HamOp Posted August 20, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Only the media could put together such a lop sided view of cruising. https://parentinfluence.com/what-cruise-ships-are-really-like-is-ob/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_term=CNN+(Turner+U.S.)&utm_medium=00b9e08407fe4b1507aed99d5aeeac6d82&utm_content=00d935ee6e523aed7ba15d28456c35a272&utm_campaign=pri-ob-us-d-cruise_is-rpm10_wl_08.19.20&dicbo=v1-117cded62d31b85fc4f2fe258a7cfda1-00a47d5ee7f3c42ab6d5f7f4bb99caa014-mi2dmylfgq2wkljugjrtsljugm2gkllcmyywkllbg5rdozbrmjtdoylfgq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted August 20, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2020 The only part I agreed with was the ship's excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 20, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2020 That article goes on forever! Did anyone get to the end? I sure didn't, but I did read a long way. Full of bias, inaccuracies, and outright lies. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted August 20, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) I gave up, to long. But you're right very one sided. Written by some one who doesn't like to cruise. Edited August 20, 2020 by ski ww 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted August 20, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2020 The author was showing her ignorance. I read the first half and skimmed the rest. I did chuckle that on one hand she complained about the number of senior citizens on cruises but then turned around and complained about the number of noisy children. Bias much? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted August 20, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2020 28 minutes ago, RuthC said: That article goes on forever! Did anyone get to the end? I sure didn't, but I did read a long way. Full of bias, inaccuracies, and outright lies. You said it all, Ruth. I could not agree more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted August 20, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Cruising-along said: The author was showing her ignorance. I read the first half and skimmed the rest. I did chuckle that on one hand she complained about the number of senior citizens on cruises but then turned around and complained about the number of noisy children. Bias much? Children are kept busy with children's programs and I rarely see them. When I see them they are not too noisy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted August 20, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Himself said: Children are kept busy with children's programs and I rarely see them. When I see them they are not too noisy. I agree, that's the way it is on HAL. From her photos it looked like cruises on Disney and Carnival, definitely not HAL haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bnxshs Posted August 20, 2020 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2020 No, I couldn't get to the end of the article as it was quite unfair and biased. You can always find extremes on either side of the normal. The author simply did that with her comparison of the ideal and some extreme examples of overcrowding/things she didn't like/unrealistic expectations. Unfortunately, anyone today can be an author on sites like that and there aren't any real editors who will demand accountability and fairness about what is written. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulinda Posted August 20, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2020 It just goes to show that today's 'reporters' are really not going out and investigating the topics they are 'reporting' on. Their editors give them the topics to write about and told how to slant it. I no longer trust anything in the newspapers or on tv. It's all editorialized. There is no actual reporting involved. Bring back Walter Cronkite 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted August 20, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I found it funny. The site has waaaaaay to many pop up and other ads. I did not get to the end either but found elements of truth in much of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted August 20, 2020 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Just a dumb article, waste of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFD1 Posted August 20, 2020 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Always consider the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whogo Posted August 20, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 20, 2020 parentinfluence.com? I never click on articles from websites I never heard of, did not click on this one. With all the reputable sites that are available to me, I don't have to click on the unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise NH Posted August 20, 2020 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I don't see anything wrong with what the author (and that's 'author' not journalist) is doing here. They're comparing the 'brochure' version of cruising to reality. Who hasn't looked at a brochure and wondered...'who are those people and why don't I ever see them on my ships'. Their take on the entertainment is a little harsh and I do think ships are generally pretty clean, but all the other points where they compare 'brochure' to reality is pretty much right on. As experienced cruisers we know not to put too much stock in the glamorous photos in brochures, but if you've never been on a cruise before, let's face it you're going to be in for a rude awakening on most cruise ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted August 20, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I don’t know this website and it’s not certainly one I will visit. Distorted? Look at the comment on casinos and no tables. Prinsendam had the smallest casino in the fleet and it was more spacious than the pic the author showed and it did have tables. I haven’t been on a cruise line (I’ve sailed more than HAL) where there weren’t tables to play in the casino. Someone took a cranky pill when they wrote this IMO. Once I read this gross exaggeration I couldn’t take anymore. If they think cruise ships are tight for room size then the author better not book standard rooms in some European or Japanese hotels 😉. Perhaps if they had read the description of the room they wouldn’t have been in for such a big surprise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted August 20, 2020 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2020 38 minutes ago, kazu said: Distorted? Look at the comment on casinos and no tables. Prinsendam had the smallest casino in the fleet and it was more spacious than the pic the author showed and it did have tables. I haven’t been on a cruise line (I’ve sailed more than HAL) where there weren’t tables to play in the casino. Might be true for Seabourn or Windstar but not for any cruise line with significant numbers of kids. Rouy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted August 20, 2020 #18 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I managed to make it through the article. Toward the end, her comments about seasickness and pirates were over the top. There was no mention of the different remedies for seasickness, and she led the reader to believe that everyone would be affected at some point in their time on a cruise ship. I agree that she is an author/opinion writer not a reporter or journalist. There is a big difference. At least, one thought I had while reading her observations, she probably won't be adding to the crowds on a cruise ship any time soon. -- more room at the pool, casino and showroom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaic Posted August 20, 2020 #19 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Certainly a large amount of exaggeration, but just as much truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted August 20, 2020 #20 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Very over the top, amateurish, and complete generalizations. I got very tired of her formulaic "You may have expected THIS, but you will get THIS instead -- of course this varies by cruise ship." So what has she actually said? Nothing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredT Posted August 20, 2020 #21 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hey... I just took it at it's face value... Tongue in cheek, over the top. But you know something? I am going through Soooo much travel withdrawal at this point I would HAPPILY take any of her "but you get this" scenario's! 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted August 21, 2020 #22 Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 11:34 AM, Cruising-along said: I agree, that's the way it is on HAL. From her photos it looked like cruises on Disney and Carnival, definitely not HAL haha! My thoughts as well. One of the pictures was, I think, of an NCL ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted August 22, 2020 #23 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I’m with Ruth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maisyboo Posted August 22, 2020 #24 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Unfortunately the pool and hot tub pictures were actually accurate from our last two Celebrity cruises . But that's they way it is sometimes. We not keep us away from cruising when it finally returns . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted August 22, 2020 #25 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I didn't make it beyond the first casino picture. But what I saw seemed reasonably accurate. Anyone here who has not wondered at very crowded pool areas and hot tubs that were only empty at 3am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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