No sea days

[Sorry Muffin]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

[Shmoo here]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

 

Closest to that we've come was our 10 night Med cruise with 8 ports (Barcelona, Malta, Tunis, Naples, Civitavecchia, La Spezia, Corsica, Villefranche). Pretty port intensive, and many of the excursions in those ports were all day ones, due to the distance to the actual city from the port area. We were glad to have our TransAtlantic B2B with this one to regroup on all the sea days.

Edited September 9, 2014 by Shmoo here

[Loving My Life]

I cruise more for the ports than the sea days/ship. My Southern Caribbean cruise had 6 ports in 7 days (1 sea day) and it was fabulous. My upcoming Mediterranean cruise has 10 ports in 12 days. I'm sure it will be amazing!

 

I'm not sure what you mean by saving money though.

[MCC retired]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

 

 

Waking up to a new port every day is a bit too hectic for a person like me that likes to relax & enjoys shipboard activities .

I don't understand how you save money with more ports ??????

I always spend more on a port day ( tours, meals , transport , purchases , etc. ) than I would onboard ?

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app

[dancinman66]

A few

They are ok as long as you do only one

Any more and it gets you so tired

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

[hallasm]

For my first cruise I couldn't get ports enough - so I booked a 7 night cruise with a port of call every day - I did find it a bit too hectic - so all other cruises have been with 2 or more sea days. Time to relax as well!

[boogs]

Our favorite cruise was a 14 night from Valparaiso, Chile to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida by way of the Panama Canal. It was an almost perfect schedule of a port day, a sea day, another port day, another sea day, etc. That meant a busy early rise port day followed by a lazy sleep in sea day to recover. It was this way for almost the entire cruise. That was nice! :D

Edited September 9, 2014 by boogs

[ducklite]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

 

My last cruise had no sea days, however we overnighted in port twice.

Edited September 9, 2014 by ducklite

[Treven]

Our favorite cruise was a 14 night from Valparaiso, Chile to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida by way of the Panama Canal. It was an almost perfect schedule of a port day, a sea day, another port day, another sea day, etc. That meant a busy early rise port day followed by a lazy sleep in sea day to recover. It was this way for almost the entire cruise. That was nice! :D

This sounds like something I'd enjoy.

[Dayenu]

I think of sea days as "lost vacation days". I'd enjoy a cruise with all days at ports. Don't think I was on a cruise like this, but if I find one, I will definitely go.

[cb at sea]

You don't HAVE to get off the ship at every port! Make your own "sea days"! Hubby hates sea days...he'd love a cruise like that!

Edited September 10, 2014 by cb at sea

[fortinweb]

I think of sea days as "lost vacation days". I'd enjoy a cruise with all days at ports. Don't think I was on a cruise like this, but if I find one, I will definitely go.

 

You are on a CRUISE SHIP. It's those sea days that have the real feeling of being on a cruise. Otherwise, you might as well take a train or bus to the next destination. :D

[ducklite]

You are on a CRUISE SHIP. It's those sea days that have the real feeling of being on a cruise. Otherwise, you might as well take a train or bus to the next destination. :D

 

Not all destinations can be reached by train or bus. Try doing as you suggest in French Polynesia. :rolleyes:

[calliopecruiser]

Makes me kind of chuckle........my preference would be a week at sea with no port days.

[DonnaK]

We've done two 7 day cruises that only had 1 sea day (southern Caribbean, and Canada/NE). Both were exhausting! And expensive, because we definitely spend a lot more in port than we do onboard.

 

You know how people who spend a week at Disney complain that they need a vacation to recover from their vacation? Well, that's how we felt at the end of these cruises! Not enough downtime to relax and decompress.

[geoherb]

I like sea days, but I also enjoy days in ports when we've been to them before--and can stay on the ship with more than half our fellow passengers gone. When we took our first 7-day southern Caribbean cruise from San Juan, I thought going to a port each day was too much for me. That's before we had been to any of the ports and still wanted to do something every day.

[sail7seas]

We have done b-to-b 7 day cruises (totaling 14 days) sailing Boston to Montreal to Boston for years. Each segment has 6 ports in 7 days with only one sea day per week. That is the closest we ever came to a port every day.

 

[cruiseapril]

We enjoy having a sea day or private island day on the last day of a cruise-to relax.

[wacruiser77]

I won't book a cruise unless it has at least 1/3 sea days. Too many ports, too much money, too tired!

[virginialucy]

Makes me kind of chuckle........my preference would be a week at sea with no port days.

 

This would also be my preference :D I love sea days...I'm happy to eat, drink, relax, and not worry about the logistics of a day in port.

[fortinweb]

Not all destinations can be reached by train or bus. Try doing as you suggest in French Polynesia. :rolleyes:

 

Dumb example. Most cruises that go to your example port have multiple sea days in their itinerary. Next time, at least make an effort to use a better example when you are making a sarcastic criticism of another member's humorous comment. :rolleyes:

Edited September 10, 2014 by fortinweb

[KBS1607]

I'm a little worried about the 8 sea days on our upcoming Panama Canal cruise. I've never done one with that many. New experience that I'm looking forward to. It's our 30th anniversary and our honeymoon was a cruise.

 

Kim

[Honolulu Blue]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

 

I noticed the same. I wonder if you saw the same cruise I saw. It's very appealing to me too and I plan to book it sometime soon.

 

I haven't seen an itinerary quite like that one; the one that comes closest is the Carnival Valor (soon to be replaced by the Liberty) that has one sea day out of seven. I've been on that one twice. It's exhilirating, yes, but in the best way. I can stay at home and relax, and I can do all the relaxing I could ever want when I'm 6 feet under.

 

I don't think it's primarily a way to save money, but it IS possible to spend less money in port vs. at sea:

 

* The souvenir prices may be lower in port

* Drink prices may be lower in port

* The port may not have a casino, and the ship's casino will be closed while in port

 

I hope to see you around.

[ksqueak]

I did a 14 day cruise that had 7 ports back to back in the middle. By port number 5 or 6 I was so tired of sightseeing I would have loved a sea day. My attitude has become never again, need a break to appreciate what I'm seeing.

[ncovert]

I have been checking on cruise that include Barbados, when I noticed something.

 

Week long cruise that has a port of call everyday, and no free days at sea.

 

I was wondering if anyone has been on a cruise like that?

 

Since I mainly go to see the ports, maybe this is something I should try. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my days at sea, but if this is a way to save money, I may try one

 

Mary Louise

 

I love me a good sea day. With that said I would still consider this type of cruise. If I felt overwhelmed one day I would just simply make my own "port sea day".

 

Happy sailing