Rare graphicguy Posted May 15 #101 Share Posted May 15 44 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said: Did you get the warm milk before climbing in your sleeping bag? Some how they skipped over me when they were serving it! LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted May 15 #102 Share Posted May 15 42 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: So those are equivalent? Of course not. I was pointing out that when you compare camping with the US Army, steerage would be quite nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vswan Posted May 15 #103 Share Posted May 15 Started out sailing inside with an occasional OV, usually when given a comp upgrade (years ago). I was always happy to just be sailing and we were still in the age bracket of saving for retirement while putting as much money into savings as possible, but still taking at least one vacation per year. Fast forward. We were offered a balcony upgrade on another line for $150 pp total for a 10 day partial Panama Canal cruise. We had a great time on that balcony and then covid hit. After that I decided that it was going to be a balcony. Period. Although we could have paid for a suite or haven, after years of being frugal, that just wasn't in our nature. Now I'm sailing solo if one of my kids doesn't go along. I originally booked an OV because of the single supplement, but was not happy about it - the solo insides were sold out. Then they opened up the solo balconies and I jumped on it. Total cost was somewhere between the per person cost and the two person cost. But I wanted my private outdoor space. Would I go back to an inside? Not likely. For me I'm at a point in my life that if I want the balcony I'm either going to pay for it or consider not going. I might accept an OV, but it would have to be a good itinerary on the right ship. There are some that will only sail in suites or haven, for me it's the balcony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted May 15 #104 Share Posted May 15 (edited) 9 minutes ago, vswan said: Would I go back to an inside? Not likely. For me I'm at a point in my life that if I want the balcony I'm either going to pay for it or consider not going. I might accept an OV, but it would have to be a good itinerary on the right ship. There are some that will only sail in suites or haven, for me it's the balcony. After a certain age, life is too short to sail in less than a balcony. A wise man told me that after a certain age you need to quit focusing on saving money and begin to focus on how to spend what you've saved. Edited May 15 by RocketMan275 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted May 15 #105 Share Posted May 15 2 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said: After a certain age, life is too short to sail in less than a balcony. At all ages, life is too short to not enjoy every minute that you can. I enjoy every minute of my cruise as long as I'm on the ship.😎 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vswan Posted May 15 #106 Share Posted May 15 2 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: At all ages, life is too short to not enjoy every minute that you can. I enjoy every minute of my cruise as long as I'm on the ship.😎 And to get back to the point of this thread. We are all different and have different likes when it comes to cruising, and what we are willing to pay to move up. There are some that have no desire to move up - no matter what the cost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted May 15 #107 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, vswan said: And to get back to the point of this thread. What? I'm pretty sure than I'm one of only four or five who actually answered the question asked in the OP. Did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daruma Posted May 15 Author #108 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, RocketMan275 said: Of course not. I was pointing out that when you compare camping with the US Army, steerage would be quite nice. Especially if you were in a Light Fighter unit, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted May 15 #109 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, RocketMan275 said: A wise man told me that after a certain age you need to quit focusing on saving money and begin to focus on how to spend what you've saved. He might have been a bit wiser if he said to "focus on how to use the money you've saved." Unfortunately, there are many, many people who think that the only thing they can use money for is to spend it on themselves. Whatever makes them "happy."😎 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vswan Posted May 15 #110 Share Posted May 15 11 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: What? I'm pretty sure than I'm one of only four or five who actually answered the question asked in the OP. Did you? LOL. My answer is that I would be willing to pay whatever it took to get to a balcony. If I thought it was too much, I just wouldn't cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted May 16 #111 Share Posted May 16 On 5/14/2024 at 2:46 PM, MagnoliaBlossom said: Yes, but the 600 dollars I could get for 600 points upgrades the cabin for both of us. I could not get an IN to BA for $300 per person. Correction that is 60,000 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted May 16 #112 Share Posted May 16 11 hours ago, MagnoliaBlossom said: Correction that is 60,000 points IOW, that 'free' upgrade is costing you $600? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCGuy64 Posted May 16 #113 Share Posted May 16 15 hours ago, RocketMan275 said: Of course not. I was pointing out that when you compare camping with the US Army, steerage would be quite nice. Just a thought here, but the term "steerage" has connotations of people (often immigrants) who had to settle for the worst accommodations onboard large steamer ships. I'd hardly call an inside cabin onboard a megaship "steerage." Those who actually DID sleep in steerage would likely consider even the cheapest cabin on an NCL ship to be quite the luxury! Just sayin.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted May 16 #114 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, RocketMan275 said: Sure, have it your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidemaster5 Posted May 16 #115 Share Posted May 16 On 5/13/2024 at 5:23 PM, RocketMan275 said: A wise man once said: "Life is too short to drink cheap wine." That said, because we drank a lot of cheap wine in our younger years, now we can book suites. Agreed. Another way of saying this is that if I don't spend my money, it is just more first-class flights my children or grandchildren will be taking. If you are concerned about money book the lowest level cabin that doesn't give you angst. In other words, book the lower of whichever level you are comparing (inside v ocean view, ocean view v balcony etc.). As discussed, it is what you personally value. Some people only book suites and drive cheap cars and some only book inside cabins and drive expensive cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling2Some Posted May 16 #116 Share Posted May 16 20 minutes ago, slidemaster5 said: Some people only book suites and drive cheap cars and some only book inside cabins and drive expensive cars. Very good way of putting it. People with the same economic level may use that money very differently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCGuy64 Posted May 16 #117 Share Posted May 16 We almost always book balconies, unless the itinerary isn't worth it. We once had a balcony on a February Mediterranean cruise, and I regretted booking that. It was too freaking cold! I should have booked a cheaper cabin and pocketed the difference. Last year on the Oceania Nautica, the balconies were outrageously expensive so we went with an inside. (It was something like $5,500 pp for an inside and $10,000 pp for a balcony). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBoatface Posted May 16 #118 Share Posted May 16 18 hours ago, graphicguy said: Come to think of it, they didn't offer us any cookies while we were camping out. The nerve! And those wake up calls! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted May 16 #119 Share Posted May 16 1 minute ago, CptBoatface said: And those wake up calls! What? They didn't gently nudge you awake? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBoatface Posted May 16 #120 Share Posted May 16 1 minute ago, graphicguy said: What? They didn't gently nudge you awake? 😉 And the delicious MREs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted May 16 #121 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, DCGuy64 said: We almost always book balconies, unless the itinerary isn't worth it. We once had a balcony on a February Mediterranean cruise, and I regretted booking that. It was too freaking cold! Been there...done that (and shouldn't have). We did a TA across the North Atlantic in November and Mrs. Schmoopie insisted on a balcony. During the entire 15 day cruise, I can count the number of times she sat out on the balcony on one hand. (Actually, on no hands, since she never sat out there once). Could have had more money for wine and food in Italy (and every other stop)... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asawi Posted May 16 #122 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, slidemaster5 said: As discussed, it is what you personally value. Some people only book suites and drive cheap cars and some only book inside cabins and drive expensive cars. I book cheap rooms and ride a bicycle. But I travel A LOT (not just cruising)! People ask me how I can afford it. Cheap rooms and a bicycle... 😄 (Although my "lowest acceptable standard" is considerably higher now that once upon a time.) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted May 16 #123 Share Posted May 16 59 minutes ago, CptBoatface said: And the delicious MREs! They all kind of tasted more or less like....well....Cruise Critic would censor me if I described them. LOL! You can actually buy them on Amazon. Not exactly sure why someone would want to. Apparently someone who has never tasted them. But, they're there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted May 16 #124 Share Posted May 16 19 minutes ago, graphicguy said: They all kind of tasted more or less like....well....Cruise Critic would censor me if I described them. LOL! You can actually buy them on Amazon. Not exactly sure why someone would want to. Apparently someone who has never tasted them. But, they're there. Preppers buy them for survival rations. Hunters buy them for their hunting trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted May 16 #125 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, CptBoatface said: And the delicious MREs! When I was in the Army they were called C-Rations. No telling what the "C" stood for... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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