15th anniversary is in December and my wife and I are wanting to get away for it. Thinking about a cruise, probably Caribbean out of Galveston or New Orleans, two closest ports.
Any advise on what cruise lines to go with, avoid, places to go or not, and would you even recommend going on one?
[quote]lawsonsamuels wrote:
15th anniversary is in December and my wife and I are wanting to get away for it. Thinking about a cruise, probably Caribbean out of Galveston or New Orleans, two closest ports.
Any advise on what cruise lines to go with, avoid, places to go or not, and would you even recommend going on one?[/quote]
Get an idea of what type of experience you want first. I haven’t had too much experience, but I went on one with Princess in January for a friends wedding.
Highlights
-Very nice ship, very elegant and clean
-Food and service were superb
-Good and varied entertainment
Cons
-Money, expect to pay for just about every little thing
-Constant efforts to sell you something, or set you up to be sold something
-Princess is known as an old person’s cruise line, and it shows. We were in the main theater
and they started asking if there were any people celebrating their anniversary. 30, 40, 50, and at 60 there were still a dozen hands in the air. \
It was a little too tame for my preference, but again, you need to think about what you are mostly looking for. Also, from what a number of passengers told me, you want to avoid ships that stay within US waters, as the service is poor, and it will likely be dirty.
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!!
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!![/quote]
Disney cruise lines rock.
I say go drink, eat, swim and you dont even have to drive to get somewhere. Total win
I would say go on an Alaskan cruise since they are awesome, but you said December so that is out of the question. Well I have only been on a Carnival cruise and I had no problems with it.
Only thing I suggest is that it is worth the extra money to get a room with a balcony.
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!![/quote]
Disney cruise lines rock.
I say go drink, eat, swim and you dont even have to drive to get somewhere. Total win[/quote]
so, that’s what I get for winning the wall o’text complaint challenge? A capt obvious assessment of cruises? Shit, I feel like I lost by winning…
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!![/quote]
Disney cruise lines rock.
I say go drink, eat, swim and you dont even have to drive to get somewhere. Total win[/quote]
so, that’s what I get for winning the wall o’text complaint challenge? A capt obvious assessment of cruises? Shit, I feel like I lost by winning…[/quote]
How did you know my name was Capt Obvious? Damn Polo is psychic, what am I thinking about right now?
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!![/quote]
Disney cruise lines rock.
I say go drink, eat, swim and you dont even have to drive to get somewhere. Total win[/quote]
so, that’s what I get for winning the wall o’text complaint challenge? A capt obvious assessment of cruises? Shit, I feel like I lost by winning…[/quote]
How did you know my name was Capt Obvious? Damn Polo is psychic, what am I thinking about right now?[/quote]
sometimes a win is a loss…deep thought for today.
Carnival sails out of Galveston, it’d be closest, thinking maybe 5 days. The ones I’ve found so far hit Jamaica and Cozumel.
Alaska would be damn cool, but going in december or even January, that’s out.
Looked at Disney cruises, my wife loves Disneyworld and it is not just about the kids. Big issue there is the price.
If you’ve got any other ideas on trips, I’m open to suggestions. Have to go early December or mid to late January. Price range is max $2000.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]RichSpidizzy wrote:
Cruises are awesome, I’ve been on many. Keep in mind that different cruise lines cater to different tastes. I loved Celebrity Cruises Lines (which I believe is now part of Royal Caribbean) and I really didn’t care for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
One of the all-time best cruises I’ve even been on though, was with Disney Cruise Line. My wife and in-laws are huge Disney buffs (they all have lifetime season passes, Disney timeshares, etc. It’s sickening.) Her parent’s let her use their timeshare points up on the cruise for me for my birthday. I was NOT enthused. I was dragging my feet the whole way, thinking it’s going to be filled with screaming children, low quality food, stupid costumed characters, tacky cartoonish decor, and the aroma of dirty diapers. I was waaaay wrong.
I barely even noticed there were any kids on the ship. Disney goes far to make sure adults have a great cruise. Most of the kids go off every dayto remote parts of the ship for various day camp like and “kid’s club” activities. Plus, there are adult-only pools, bars, and restaurants and adult only beaches on their private island. Speaking of private islands, almost all the cruise lines have private islands now, but it’s usually just a gimmick. The islands are pretty much patches of dirt in the middle of the ocean. The Disney private island however, was huge and alot of fun. They had lot of cool activities (my wife and I went bike ridding, snorkeling, parasailing, and coral reef snorkeling). And you’ll feel like a king when you’re lying out on a deserted beach, and a guy walks all the way over from the tiki bar 1/2 a mile down to serve you and your wife drinks. The food was really incredible, right up there with the best cruises I’ve ever been on (high end cruise cuisine is 5 star stuff. Things like duck foie gras, frog’s leg, diver scallops, lobster, rack of lamb, abalone, etc.) There WERE stupid costumed characters, but it wasn’t that bad (And it was actually kind of humorous when Captain Jack Sparrow started putting the moves on my wife). The decor was nice and not Disney-fied (You’re probably thinking “who cares about decor?” but trust me, you’d feel like less of a man if you were sleeping on a Donald Duck pillowcase or there was Bambi wallpaper on the walls of your room). The gym sucks, but that’ll be the case on any ship you go on.
Let’s take bets on how long before someone complains about my wall of text.[/quote]
wall o’ text … cliffs notes please!![/quote]
Disney cruise lines rock.
I say go drink, eat, swim and you dont even have to drive to get somewhere. Total win[/quote]
so, that’s what I get for winning the wall o’text complaint challenge? A capt obvious assessment of cruises? Shit, I feel like I lost by winning…[/quote]
How did you know my name was Capt Obvious? Damn Polo is psychic, what am I thinking about right now?[/quote]
[/quote]
OMG. I am scared now.
[quote]lawsonsamuels wrote:
sometimes a win is a loss…deep thought for today.
Carnival sails out of Galveston, it’d be closest, thinking maybe 5 days. The ones I’ve found so far hit Jamaica and Cozumel.
Alaska would be damn cool, but going in december or even January, that’s out.
Looked at Disney cruises, my wife loves Disneyworld and it is not just about the kids. Big issue there is the price.
If you’ve got any other ideas on trips, I’m open to suggestions. Have to go early December or mid to late January. Price range is max $2000. [/quote]
We took the kids (teenagers) a few years ago before my son graduated HS. Was well worth the trip, took the carnival out of galveston went to Cozumel. Its just like I said, eating, drinking swimming and spending money. But I have been to Cozumel so that part was no big deal.
[quote]lawsonsamuels wrote:
15th anniversary is in December and my wife and I are wanting to get away for it. Thinking about a cruise, probably Caribbean out of Galveston or New Orleans, two closest ports.
Any advise on what cruise lines to go with, avoid, places to go or not, and would you even recommend going on one?[/quote]
I’ve used Royal Caribbean out of Galveston twice. I forgot the name of the ship. Make sure whatever islands you visit, you understand the exchange rate. We stopped in the Cayman’s and the exchange rate was ridiculous. The menus said the drink was 3.00, I paid around 10.00.
Also, Dunn’s River Falls waterfall climbing tour is really cool in Jamaica.
bring sunscreen and bactine for when you get the shit burned out of you. Bactine works miracles in half an hour.
Carnival is the way to go, it is the most fun. I gained 10lbs in one week from all the eating/drinking.
Hopefully the gulf isnt still full of burning oil by time december rolls around, I would think about changing your port to maybe tampa or miami.
on second thought maybe you can get a oil spill discount…
went on a cheap carnival cruise on a ship called the Slendor that left from long beach to Mexico… Puerta Vallarta, Matzatlan, and Cabo… Great food awesome gym horse back riding on the beach… Ziplining over 1000 feet at once and then 600 feet in the air… It was all crazy and Awesome… Do it
And you could score some Clen and Dbol when you are in Mexico
the longer the better!
Just out of curiosity,has anyone been on or heard of anyone going on a single’s cruise??I always wondered whether they actually existed or not…
[quote]Efuchs7 wrote:
the longer the better![/quote]
i’ve found it’s always more fun to go on a cruise that’s a day or two shorter and actually do shit on board and on the islands, than go on a longer cruise and not have money to do shit.
plus you should leave out of miami or ft. laur, fla so holymac can come with you at the same time
[quote]wigsa wrote:
Just out of curiosity,has anyone been on or heard of anyone going on a single’s cruise??I always wondered whether they actually existed or not…[/quote]
if you are single and go on a cruise you should be able to get strange if you are not a moron
