mandwcruise Posted September 5, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 5, 2022 My family likes to do low-intensity, culturally diverse sightseeing. THINGS WE'VE LIKED: Bike rides through private islands Bus tours, and walking around rock formations in the Canary Islands Disney parks High-quality aquariums Cultural presentations Hop-on-hop-off THINGS WE DON'T CARE FOR: Sitting on the beach Overpriced excursions Based on this (and the places I've already seen in my sig that I don't need to see again), where do you think we should go next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted September 5, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I like all of the choices, but voted for the eastern Med. But a lot depends on the time of year you want to travel. Eastern Mediterranean would be my choice for shoulder season, when it is not really hot. Northern Europe and the Baltic in high summer. EM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted September 5, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I did vote for Baltic but just note that Russia (St. Petersburg) probably not will be included in Baltic itinerary in the near future. Also consider a Norwegian fjords cruise from Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Southampton. Pay attention to the itinerary- some ports are much more interesting than others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted September 5, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Tough choice. I voted for Eastern Med but almost voted for Baltic. I've never been to Israel, but loved Greece and Turkey. A cruise to Norway would be another option, but you didn't ask about that. Have a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted September 5, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Agree about a shoulder season cruise to Israel, Turkey, Greece, etc. Too hot and too many tourists during the summer months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandwcruise Posted September 5, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted September 5, 2022 5 hours ago, hallasm said: I did vote for Baltic but just note that Russia (St. Petersburg) probably not will be included in Baltic itinerary in the near future. Also consider a Norwegian fjords cruise from Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Southampton. Pay attention to the itinerary- some ports are much more interesting than others. @hallasmWhich ports were better or worse for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandwcruise Posted September 5, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted September 5, 2022 3 hours ago, puppycanducruise said: Tough choice. I voted for Eastern Med but almost voted for Baltic. I've never been to Israel, but loved Greece and Turkey. A cruise to Norway would be another option, but you didn't ask about that. Have a great time. @puppycanducruiseYeah, I just got back from 2 or 3 Norway ports on the iceland cruise😁 just trying to avoid redundancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted September 5, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Eastern Med. But we are biased...we keep going back there year after year. Also Italy, Sicily, and Aeolian islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 5, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Land trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted September 5, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Markanddonna said: Agree about a shoulder season cruise to Israel, Turkey, Greece, etc. Too hot and too many tourists during the summer months. Agreed - nothing later than mid-May or earlier than mid-October. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted September 5, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I live in a hot climate and always sail north if I can, sometimes I am overruled by Mr. Moneybags😉. I would skip the Baltics for a year or two awaiting a resolution of the current Russian conflict hoping for a visit to St Petersburg. My sis and I just recently had this same discussion. We opted for the British Isles and France instead of the Baltics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandwcruise Posted September 5, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted September 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mary229 said: I live in a hot climate and always sail north if I can, sometimes I am overruled by Mr. Moneybags😉. I would skip the Baltics for a year or two awaiting a resolution of the current Russian conflict hoping for a visit to St Petersburg. My sis and I just recently had this same discussion. We opted for the British Isles and France instead of the Baltics. @Mary229 @hallasm I should have clarified that anything in the Baltic : A) must include Russia B) which means it has to happen after the conflict is over to put things in perspective, some cruise lines have some May 2023 routes with Russia on the menu, indicating their strategists over there are expecting the conflict to pass over by then. Until further notice, I'm building my plans on the same assumptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandwcruise Posted September 5, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: Land trip? @LHT28No, cruise only. Curious to hear how that would impact your thinking though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted September 5, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 minute ago, mandwcruise said: @Mary229 @hallasm I should have clarified that anything in the Baltic : A) must include Russia B) which means it has to happen after the conflict is over to put things in perspective, some cruise lines have some May 2023 routes with Russia on the menu, indicating their strategists over there are expecting the conflict to pass over by then. Until further notice, I'm building my plans on the same assumptions. I think if you book 2023 you will be disappointed. The line will simply notify you of a change of itinerary and you will be locked in. The earliest possible date IMHO will be 2024. That said we could enter a new Cold War and Russia could be off limits indefinitely 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted September 6, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 7:21 PM, mandwcruise said: ................. to put things in perspective, some cruise lines have some May 2023 routes with Russia on the menu, indicating their strategists over there are expecting the conflict to pass over by then. I fear this is more optimism than expectation 😟. It helps with bookings, and if it doesn't happen some will be disappointed but stay with their booking. It'll be pretty easy for a cruise line to substitute with some very worthwhile ports in the Baltic. If you envisage being able to cruise for a few years in the future you might want to put the Baltic on the back-burner & look at the eastern Med.(shoulder-season - we broke one of our own golden rules with a cheap late-booked Adriatic cruise in July, waaaay too hot for exploration). The Baltic is a great place to cruise mid-season, even without St Petersburg so don't chalk it off indefinitely. JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudorcruisers Posted September 7, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Baltic and Norwegian fjords are my top two cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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