Would you cruise if only ports were private islands?

[CruiserBruce]

3 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

I have no idea if anything can be proven any more.As far as my source it is solely my opinion.Would you like to live in a society where people could not view an opinion ?

Opinions are fine. Informed opinions are better. Sort of like the difference between recommending putting bleach in their body, and then saying it was their opinion, or leaving it up to the experts to make, or not make, such a recommendation.

[lenquixote66]

2 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

Opinions are fine. Informed opinions are better. Sort of like the difference between recommending putting bleach in their body, and then saying it was their opinion, or leaving it up to the experts to make, or not make, such a recommendation.

That is not the same,in my opinion.

 

[Kate P.C]

On a cruise to nowhere probably not, but I don't mind visiting private islands like Princess Cays for instance.

[Charles4515]

On a cruise to nowhere probably not, but I don't mind visiting private islands like Princess Cays for instance.

On the private islands that require tendering like Princess Cays to social distance they could not fill up the tenders to capacity. That would make tendering take even longer. I expect a lot of passengers will choose to stay on the ship.


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[navybankerteacher]

4 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

 

On the private islands that require tendering like Princess Cays to social distance they could not fill up the tenders to capacity. That would make tendering take even longer. I expect a lot of passengers will choose to stay on the ship.


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Perhaps - but if their experience on the ship involved standing in close lines to enter dining room or theater, sitting close to others in the theater, being in crowded elevators - wouldn’t they just say the hell with it and accept one more crowded venue.

 

I suspect cruise lines’ efforts in tenders would be similar to airlines claimed efforts to keep middle seats empty —— sounds good, but too much effort/cost to actually do.

[ilikeanswers]

9 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said:

I suspect cruise lines’ efforts in tenders would be similar to airlines claimed efforts to keep middle seats empty —— sounds good, but too much effort/cost to actually do.

 

Our national airline has made it clear there will be no empty middle seats🙄

[Kate P.C]

5 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

 

On the private islands that require tendering like Princess Cays to social distance they could not fill up the tenders to capacity. That would make tendering take even longer. I expect a lot of passengers will choose to stay on the ship.


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That's true. Didn't think of that 🙂

[navybankerteacher]

1 hour ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

Our national airline has made it clear there will be no empty middle seats🙄

At least they are up front and honest about it.  Some US lines, with pretensions about social distancing, have been flying planes close to 100% full.

[fideauxdon]

Sure. Just so they lower the cruise price drastically.

[navybankerteacher]

49 minutes ago, fideauxdon said:

Sure. Just so they lower the cruise price drastically.

And they will - just long enough to draw in the people going through withdrawal.  I suspect the August cruises may turn out similar to the areas where, as soon as things opened up,  huge numbers abandoned all precautions - Florida, Texas, etc. But then, those early August cruises from Florida and Texas may get cancelled because of what has started happening.

[complawyer]

depending on the length of the cruise and the price, although i probably would use the entire ship as my floating hotel and not bother to get off at any of the ports, we've been  to grand stirrup caye 3 times, and the last we didnt bother getting off the ship. there is absolutely nothing i want to see or do on a private island

[fideauxdon]

13 hours ago, complawyer said:

depending on the length of the cruise and the price, although i probably would use the entire ship as my floating hotel and not bother to get off at any of the ports, we've been  to grand stirrup caye 3 times, and the last we didnt bother getting off the ship. there is absolutely nothing i want to see or do on a private island

My Spouse and I usually book cruises which start at 10 day and go up to about 25 days. If someone is taking a 3 or 4 day cruise the private islands my be an option, but I don't know of a cruise line with more than one private island. Would the cruise just circle the private island for 10 days? Obviously not, so the idea makes no sense except for very short cruises.

[sparks1093]

17 minutes ago, fideauxdon said:

My Spouse and I usually book cruises which start at 10 day and go up to about 25 days. If someone is taking a 3 or 4 day cruise the private islands my be an option, but I don't know of a cruise line with more than one private island. Would the cruise just circle the private island for 10 days? Obviously not, so the idea makes no sense except for very short cruises.

NCL has Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Cay; RCCL has Coco Cay and Labadee; CCL calls at Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays. Even still it would make a longer cruise challenging if these were the only ports of call.

[fideauxdon]

Thank you. I've been humbled! It doesn't get me more interested in an "all Private Island" cruise, but it's good information. we very seldom get off the ship to visit the private islands, but it's nice to know that they're there.

[sprint180]

Yes, yes I would.  

 

[ontheweb]

Are we the only ones who have done Caribbean cruises and never been to or even considered a private island?

 

[sprint180]

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Edited June 12, 2020 by sprint180

[LMADAMS91]

Nope.  I've not been impressed enough with any of the private islands we've visited. (Princess Cay, Labadee and Coco Cay.)  Not worth it to me. 

[complawyer]

i find some of the real joys of cruising are going to different places, seeing new things, mixing with the local citizens and trying the local cuisine. None of these are available just cruising to private islands. 

 

add the hassle of waiting to get to the island by tender, sharing the beach with a few thousand of your closest friends and fighting them off trying to snag a beach chair, the joy of once again jockeying for position to reboard a tender to get back to the ship, plus the fact that other than the beach, there is nothing to attract attention on the private islands. we live in los angeles, and if i need to see the beach i get in the car and drive down. if i want to share excitement with 1000's of other people, i'll drive or fly to vegas and if i wantto see sights, there are loads to see in the u.s.

 

it better be a long and cheap cruise to get me on board if only to travel to a private island andeven then, i'm not going to bother getting off the ship when i'll probably have the bars, pool and casino more or less to myself

[rkacruiser]

On 6/13/2020 at 12:13 AM, LMADAMS91 said:

Nope.  I've not been impressed enough with any of the private islands we've visited. (Princess Cay, Labadee and Coco Cay.)  Not worth it to me. 

 

You have not been to Ocean Cay.  That might change your mind.

[LMADAMS91]

51 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

You have not been to Ocean Cay.  That might change your mind.

Honestly, probably not. We cruise for destination, not for the sake of being on a cruise and not for an island owned by the cruise line with limited options. And, from what I've read, I'm not sure I'd ever cruise MSC. I don't think we would care for it that much from what I've read, but I could be wrong.

[SNJCruisers]

20 minutes ago, LMADAMS91 said:

Honestly, probably not. We cruise for destination, not for the sake of being on a cruise and not for an island owned by the cruise line with limited options. And, from what I've read, I'm not sure I'd ever cruise MSC. I don't think we would care for it that much from what I've read, but I could be wrong.

If you do decide to possibly cruise MSC, look into The Yacht Club.  There are suites, balcony and inside options.  it's basically a ship within a ship concept similar to the Haven on NCL, but at a much better price point.

[sparks1093]

9 hours ago, LMADAMS91 said:

Honestly, probably not. We cruise for destination, not for the sake of being on a cruise and not for an island owned by the cruise line with limited options. And, from what I've read, I'm not sure I'd ever cruise MSC. I don't think we would care for it that much from what I've read, but I could be wrong.

DW is a beach person and having a private island on the itinerary allows her to get her fix for the beach without wasting time in a port where there are other things to see and do. 

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, sparks1093 said:

DW is a beach person and having a private island on the itinerary allows her to get her fix for the beach without wasting time in a port where there are other things to see and do. 

My DW is also a beach person. There have been summers where she has never had a day that she did not swim. But, when we cruise she is also very interested in the other things to see and do.

[sparks1093]

11 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

My DW is also a beach person. There have been summers where she has never had a day that she did not swim. But, when we cruise she is also very interested in the other things to see and do.

Being landlocked as we are DW doesn't get to the beach as often as she'd like during the year.