Why are cruises trashy?

[Anonymous]

I wonder how so called educated people still can enjoy a cruise considering the bad impact on the environment and the horrible working conditions on those slave ships. Just disgusting!

[Anonymous]

I don't think they are trashy. I do think people really need to consider how the workers are treated before giving a cruise line their money.

[Anonymous]

Just because something is expensive doesn't mean it isn't trashy.

I think if there are more than 20 or 30 people on your boat there is a good chance it is trashy.

Not that there is anything wrong with that. Hoi Polloi are entitled to enjoy themselves. But I wouldn't want them to be doing it near me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think they are trashy. I do think people really need to consider how the workers are treated before giving a cruise line their money.

The workers are not slaves. It is a volunteer position where they make more money than other options in their country. Do they make 200k? No. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

A laege cruise does pollute a bunch. While an international flight does not pollute at all, right? Quick week trip to hawaii doesn’t use fuel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's the "what" so much as the reaction that I'm interested in . . .

Why do we call other people/people's interests that bring them joy trashy? What does that say about us? Why do we feel the need to distinguish ourselves from others and assert our superiority?

I'm not saying I don't turn my nose down at things . . . I can't imagine ever wanting to go to Vegas because gambling and shopping aren't my things, and the desert is the last place I'd go voluntarily. But I don't really need to get worked up about how other people find joy in this, do I? This whole idea of things being trashy seems to reveal some insecurity on the part of the person casting the judgment. It sounds to me like a person who gets their identity from their supposed social caste.

FWIW we're not really cruise people but we've done two Disney Cruises (Alaska, the Mediterranean) because the grandparents wanted to have all the grandkids do it. There are aspects to it that aren't ideal (very small quarters, eating at the same restaurants over and over) but having happy kids while you see beautiful parts of the world could certainly be a lot worse.

You turn your nose up at something. You look down your nose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A laege cruise does pollute a bunch. While an international flight does not pollute at all, right? Quick week trip to hawaii doesn’t use fuel?

This is DCUM…selective outrage. Cruising destroys the environment, but going on multiple international flights annually is OK for the earth’s wellbeing. These are the same “environmentalists” that live in 5,000+ square foot homes.

[Anonymous]

No more trashy than going to a resort. Same thing but no ship. Or a theme park for the kids. Or heaven forbid Disney. But hiking around in the heat with thousands of other tourists is classy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No more trashy than going to a resort. Same thing but no ship. Or a theme park for the kids. Or heaven forbid Disney. But hiking around in the heat with thousands of other tourists is classy.

+1

And for some travel destinations (i.e. Alaska, Galápagos Islands) cruises are the best way to get there and see the sights.

[Anonymous]

We're rich and well-educated and have three Royal Caribbean cruises booked for 2023.

[Anonymous]

My old money Richmond friend just takes the same vacations over and over and over again. Kiawah, Maine, St. Croix, skiing. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Not something I desire to replicate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think they are trashy. I do think people really need to consider how the workers are treated before giving a cruise line their money.

Every six months they have the option to renew their contracts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My old money Richmond friend just takes the same vacations over and over and over again. Kiawah, Maine, St. Croix, skiing. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Not something I desire to replicate.

Just curious as a Virginian, where do the old money Richmonders live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My old money Richmond friend just takes the same vacations over and over and over again. Kiawah, Maine, St. Croix, skiing. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Not something I desire to replicate.

Just curious as a Virginian, where do the old money Richmonders live?

Right near CCV (Country Club of Virginia) and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s. Attendance at all 3 is apparently mandatory.

[Anonymous]

I think the big focus on alcohol (on some of the cruises) is trashy.