The Dream? Or the Nightmare? (or why I may give up cruising?)

sailor jack,

Here is my review of our cruise from Japan to Hong Kong:

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=518503&et_cid=2531924&et_rid=17221689&et_referrer=Boards

Your review has been most helpful in planning our trip, thanks. Can you tell me if any of the ports (Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Taiwan) were tender ports? I am assuming that Shanghai for sure is not one.

Jack

Your review has been most helpful in planning our trip, thanks. Can you tell me if any of the ports (Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Taiwan) were tender ports? I am assuming that Shanghai for sure is not one.

 

Jack

No tender ports, we docked in all.

i know this was written years ago but it is still my favorite cruise review!!!!

i know this was written years ago but it is still my favorite cruise review!!!!

Thanks...it certainly is my longest lasting review.:)

Thanks...it certainly is my longest lasting review.:)

I'd say it is now "a Classic"!

I'd say it is now "a Classic"!

I don't know about classic, but it is certainly an "oldie.":)

A great review saw it for the first time today 😀

A great review saw it for the first time today

Glad you found it.:) Thanks for reading.

Jack

Someone referred your post--my hubby and I are still laughing! Can't wait till you cruise again and post!!

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Someone referred your post--my hubby and I are still laughing! Can't wait till you cruise again and post!!

 

 

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Glad you enjoyed it. Links to my other reviews are in my signature. Next cruise is in January - a three week Cruise from Singapore to Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Viet Nam. If enough interesting things happen to generate a review it should be sometime in February.

Jack

Hi, Jack. Someone cited this review on your current review on the Celebrity board and I had to come back and read it again - it never gets old. Thanks again for a great review.

Really? Bringing up a post from 2007? Is this a joke?

Just read this again ..... classic.

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Really? Bringing up a post from 2007? Is this a joke?

Have you read it?

It's a classic, and even some crew on ships recall this and asked me if I had read it!!

Love this Clasic story. :')

Lucky me got to see Dream in dry dock with the dented bow plate's cut out as she awaited new ones to be fit.

Love this Clasic story. :')

 

Lucky me got to see Dream in dry dock with the dented bow plate's cut out as she awaited new ones to be fit.

Have you read it?

 

It's a classic, and even some crew on ships recall this and asked me if I had read it!!

Just read this again ..... classic.

 

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I don't know about "classic", but it is certainly the most read of my "reviews.":D But thanks for the kind thoughts.

Jack

Really? Bringing up a post from 2007? Is this a joke?

Sorry...didn't mean to cause a problem.

I've read it several times, I especially love to read it aloud to others. This is no joke, but it is hilarious. Funny is timeless. ..

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I've read it several times, I especially love to read it aloud to others. This is no joke, but it is hilarious. Funny is timeless. ..

 

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I don't know about timeless, but it has been around for a while. Every time I see this I think of the old Groucho Marx comment -"If I knew I was going to last this long I would have taken better care of myself." In the save vein, I should have done a better job editing it before posting. But thanks for your comment.:)

Jack

I’m glad someone brought this thread back because I️ read it for the first time! And all throughout I️ kept thinking...isn’t the Dream no longer in the fleet?? And then I️ finally noticed the date. [emoji5] Glad you guys survived and have enjoyed many cruises since!

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Love this! Great writing about a unique adventure - my first time reading it, so I appreciate its being brought back. Glad SailorJack and Jill are still sailing the high seas!

First time I read it as well. Still can't stop laughing.

I always love it when this review returns. Such a classic! Every cruiser should read this before they complain about issues that they have on board. Sailor Jack endured so much more than anyone ever should, and he handled it with so much grace and humor.

OMG. Absolutely the best trip report I've ever read... thank you to whoever revived it.

I’m glad someone brought this thread back because I️ read it for the first time! And all throughout I️ kept thinking...isn’t the Dream no longer in the fleet?? And then I️ finally noticed the date. [emoji5] Glad you guys survived and have enjoyed many cruises since!

 

 

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You are correct - the Dream was sold and I think wound up in a s scrap yard somewhere.:( As you can tell from my signature we have continued to cruise with the next one in January on Princess. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Jack