Why are cruises relaxing?

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Norovirus can make for a relaxing time sitting in the bathroom. Lots of time to reflect.

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Anonymous wrote:Norovirus can make for a relaxing time sitting in the bathroom. Lots of time to reflect.

+1,000. Cruise ship people are nasty.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll add that I don't get the argument that you aren't really seeing your stops. There are very few cruise ports in the Caribbean or Bahamas that I feel the need to visit for more than a day.

That’s just because you are simple minded and unimaginative. And cruises go far beyond the Caribbean. Do you really think eight hours in a lot of European ports is a proper visit?! What a joke.

You’re a real peach! I have done a European cruise and bookend it with extended visits in other cities, and choose follow-up land trips based on stops we particularly liked. How many cruises have you been on? Or is the above your close-minded opinion?

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Anonymous wrote:Norovirus can make for a relaxing time sitting in the bathroom. Lots of time to reflect.

+1,000. Cruise ship people are nasty.

I’ve been on about a dozen cruises and zero of those had Norovirus outbreaks. There are handwashing stations all over the ships and in the entrance to every restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hell no! I've been on many and there is nothing relaxing about them.

Crowds, constant movement on and off ship, etc is not relaxing and most people have cabins with no view.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll add that I don't get the argument that you aren't really seeing your stops. There are very few cruise ports in the Caribbean or Bahamas that I feel the need to visit for more than a day.

That’s just because you are simple minded and unimaginative. And cruises go far beyond the Caribbean. Do you really think eight hours in a lot of European ports is a proper visit?! What a joke.

You’re a real peach! I have done a European cruise and bookend it with extended visits in other cities, and choose follow-up land trips based on stops we particularly liked. How many cruises have you been on? Or is the above your close-minded opinion?

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Most people spend a week in Italy before boarding a cruise that heads to Greece and then spend a week in Greece. It’s a fabulous way to spend 3 or 4 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Humans are biologically programmed to find bodies of water relaxing as they provide two of our three basic needs (water and food). They’ve done studies and what people find most restful is views of water with green land.

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Anonymous wrote:Norovirus can make for a relaxing time sitting in the bathroom. Lots of time to reflect.

I'm probably less likely to get norovirus on a cruise ship than from sending my kids to daycare and elementary school.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll add that I don't get the argument that you aren't really seeing your stops. There are very few cruise ports in the Caribbean or Bahamas that I feel the need to visit for more than a day.

That’s just because you are simple minded and unimaginative. And cruises go far beyond the Caribbean. Do you really think eight hours in a lot of European ports is a proper visit?! What a joke.

You’re a real peach! I have done a European cruise and bookend it with extended visits in other cities, and choose follow-up land trips based on stops we particularly liked. How many cruises have you been on? Or is the above your close-minded opinion?

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Most people spend a week in Italy before boarding a cruise that heads to Greece and then spend a week in Greece. It’s a fabulous way to spend 3 or 4 weeks.

Who goes away for 3 or 4 weeks?

[Anonymous]

My favorite part is that I don’t have to cook dinner and I don’t even have to choose a restaurant. I just show up. I also like how clean everything is. Hotels are filthy these days and they don’t even make your bed daily anymore

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I’ve never been on one but I imagine they’d be very relaxing! I love sitting on ferries staring at the sea; doing that for days while I didn’t have to cook or entertain my kids sounds magical. I like any liminal space where everything is out of my control and no one could possibly expect me to do anything.

But every time I see a picture of a cruise ship I get agrophobic (and they’re out of my price range) so it will probably never be something I experience. But you enjoy it, OP!

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Anonymous wrote:I find it relaxing because I do not have to feed or clean up after anyone. If my kids don't like their dinner, then they can get something else to eat without it costing me anything. Everyone gets to eat just what they want and at the end of the meal we just leave--there's no tip or bill to settle.

My kids are big enough that they can also keep themselves happy and busy on a cruise, but we're still in enough proximity that we get to spend quality time together. We're a rather tightly wound bunch so on other vacations someone is always hungry, tired or bored and thus unhappy. But on a cruise everyone chills out because they know they can do whatever they want. For example, when my 10 yo finishes dinner she's allowed to get up and go to the kids club to see friends. She doesn't get bored and complain at us while we enjoy our multi course meal and after dinner coffee. Or when someone decides they're done swimming, they can just head to the room for a shower or to go get food, without needing the whole family to decide together to leave because we have to drive back to our rental. All those small preferences being respected add up to a really relaxed, happy family.

This, the dining aspect is huge. Also no cleaning - the room is tidied and you can fill a laundry bag $25 and it all comes back clean & folded.

We had a balcony on our Alaska cruise and saw a lot of wildlife thru our binoculars. We'd order room service for coffee and enjoy it outside in the early morning. Glacier Bay NP, amazing to experience it on our balcony.

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are trash.

Some are, and some are high-end luxury, albeit geared for seniors.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll add that I don't get the argument that you aren't really seeing your stops. There are very few cruise ports in the Caribbean or Bahamas that I feel the need to visit for more than a day.

That’s just because you are simple minded and unimaginative. And cruises go far beyond the Caribbean. Do you really think eight hours in a lot of European ports is a proper visit?! What a joke.

You’re a real peach! I have done a European cruise and bookend it with extended visits in other cities, and choose follow-up land trips based on stops we particularly liked. How many cruises have you been on? Or is the above your close-minded opinion?

+1

Most people spend a week in Italy before boarding a cruise that heads to Greece and then spend a week in Greece. It’s a fabulous way to spend 3 or 4 weeks.

Who goes away for 3 or 4 weeks?

People who go on Mediterranean cruises.

ICYMI: people who cruise travel a lot…far more than the average dcumer.

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Anonymous wrote:Norovirus can make for a relaxing time sitting in the bathroom. Lots of time to reflect.

+1,000. Cruise ship people are nasty.

If cruise ship people are “nasty,” what are people who call others names? You don’t have to love cruises. I’ve only been on one myself, so I’m not a die-hard cruise person, but it takes a “special” kind of person to troll on a message board and say mean things about people.