Not enough sea days

[wowzz]

I think us Europeans have more choices of round trips with lots of sea days than our American friends, but not sure why.

[CPT Trips]

I think us Europeans have more choices of round trips with lots of sea days than our American friends, but not sure why.

 

Look for the thread that discusses how few vacation days Americans use compared to Europeans.

[GUT2407]

Look for the thread that discusses how few vacation days Americans use compared to Europeans.

Not even so much how they use them, but what most get.

 

Was stunned when an American friend said he got it good because he got 15 days a year.

 

Strewth pretty much everyone in Australia gets 20 as a starting point, then Long Service Leave kicks in (Mrs Gut has just hit 10 years with her current employer so got 13 weeks LSL and from now on gets 2 weeks a year extra).

 

And many get 17.5% extra pay will they are on holidays (usually limited to four weeks).

[wowzz]

Look for the thread that discusses how few vacation days Americans use compared to Europeans.

Very true, but the cruises ( as opppsed to ta crossings) with many sea days are mainly taken by retirees. If P&O, for example, can find sufficient guests for a 24 night cruise from Southampton , you would think that there would be enough retirees in the US for a similar length cruise from, say, New York.

[NantahalaCruiser]

My husband wants mostly port days and I'm the opposite wanting more sea days. This has been an issue for me. Why can't European cruises of 12-14 days have more then 2-3 sea days? And some have only 1 sea day?

 

 

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Combination of geography and market demand. European cruises - Med, British Isles and Baltic - have many highly desirable ports within just an overnight sail of each other.

[oldmovieguy]

Once again my thanks, lots to think about.

[jocap]

Very true, but the cruises ( as opppsed to ta crossings) with many sea days are mainly taken by retirees. If P&O, for example, can find sufficient guests for a 24 night cruise from Southampton , you would think that there would be enough retirees in the US for a similar length cruise from, say, New York.

The ship we go on in winter, Ventura, is usually full for the long journey, with over 3,000 passengers on board. Not only that, but we've met people who have been on the wait list for weeks, waiting for a vacancy... one couple rang P&O almost every morning from September until they managed a cabin not long before the January sailing. Perhaps it's the dire wet winter weather which fills the ships? :D

[wishIweretravelling]

You can always convert a port day into a sea day by simply staying on the ship. You cannot convert a sea day into a port day, unless you are up for a very long swim and don't mind sharks.

[calliopecruiser]

You can always convert a port day into a sea day by simply staying on the ship. You cannot convert a sea day into a port day' date=' unless you are up for a very long swim and don't mind sharks.[/quote']

No, a sea day is very different from a port day where you stay on the ship. On a sea day, you are in the middle of nowhere without land in sight, and that's really a different environment, IMO. Being at sea is different than being on a docked boat.

[NMLady]

You can always convert a port day into a sea day by simply staying on the ship. You cannot convert a sea day into a port day' date=' unless you are up for a very long swim and don't mind sharks.[/quote']

 

We often stay aboard ship in ports we've been to before.

As relaxing as it is to have uncrowded pool, spa, etc. it is not the same as a sea day since there aren't many activities offered and the ones offered sometimes only have 1 or 2 participants. Also, the casino and shops are not open.

[julie3fan]

You can always convert a port day into a sea day by simply staying on the ship. You cannot convert a sea day into a port day' date=' unless you are up for a very long swim and don't mind sharks.[/quote']

Your screen name should be wisecrackin'!

[Pudgesmom]

We're doing 16 days next summer Reykjavik-NYC on Windstar. We have 7 sea days, and most of the stops are for a half day in tiny villages. We love sea days and have done 4 transatlantics with them - 12 or 13 days at sea, no stops between Barbados/St Martin and Lisbon.

[NantahalaCruiser]

No, a sea day is very different from a port day where you stay on the ship. On a sea day, you are in the middle of nowhere without land in sight, and that's really a different environment, IMO. Being at sea is different than being on a docked boat.

True, but on a port day you're in the middle of a resort without a mob in sight!