A to Z of Cruising in Photos

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, bee-ess said:

Venice sail out

 

 

Perfect.

We love this sail out.

Graham.

[bee-ess]

Venice Gondolas

[Adawn47]

1 hour ago, Izzywiz said:

and lastly, our virtual balcony on Explorer of the Seas

I've not see that before, but It's a clever idea. Is it an actual film of the outside as it is happening, or a static picture?

Avril

[Gettingwarmer]

Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Centre

 

And from the port

[Gettingwarmer]

Vase

 

[grapau27]

45 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

I've not see that before, but It's a clever idea. Is it an actual film of the outside as it is happening, or a static picture?

Avril

Got this from cruise critic plus you can Google virtual balconies and there are a few on YouTube.

Graham.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2020 by grapau27

[zap99]

When in Venice you must sample the local cuisine.

[Adawn47]

9 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Got this from cruise critic plus you can Google virtual balconies and there are a few on YouTube.

Graham.

 

That's very interesting. I would still opt for a real balcony though, as being able to step out into the fresh air is important  for us too.

Avril

[Adawn47]

1 minute ago, zap99 said:

When in Venice you must sample the local cuisine.

 No dessert for you if you can't finish your dinner first😉

Avril

[grapau27]

1 minute ago, Adawn47 said:

That's very interesting. I would still opt for a real balcony though, as being able to step out into the fresh air is important  for us too.

Avril

We love a balcony cabin and have room service breakfast every morning on the balcony while sailing in to port.

The virtual balcony is a great idea though.

[purplesea]

V is for

Ponte Vecchio Bridge

Vesuvius

View of Palma and English Harbour, Antigua

[Adawn47]

Just now, grapau27 said:

We love a balcony cabin and have room service breakfast every morning on the balcony while sailing in to port.

The virtual balcony is a great idea though.

 Yes it is. When I peeked inside one they seemed to be very claustrophobic and the virtual balcony makes them appear more open. 

Avril

[zap99]

16 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

 No dessert for you if you can't finish your dinner first😉

Avril

I left the chips to leave room for brownies and ice cream🤣

[grapau27]

7 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

 Yes it is. When I peeked inside one they seemed to be very claustrophobic and the virtual balcony makes them appear more open. 

Avril

Our last inside cabin was 50 cruises ago when we had a window cabin on Oriana and I had to scramble across the bed to get in or out.

They are very small and claustrophobic and personally I would rather not cruise in one but I appreciate they are ideal for some people.

Graham.

[purplesea]

12 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

 Yes it is. When I peeked inside one they seemed to be very claustrophobic and the virtual balcony makes them appear more open. 

Avril

I agree. We opt for a balcony cabin it is nice to step out and have some fresh air and some peace and quiet away from everyone else sometimes.

[grapau27]

V is for Ventura.

[zap99]

24 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

 No dessert for you if you can't finish your dinner first😉

Avril

I left the chips to leave room for brownies and ice cream🤣

[purplesea]

A few more for V

Villafranche

Village Fete, trans atlantic crossing on Ocean Village

Venice 

[Adawn47]

13 minutes ago, zap99 said:

I left the chips to leave room for brownies and ice cream🤣

Good choice. I hope they were nice🍦😁

Avril

[zap99]

Venice . A bit of Art.

[Izzywiz]

We were upgraded, slightly, from our usual inside cabin to the one with the virtual balcony. It's a clever idea but I wouldn't pay extra for one.

We generally have an inside cabin as it means that we can cruise much more often and to more exotic destinations. We do occasionally opt for a balcony if it is somewhere exceptional where we would spend a large amount of time on it. We had an aft balcony for our cruises to Alaska, the Norwegian fjords and the one round the southern tip of South America because we knew the views would be spectacular and we can get a 180* view with very little wind either. We have an aft balcony booked for our Antarctica cruise in January but am betting that Celebrity will cancel that one as well.... booooooo.

Maybe I am just lucky but I don't get claustrophobic and we normally spend very little time in the cabin anyway.

Isabel

 

PS. I'm hoping that Damian is thinking about the next thread as we are getting close to the end of this one hahaha!

 

[bee-ess]

10 minutes ago, Izzywiz said:

We were upgraded, slightly, from our usual inside cabin to the one with the virtual balcony. It's a clever idea but I wouldn't pay extra for one.

We generally have an inside cabin as it means that we can cruise much more often and to more exotic destinations. We do occasionally opt for a balcony if it is somewhere exceptional where we would spend a large amount of time on it. We had an aft balcony for our cruises to Alaska, the Norwegian fjords and the one round the southern tip of South America because we knew the views would be spectacular and we can get a 180* view with very little wind either. We have an aft balcony booked for our Antarctica cruise in January but am betting that Celebrity will cancel that one as well.... booooooo.

Maybe I am just lucky but I don't get claustrophobic and we normally spend very little time in the cabin anyway.

Isabel

 

PS. I'm hoping that Damian is thinking about the next thread as we are getting close to the end of this one hahaha!

 

 

Views of the UK would be good, don't have many foreign photos left to use !!

[Bobcat1884]

Bugatti Veyron - Outside the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco.

[purplesea]

2 hours ago, bee-ess said:

 

Views of the UK would be good, don't have many foreign photos left to use !!

I don't have a lot of the UK but have a lot of others that weren't cruise based.

[zap99]

V's aren't all gone yet.Vesuvius from Pompeii. Another Venice and our Hotel on Venice Lido. That's me lot😁.