wynlyn

Thanks for your quick reponse Moki'smommy

I read your response and soon realised that I should have also included the term ón-board activities' as well as entertainment in my initial comment.

I don't doubt that cruise lines try to cater for families with children, but there appears to be a lack of quality activity for other travellers of various active ages without children - it seems they're having to make their own fun on át sailing days''

I know it's a big ask for cruise lines to cater for all their passengers of varying age groups but onboard activities differ immensely in quality depending on which cruise line you choose. I appreciate their dilemma, so what I am asking is which cruise line offers the best option for the money spent no matter what the age

Wynlyn:)

Logical thinking UnderWtr

We recently cruised with Holland America (van Ooosterdam) and found the onboard entertainment a bit sedate and amateurish which is a pity because the age groups of all other passengers appeared to cover all ages - an example was the 'Putt Putt' golf course which consisted of a narrow rolled up piece of green carpet, with a hole at one end and a tee at the other (about 5 metres in length) which was moved around the ship by the Entertainment Director to various areas and decks depending on other scheduled activities on the timetable. We sort of expected an actual 'Putt Putt' course as being a designated area as experienced on other cruise ships.

We did make attempts to participate in some activities for our age group (+50) but found them more designed for the 70+ (sorry, no offence intended)

What are people's thoughts on comparative cruise lines such as NCL -v- Holland America as far as quality of onboard entertainment for all age groups? :confused: (please refrain from sarcastic responses - it's not necessary in this forum) - I'm making a genuine query as a traveller who enjoys cruising :)

Thank you everyone, all your comments have given me food for thought and I realise I probably need to be more strategic in my smoking habits so as not to offend anyone - politeness does go a long way, even in this day and age. I certainly don't regreat becoming a member of CruiseCritic and have already picked up some excellent tips for cruising - Wynlyn ;)

In theory, no. The odor is typically the smell of boiling water (yes, to me that has a smell). But when you start adding flavors they do. I find them overly sweet and cloying.

Many thanks everyone for responses, it's nice to read comments that don't include any sarcastic remarks (a nice change from Twitter & other on-line chat rooms) :)

Although I was a bit bemused by Shmoo's comment regarding the smell of boiling water - hmmm, that hadn't occurred to me before.

Both my husband and I enjoy the cruising life and will check out the suggested cruiselines

Cheers

Wynlyn

Both my husband and I get very annoyed and frustrated trying to find a cruise line that allows us to smoke on our private balcony - we are now using the electronic cigarettes, but have been advised by various cruise lines that the electronic cigarettes are being classed in the same category as the real thing - WHATTHA - yes, we might be smokers but we are also trying to be considerate to non-smokers - can anyone recommend a cruise line that does not discriminate between smokers & non-smokers and that still allow smoking on private suite balconies. We have always tried to pick suites at the back of the ships so that our smoking doesn't upset others - it's becoming increasingly obvious that non-smokers are ruling the high seas!! :)

BTW - if ANY non-smokers object to this question, please just ignore the temptation of making any snide remark, we've heard them all before and it will fall on deaf ears - at least we're both trying to do the right thing :rolleyes: