Would you cruise if only ports were private islands?

[ilikeanswers]

1 hour ago, rattanchair said:

 A bar manager on one of the 4 major lines mentioned that the average passenger consumes 34 drinks per day on his line.

 

Are you sure he wasn't including non alcoholic drinks in that count? 

 

[George C]

2 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I appreciated that and liked the Lunch menu that was offered at Ocean House.  It was a bit crowded when I was there.  MSC may need to somehow expand that nice facility on Ocean Cay.

It wasn’t crowded day we were there but it was a small area I can see where this could be a issue, we were first ship to use it in late November cruise. 

[cruisemom42]

1 hour ago, navybankerteacher said:

 

Because there are simply not that many reports of fatal alcohol poisoning on cruise ships, the only response is that that bar manager is either full of crap or has been seriously misquoted.

 

 

Perhaps he said "three to four" not "thirty-four"...  

[Charles4515]

The other plus of private islands is we always have drink package so no extra cost . Some have really suite perks and upgraded buffet, msc had waiter service for there yacht club. 

I could do a private all inclusive resort and accomplish the same thing. Seven days at a private resort and all the drinks I desire. The all inclusive resorts have premium sections with suites and perks.

[clo]

6 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

 

I could do a private all inclusive resort and accomplish the same thing. Seven days at a private resort and all the drinks I desire. The all inclusive resorts have premium sections with suites and perks.

 

And I would think if you''re comparing comparable places it would likely cost less than a ship and THEN a private island.

[ldubs]

52 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

Are you sure he wasn't including non alcoholic drinks in that count? 

 

 

That could be it, but alcoholic drinks or not, that many and they must make sloshing sounds when they walk around.  😃😃😃

[George C]

6 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

 

I could do a private all inclusive resort and accomplish the same thing. Seven days at a private resort and all the drinks I desire. The all inclusive resorts have premium sections with suites and perks.

 

While I do like resorts like sandals, entertainment just doesn’t match what is offered on ships agree other than that they are great.

[ldubs]

42 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said:

 

Perhaps he said "three to four" not "thirty-four"...  

 

This forum has tons of cruise people.  So far, no one has confirmed 34 drinks/day is normal to them.  So I think you may have something there -- deductive reasoning Watson!   Haha

[George C]

2 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

This forum has tons of cruise people.  So far, no one has confirmed 34 drinks/day is normal to them.  So I think you may have something there -- deductive reasoning Watson!   Haha

I drink a lot and I am a large person , while on a bet I think it is possible I doubt 1 in a 100 would . Some lines like carnival have a 15 drink limit that I know some people have exceeded.

[ldubs]

4 hours ago, davekathy said:

"Would you cruise if only ports were private islands?"  Absolutely not!  The less sea days on a cruise, even better. 

 

Same here.  We look for few sea days.  I guess would consider that kind of cruise is if it was one of our family group trips.  But even then, I doubt our family group would want that kind of trip, unless maybe it was a shorter cruise and folks just wanted a get-together.   

[navybankerteacher]

3 hours ago, cruisemom42 said:

 

Perhaps he said "three to four" not "thirty-four"...  

Of course that 34 figure is absurd — but, then, I would say the 3 to 4 figure is not credible either - that number is too far below the break-even point for people who buy the drink package for it to be the “average” consumed by people who go for the package.

 

i recommend we let this theme evaporate.

[donaldsc]

Not in a million years.  I consider private islands a total waste as I hate spending time on beaches and private islands are totally boring to me. In fact I would prefer to take a cruise that did not stop at any private island.

 

DON

[navybankerteacher]

On topic: absolutely not.  

 

Private islands are almost exclusively in the domain of the mass market lines (which do not appeal to me), and seem to be largely in the Bahamas - possibly the Caribbean - which do not strike me as areas I want to visit on cruise ships.

[GlamorousGirl]

I would still go, but I would choose other methods of travel a lot more often. The destinations - and ease of going to multiple destinations on one trip - is my favorite thing about cruising

[rattanchair]

21 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

Because there are simply not that many reports of fatal alcohol poisoning on cruise ships, the only response is that that bar manager is either full of crap or has been seriously misquoted.

 

Where in my post did I state that these 'drinks' were all alcoholic ? 

[rattanchair]

20 hours ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

Are you sure he wasn't including non alcoholic drinks in that count? 

 

Of course ! Some people just like to assume things. But even so, a large number must be alcoholic, I assume.

[rattanchair]

20 hours ago, George C said:

It wasn’t crowded day we were there but it was a small area I can see where this could be a issue, we were first ship to use it in late November cruise. 

Dear GC,   You were the second. I was on the week before you and recommended JoEl take good care of you. He became 'head' butler on your cruise. Did he take special care of you? The lunch menu was the same in Ocean House as in the YC restaurant, so we high-tailed back to the air-conditioned luxury of an empty yet open for lunch YC restaurant and had our choice of cabana at 'One Pool' after lunch.

[navybankerteacher]

26 minutes ago, rattanchair said:

Where in my post did I state that these 'drinks' were all alcoholic ? 

You did not - but that is immaterial.  For the “average” to be 34 drinks - there must have been a lot of people drinking upwards of 50 or so to offset the more normal 10 or 15 .

 

Those figures are not credible - regardless of whether they are Diet Cokes or Pina Coladas.

[George C]

43 minutes ago, rattanchair said:

Dear GC,   You were the second. I was on the week before you and recommended JoEl take good care of you. He became 'head' butler on your cruise. Did he take special care of you? The lunch menu was the same in Ocean House as in the YC restaurant, so we high-tailed back to the air-conditioned luxury of an empty yet open for lunch YC restaurant and had our choice of cabana at 'One Pool' after lunch.

Our butler was pretty good , I had lobster roll at ocean house which I do not recall seeing that on the ship it was delicious, also had a nice conversation with the captain there he was on a old msc ship melody which we sailed on a long time ago . 

[rattanchair]

15 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said:

You did not - but that is immaterial.  For the “average” to be 34 drinks - there must have been a lot of people drinking upwards of 50 or so to offset the more normal 10 or 15 .

 

Those figures are not credible - regardless of whether they are Diet Cokes or Pina Coladas.

Must be a lot of cruisers with 'hollow legs' choose certain cruise lines. I will have to ask my pharmacist, she was relaying her story of her booze cruise last summer with that revealing tidbit from the beverage manager. I myself only get the water package when not provided in the suite category. My water bill came to $168 for two for the week.

P.S. "Believe 1/2 of what you see, 1/4 of what you read, and nothing of what you hear." Specially 'here'.

[rkacruiser]

32 minutes ago, George C said:

I had lobster roll at ocean house which I do not recall seeing that on the ship it was delicious, 

 

Neither do I recall that being on the YC Restaurant's Lunch menu that day.  From what I could see, many of the Ocean House waiters were the YC Restaurants waiters being supervised by the Chief YC Butler.  Makes me wonder what type of Lunch service might have been available aboard the ship.  Did not see Luis or Arthur ashore, so probably they would have made dining in the YC Restaurant just as pleasant as it had been.    

[rattanchair]

44 minutes ago, George C said:

Our butler was pretty good , I had lobster roll at ocean house which I do not recall seeing that on the ship it was delicious, also had a nice conversation with the captain there he was on a old msc ship melody which we sailed on a long time ago . 

Dear GC,  Just another observation which your lobster roll brought to mind. As wife and I hightailed it back to the ship for lunch, we bumped into our room steward (excuse me, assistant butler) racing down the gangway to the trolley,  which was escorting another group of YC guests to Ocean House. He was cradling a container of chocolate milk for some YC guest who requested it on Ocean Cay. I wonder if the reverse would be true, and all the lobster rolls were at Ocean House, would they race a few rolls back to YC restaurant on the ship should I have requested? I will never know, because DW will not allow me shellfish. But the moral of this story is the attention to details in the YC.

[George C]

Really hope to be back on the seaside in November again, I upgraded drink package and was drinking double Johnny Walker Blue all week 😁

[rkacruiser]

1 hour ago, rattanchair said:

Dear GC,  Just another observation which your lobster roll brought to mind. As wife and I hightailed it back to the ship for lunch, we bumped into our room steward (excuse me, assistant butler) racing down the gangway to the trolley,  which was escorting another group of YC guests to Ocean House. He was cradling a container of chocolate milk for some YC guest who requested it on Ocean Cay. I wonder if the reverse would be true, and all the lobster rolls were at Ocean House, would they race a few rolls back to YC restaurant on the ship should I have requested? I will never know, because DW will not allow me shellfish. But the moral of this story is the attention to details in the YC.

 

Thanks for an interesting post.  Never would I have thought of asking for chocolate milk at Ocean House or, for that matter, anything else that they might not be expected to have on hand.  I asked the question before and after my YC experience:  What does one do with a Butler?  I am sure that I didn't experience the full experience that such service might offer.  

 

I do recall one detailed request that I made in the YC Lounge at sailaway to be served with my bon voyage glass of wine:  some mixed nuts.  The Lounge Butler's response was:  "We don't have any.  We do have some peanuts."  I enjoyed them, but....

[George C]

Our butler asked what time we wanted dinner , made sure table was ready and insisted on carrying our drinks from lounge to restaurant and also escorted us to shows and off the ship. I was impressed.