Oceansaway17

ya I hear ya. I so wished I had gotten a chance to sail on the small Prinsendam just like I wished I had the chance to sail on the smallest RCI ship they sold recently as well. For now all ships might be sailing even the new ones. I can't wait to see what 2024 and beyond looks like.

ok sorry you had a bad experience, but I was merely saying try all the lines and I had two very good experiences on two different ships.

I had the largest robe and it still felt kind small. I am not a big obese person but rather a bit plump and for XL it felt wrong and rough.

I remember the Vista had a strange layout for the theatre and sometimes was hard to see.

I love the layout and Thermal spa on the Escape

if they have their own room, then they should be fine. Otherwise if they are sharing, that person might want to wait.

yes they might be thicker but they are not soft. I was in Aqua recently and was not impressed with teh XL robe which still felt too small for full wraparound and was not soft.

oh boy Noordam is not having luck with either country. Hoping the Tsunami doesn't go down the coast to Sydney but might affect ships heading to that port

wow very nice, wonder if the scheduling planned this meet up. wondering who got out into Pacific first???

you tubers guys say the ship will go to Christchurch and then head back to Sydney

I am hearing this story a lot more with anyone who chooses a particular cruise line to give all their money to. It is always best to sail on various lines and to not have loyalty to any one company. I even tell adults to try Disney as they are good if you do not want smoke from casino as no casinos on board. Food is good and they rotate dining rooms. Disney does not have a buffet at all at night. I know folks who love RCI for entertainment but then find other things to dislike. Some ships are gorgeous but lack in activities. There is NO perfect ship so move around.

I love Vancouver too and was on the first cruise Ovation did in 2019 and going under the bridge. There are more direct flights to Seattle. Overall Alaska is not one of the places to cut corners on. I say to anyone, go when you can afford it without worrying each day.

I guess ship design takes all their time.

thanks I have not gotten into that arena yet. I still use cc or cash

aw thanks for the explaination

please do not say you are l lowly. I too travel solo all the time including 4 times to Alaska. I would say excursions are needed if not withing walking distance. NOW, if you go to Sitka, you can walk after taking shuttle to town down by the water and follow a path to the national park and the Salmon hatchery. No charge If in Juneau, it is a great place to walk around along the water but do take the Mt Roberts Tram up for great views. Ketchikan is also good place to walk around and I would pay and see the lumberjack show right near the port I would say overall if whale watching, helicopter flights and other things are too expensive for you (and they are for me too) then think about my above suggestions. If you go to Skagway and do not want to pay for the train, then at least walk around town. Lastly, if you only plan to go to Alaska once, I would save up for another year and do a cruise out of Vancouver that includes a land tour. But the 1 week out of Seattle is also nice.

On all of my cruises last year including Breakaway, I never watched the video I just showed up at the muster and after a quick chat, got scanned and off and running yes they all bother us with those emails

wondering what you mean by NFC capable phone. Don't know this acronym

I went on the Equinox and found the buffet a lot better than some of the RCI newer ships. they had a nicer salad bar and also at the beverage area, nice big container with spout of two types of milk. Also, X ships do not chase folks out of buffet area completely during the day. Front area is for Pizza, salads and ice cream until very late in the day. I found the desserts just slightly better than RCI but NCL has best desserts IMHO in buffet

actually is it becoming move common. I think this is the third ship in past 2 weeks that I have heard of.

I have never been to Bimini but would like to go just once. Only thing about Nassau I like is the sail in past little lighthouse and then watching the other ships and glancing over at Atlantis Hotel which is nice to visit for a day.

oh I did not know that Oprah and Test Kitchen went away. I suppose those that love Lincoln might consider going on MSC as they have opera singers.

I think it would be good idea too. Everyone (well most) love HMC with the nice white sand beach. easy to walk in and out of the water as some of the other islands have a dip and some pebbles.

yuk I hate the Quest as I found in 2018 and 2019 more and more folks came with weird stuff in their bags so they could play. I found the frantic running a bit hard to watch just hoping no one got injured. Give me just a nice trivia thanks.

yes I think so especially for Europe and Alaska. Folks getting back to cruising and each of the lines is full of debt.