙂

On 6/18/2024 at 9:27 PM, navybankerteacher said:

Ports which accept too many cruisers are not worth visiting,

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded. 

For what it’s worth… I tend to sail on giant ships. Let’s call it 4,000+ passengers. I also pick my cruise largely based on itinerary and almost never feel restricted as the ships can stop at most mainstream ports. The giant ships don’t feel more crowded to me than the smaller (2000 pax) ships as they have more space to go along with more passengers. 

I remember once as a kid 40+ years ago having Lobster at home. Since then, never. I’ve had Lobster many times at restaurants, especially s at lobster shacks on the coast in Maine. I think in all my years of cruising I’ve had cruise lobster once. As a New Englander, I guess I’m a snob - cruise lobster ain’t lobster. 

19 hours ago, jean87510 said:

Why would supporting 2nd amendment come into play if you have a receipt and an obvious novelty item

I’m just saying Canadian customs is very concerned about handguns. If they suspect you might have one, they can single you out for special screening. To avoid hassle, I wouldn’t voluntarily say or bring anything to draw attention to myself. 

Sounds nice to me. If you’ve got a lot of money. 

This forum has posters who enjoy the smaller ships. But if you look at the general public, they are clearly voting with their wallet for bigger and bigger ships. 

Planning a trip with somebody who craves fresh air at night, but doesn’t want a balcony. Do any of the Ocean View cabins on the Sapphire have windows that open? 

7 hours ago, nasa1974 said:

WOW! 109 posts on this question. 

Two or three posts on the question. 100+ posts sharing their thoughts on tracking, technology, etc. 

You could always list your itinerary here. 

I find the one you highlighted to be hilarious, but I’ll leave it at that. 
 

Having watched way (way!) too many episodes of Canadian border patrol shows, I know it’s legal to bring ammunition into Canada. But they have exceedingly tight handgun laws and seeing ammunition tends to trigger a massive search to be sure there’s no gun nearby. I know this is an obvious novelty product, but you really don’t want to advertise yourself as a huge 2nd amendment supporter when dealing with Canadian customs/immigration. 

Always fun to watch the show and see the differences in cruising then vs now. And to try and figure out which differences were real (ie cruising really was like that) and which were just script conveniences. 

4 minutes ago, voljeep said:

1 - you'll be fine

2 - the passport should be good for 6 months "after" the cruise, not before - so all good there also

Yep and yep.