Best part of cruising is.....

[scapilot]

The best part of cruising is that first full day at sea and all you feel is..FREEDOM !... FREEDOM ! :D

[savannahgirl1]

The best part of cruising is that first full day at sea and all you feel is..FREEDOM !... FREEDOM ! :D

 

The best part of cruising....hearing the chime as the gangway is pulled back, looking down and seeing the ship move away from its moors. Oh that is the best!!!!:D

[marle7]

The best part of cruising....hearing the chime as the gangway is pulled back, looking down and seeing the ship move away from its moors. Oh that is the best!!!!:D

 

There are so many "best parts" of cruising, but this one gets my vote as well. That's when we toast each other on our balcony as we watch the shore slip away and tell each other, "we're on vacation now".

[aliaschief]

Embarking and walking onto any Holland America ship and looking at each other and saying "We're Home."

[ger_77]

Hearing the very first "bing, bing, bing" when my card is swiped during boarding. Sigh.

 

Smooth Sailing! :):):)

[JimVrhovac]

My cell phone is turned off and no one is caling me. I am a visiting nurse and generally use 2500-3000 minutes amonth so a quiet day without a cell telephone is a dream come true.

 

Jim (without Ruth)

[lovebug33]

Unpacking my luggage. That means I don't have to go anywhere I don't want to for a week, get in a car with my DH driving :eek:, and cook or clean. That is heaven for me.

[AZjohn]

The best part of cruising is at the embarkation port walking up next to the ship and look up. This smile together with an awe feeling develop at the same time.:D

John

[jhannah]

Embarking and walking onto any Holland America ship and looking at each other and saying "We're Home."

Exactly! :)

[scapilot]

Hearing the horns blow as we shove off is the best. :rolleyes:

[usha]

really, truly getting away from absolutely everything (except my sweetie).:)

[poolwife]

My husband says: "At sea, snoozing"

[Pokeynose]

Waking up on the first morning at sea, room service, no PT, no doctor appts. and just plain doing what we want, when we want. Looking at the Ocean and the beautiful scenery. Thinking how lucky we are to beable to take this cruise and celebrating our 52nd wedding anniv.,;) thankful for all the good years we have had and for our wonderful kids. There's nothing any better. The only bad thing is the last day and walking off the ship with tears rolling down my cheeks.:cool:

[GarySuzy]

Watching the first sunset over the water and feeling all the stress draining away.:D

[djg541]

Having sailed many of the old Winjammer fleet of smaller 3 and 4 masted sailing ships through the Carribean with my wife, the element I enjoyed most was feeling the sea beneath your feet as the ship went on a broad reach with a bone in her teeth. After a day or so you became one with the motion and rolling of the ship.

Obviously this is missing on a larger cruise ship, but the same smell and feel of the salt air sea is an intoxicating elixer.

"I must go back to the sea again, to the loney sea and sky, and all I need is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by...."

[kakalina]

The absolute best part has to be walking onto the ship and hearing those wonderful words from the stewards "Welcome back". It only gets better from there.

[cmdchiefthom]

Being escorted to our suite, and going out on our balcony and saying "we be crusin' ":D

[RuthC]

Being waited on hand and foot by people who act as if there is nothing in this world they would rather be doing than serving me.

[vjw1218]

The fact that once you're on the ship, you can unpack and the rest of the vacation is effortless. No one has to plan anything and we all can do what we want. Truly restful!

[agabbymama]

All of the exotic ports you get to visit, and the anticipation of where you will be when you wake up the next morning.

[kescott98]

The best part of cruising is going to the sailaway part with a drink in my hand.

[scapilot]

Cruising Gacier Bay on a clear day and seeing a calving gacier for the first time on the bow of the Amsterdam

[mamaofami]

Feeling like I've come home, watching the wake, relaxing, the great service, exploring new places. It's hard to pick just one thing.

[Typhoon1]

Setting foot on HMC.

[kryos]

My personal favorite time is walking across that gangway, cabin card in hand, and knowing that for the next 20/30 or whatever number of days, I have nothing to concentrate on other than relaxing and enjoying myself.

 

Ahhhhhh, the magic of cruising.

 

Blue skies ...

 

--rita