Bizmark'sMom Posted October 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Has anybody here on Cruise Critic been on this? How was it? I'm seriously eyeing this for next August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnino Posted October 12, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What I'm especially curious about is how much enrichment is laid on. The Lindblad trips I've been on have had landings on every non-Drake-passage day along with recaps and talks. On the rare sea days they had two talks/day laid on, sometimes three. In my mind the reason to cruise Lindblad is the landings and talks. With few landings, and cut-rate (by Lindblad standard) pricing, I wonder just how much they're laying on for talks and seminars. Some of the promo copy was "do you want to get away and write that screenplay you've been thinking about..." and I'm thinking "No, I want to be lectured to about exploration by Don Walsh, Learn photography with Dickman and Hopkins, chase whales in zodiacs with naturalists, and so on..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizmark'sMom Posted October 12, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I hear ya. The only reason to go with Lindblad is for their way out there destinations, getting off of the boat to see cool stuff, and the education you get along the way. From looking through the expedition reports, there were 6 sea days, each with animal sightings and lectures. That's not bad for a 21 day cruise. (I don't count the days getting to and from the boat in Greenland as cruise days.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnino Posted October 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Oh I was confused. I thought you meant the 80 degrees of latitude one from Argentina to Europe. Greenland one looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizmark'sMom Posted October 13, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Oh! No, I can't handle transatlantics. For me, cruising is all about seeing new stuff without having to continually unpack. If I just want to lounge about and not worry about food or drink, I'll go to a resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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