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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy is hanging out on DCUM and calling people “trash” and judging people based on their travel preferences. Got it.

Maybe we just need to ask Jeff to create a new forum for Cruising, and then you can discuss whatever you want outside the Travel forum. Would that work?

You know you would frequent a Cruising section. Even though it’s obvious you don’t like cruises, which BTW, is perfectly fine, you couldn’t help yourself. You thrive on name calling and trolling. It’s kind of weird, especially for an adult, but if it makes you feel better about yourself….

Yes... like the atheists in the Religion forum and people who want to outlaw homeschooling on every thread of the Homeschool Forum.

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

As if norovirus doesn't exist in hotels, restaurants, etc.

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.

Apparently you've been on budget cruises...

Anonymous wrote:Do teens like cruises? I have two teens and none of us have been on a cruise

Mine love them. Pro-tip: if you book a cruise look for a Facebook group specific to your ship and sail date. There will often be ways for teens on the same sailing to meet virtually prior to the cruise so they have a friend group on board. Also the Facebook groups can be good for intel on reservations, tips specific to the ship, etc.

Do teens like cruises? I have two teens and none of us have been on a cruise

I find cruising the most relaxing vacation of them all for the following reasons:

1. Once I'm there, I needn't plan a thing. I can literally wander around the ship and decide what to do, so just take a look at the app to see what's happening and what activities I want to join.

2. I never have to take out my wallet. For me, most everything is included as I drink no alcohol and don't gamble. I always feel a measure of stress on other vacations when we're spending $500/day in restaurants.

3. I don't have to schlep my stuff anywhere and yet I get to visit many places. Once I unpack in my stateroom, I'm set.

https://medium.com/@jayrald.ado/the-dark-side-of-five-star-hotels-10-environmental-and-social-impacts-you-need-to-know-8daeaa14c04f

You know all the lush landscaping at your resort that gives you the authentic experience? It’s terrible for the environment.

Anonymous wrote:NP. The impact of cruise ships on the environment and the oceans is a serious concern. If there was a high-end smaller ship that could promise zero impact, maybe to Alaska, I would be very interested.

Same with golf. If there was a pesticide-free course, bring it on!

What do you think the impact of planes, trains, and automobiles is?

How about the impact of a resort or hotel? Think: hvac and laundry.

The new cruise ships have better technology to counteract their environmental impact. So do the ports.

And if you order anything from Amazon or use Ubers or airbnbs, then you lack credibility to criticize. All those things have very real impacts on the environment, communities, and people. Bigly.

NP. The impact of cruise ships on the environment and the oceans is a serious concern. If there was a high-end smaller ship that could promise zero impact, maybe to Alaska, I would be very interested.

Same with golf. If there was a pesticide-free course, bring it on!

If we are making sweeping generalizations and sorting people into buckets based on travel, I’d say people who enjoy cruising are fun, easygoing people who don’t judge others and don’t worry about being judged. And people who assign all kinds of negative stereotypes to cruisers tend to be the opposite.

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy people don’t talk about class.

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy is hanging out on DCUM and calling people “trash” and judging people based on their travel preferences. Got it.

Maybe we just need to ask Jeff to create a new forum for Cruising, and then you can discuss whatever you want outside the Travel forum. Would that work?

You know you would frequent a Cruising section. Even though it’s obvious you don’t like cruises, which BTW, is perfectly fine, you couldn’t help yourself. You thrive on name calling and trolling. It’s kind of weird, especially for an adult, but if it makes you feel better about yourself….

Cruises are gross. They pollute the environment and ruin communities. Your ardent defense of cruising is the only weird thing here.

I don’t think they are defending cruising. It looks more like they’re questioning your reasoning for spending so much time name calling and posting about a topic you’re not interested in. BTW, cruise’s don’t have a monopoly on environmental and cultural decay.

Cruise’s?

Autofill, but thanks for noticing 🙄

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy is hanging out on DCUM and calling people “trash” and judging people based on their travel preferences. Got it.

Maybe we just need to ask Jeff to create a new forum for Cruising, and then you can discuss whatever you want outside the Travel forum. Would that work?

You know you would frequent a Cruising section. Even though it’s obvious you don’t like cruises, which BTW, is perfectly fine, you couldn’t help yourself. You thrive on name calling and trolling. It’s kind of weird, especially for an adult, but if it makes you feel better about yourself….

Cruises are gross. They pollute the environment and ruin communities. Your ardent defense of cruising is the only weird thing here.

I don’t think they are defending cruising. It looks more like they’re questioning your reasoning for spending so much time name calling and posting about a topic you’re not interested in. BTW, cruise’s don’t have a monopoly on environmental and cultural decay.

Cruise’s?

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy is hanging out on DCUM and calling people “trash” and judging people based on their travel preferences. Got it.

Maybe we just need to ask Jeff to create a new forum for Cruising, and then you can discuss whatever you want outside the Travel forum. Would that work?

You know you would frequent a Cruising section. Even though it’s obvious you don’t like cruises, which BTW, is perfectly fine, you couldn’t help yourself. You thrive on name calling and trolling. It’s kind of weird, especially for an adult, but if it makes you feel better about yourself….

Cruises are gross. They pollute the environment and ruin communities. Your ardent defense of cruising is the only weird thing here.

I don’t think they are defending cruising. It looks more like they’re questioning your reasoning for spending so much time name calling and posting about a topic you’re not interested in. BTW, cruise’s don’t have a monopoly on environmental and cultural decay.

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Anonymous wrote:Cruises are what you make of them, same as other types of vacations.

Go on an inexpensive short cruise to the Carribean which attracts low-budget young partiers and you'll have an experience you may not find relaxing. On a longer cruise on a premium line which attracts older, wealthy, and well-travelled passengers, the experience will be vastly different. And, even then, how you choose to spend your time aboard and ashore will impact the degree to which you find yourself more, or less, relaxed.

Wealthy cruisers do not equal classy travelers.

Classy is hanging out on DCUM and calling people “trash” and judging people based on their travel preferences. Got it.

Maybe we just need to ask Jeff to create a new forum for Cruising, and then you can discuss whatever you want outside the Travel forum. Would that work?

You know you would frequent a Cruising section. Even though it’s obvious you don’t like cruises, which BTW, is perfectly fine, you couldn’t help yourself. You thrive on name calling and trolling. It’s kind of weird, especially for an adult, but if it makes you feel better about yourself….

Cruises are gross. They pollute the environment and ruin communities. Your ardent defense of cruising is the only weird thing here.

Airplanes are pretty gross these days too. They also ruin the environment as does over tourism, which isn’t exclusive to cruises.