Anonymous
02/14/2013 12:59
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We cruise all the time! In our own little 35 foot Catalina sailboat. Plenty of room. Back up plans for any conceivable emergency. And plenty of emergency provisions. Just returned from a month in the Bahamas. That's the way to cruise!
Yeah well the 99% has to share their ship with a few thousand more people in order to afford it.
Says someone who has never owned a sailboat. We paid less than $10,000 for our boat. It's not expensive. The most expensive thing about cruising to the Bahamas is the entree fee.
Umm we paid about $1,200 for our cruise (for the family, not per person), that included entree fees, dessert fees, appetizer fees, etc . . .
Whereas the Catalina owners can cruise every weekend, or if they are retired, every day for the rest of their lives. We bought a sailboat at the same time we bought a condo. I have to say the condo was a much better investment, but we have a lot of great memories like sailing to St. Michaels, Wye River, Annapolis, Smith Island etc, fishing, anchoring out under the stars. You can't compare the two experiences. A sailboat is a bit more like an RV, except you spend a lot less on gas. Only time I ever regretted being on board was when a storm came up, but we have usually been anchored in a snug cove with a bottle of wine, our stereo and a pile of paperbacks when that happened.
Anonymous
02/14/2013 09:58
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
I've been on a couple of Carnvial cruises. Never saw the enjoyment of having to wait on line to board the ship; having a super small room; having to wait in long buffet lines; having to mediocre food in the dining room; having to rush to get to the half-assed shows; having to get up at 7am just to get a lounge chair on deck; going in a 2x3 "pool" which a bunch of crazy kids; drinking over-priced drinks; taking over-priced excursions; gambling in casino's with the worst odds; listening to the tacky cruise director trying to convince everyone of all the "fun" that was in store that day (bingo, ice sculpture, fashion show). They really are designed for those who don't get out much, the elderly or the cheap..... I've heard good things about Disney, RC and Cunard.....
Anonymous
02/13/2013 21:57
Subject: Re:Carnival cruise from hell..
We scheduled a Disney cruise over spring break to the Bahamas. We thought it was reasonably priced for a 4 night cruise. I've only heard great things about Disney - we chose Disney because we have a 6yr. Old.
Anonymous
02/13/2013 19:34
Subject: Re:Carnival cruise from hell..
Cruise ships are giant toilets sloshing around on the ocean. How many times have we read about salmonella or icoli outbreaks. No thanks.
Anonymous
02/13/2013 19:27
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
Anonymous wrote:"If they could see us now out on a funsh*t cruise."
Too soon?
Ummmm...nope!
Anonymous
02/13/2013 19:23
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We cruise all the time! In our own little 35 foot Catalina sailboat. Plenty of room. Back up plans for any conceivable emergency. And plenty of emergency provisions. Just returned from a month in the Bahamas. That's the way to cruise!
Yeah well the 99% has to share their ship with a few thousand more people in order to afford it.
Says someone who has never owned a sailboat. We paid less than $10,000 for our boat. It's not expensive. The most expensive thing about cruising to the Bahamas is the entree fee.
Umm we paid about $1,200 for our cruise (for the family, not per person), that included entree fees, dessert fees, appetizer fees, etc . . .
Anonymous
02/13/2013 19:15
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
"If they could see us now out on a funsh*t cruise."
Too soon?
Too soon?
Anonymous
02/13/2013 18:43
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
Anonymous wrote:We cruise all the time! In our own little 35 foot Catalina sailboat. Plenty of room. Back up plans for any conceivable emergency. And plenty of emergency provisions. Just returned from a month in the Bahamas. That's the way to cruise![/quote
ha ha ha I am going to copy and past this to the "sarcastic brag" thread.
Anonymous
02/13/2013 18:42
Subject: Carnival cruise from hell..
Gosh. I cruised when I was a young woman - maybe 20 YO. I LOVED it. Ocean view, your hotel room goes with you wherever you go, the food was good, the staff attentive although, I am sure, underpaid. Really sorry to hear it's eroded to this level.
Anonymous
02/13/2013 18:38
Subject: Re:Carnival cruise from hell..
We took the DCs on a cruise for spring break while I was recovering from a surgery. Perfect! We chose RC over Disney b/c Disney so expensive.