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These gigundous ships they're coming out with are ridiculous, as are the so-called entertainment amenities. Old fashioned cruising is best.
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58.6%
Relaxed -- umbrella drinks, poolside chairs and a good book.
8,513 votes
21.8%
Fun -- Poker chips, club dancing and great dinners.
3,169 votes
11.3%
Pampered -- Steam rooms, facials and massages.
1,648 votes
4.5%
Extreme -- Rock climbing, surfing and water slides.
647 votes
3.7%
Cutting edge -- Glass blowing, boardwalks and tethered blimps.
543 votes
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{"commentId":9050017,"authorDomain":"quincymac"}
I for one don't feel the need to be entertained 24/7. Life is fast and furious, a vacation should be a restful break from the everyday craziness.
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- 1 vote
#1 - Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:01 PM EDT{"commentId":10377507,"authorDomain":"Anomalee23"}
This ship should be BANNED. This is nothing but a pollution maker and remember the blue whale dead on the beach? You will see more of this if these things are allowed to be legal. GET rid of them.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":10378260,"authorDomain":"nightflyerfive"}
read the info, this ship is more enviromental friendly than any other
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":10380053,"authorDomain":"dcdkk"}
Quincy:
I fully agree with you! I cruise for vacation with no excursions planned (no stress from schedules), no gambling (I hate losing), no drinking (throwing up is not a favorite), staying up late partying (I sleeeeeeeeep). All I do is float on the water, stap on the feed bag, catch a variety show, and stretch my legs at ports of call.
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{"commentId":9054997,"authorDomain":"zoegabby"}
Love to cruise.......would never get on one of these floating cities with thousands of people! We cruise to relax and get off in a port to just walk around.
Holland America or Celebrity....and the better lines. If we want crowds......we'll go into NYC.
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#2 - Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:29 PM EDT{"commentId":9070431,"authorDomain":"pfulton"}
I am going on the new Carnival Dream in October on a 12 day European cruise. Never sailed Carnival but the ports of Italy, Croatia, Spain and Manaco they are doing on this special cruise (the ship was built in Italy) were too good to pass up! Carnival isn't my kind of cruise line, so having a four story water slide isn't what I will be doing! I would rather have a beautiful library to check out books, a comfortable chair to sit in and a great glass of wine to drink on ANY cruise!
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#3 - Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:34 AM EDT{"commentId":10379229,"authorDomain":"didi-paano"}
We've sailed on Carnival lines as well as Royal Caribbean -- I found the food on Carnival wasn't up to the usual standards (what they were 20 years ago), but RCCL has the BEST food of all the lines to my way of thinking. Have a great trip tho' - ANY cruise is fantastic -- I almost have to take another vacation after a cruise!!
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{"commentId":10379555,"authorDomain":"troy-9"}
I agree with you Didi..... Carnival is really lacking these days... all the focus on is drinks.
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{"commentId":9075888,"authorDomain":"flyfisher1269"}
smaller ships, great food, a comfortable bed, lots of reading material, fun ports of call....that does it for us aaaaaahhhhhhh
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#4 - Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:39 PM EDT{"commentId":9075996,"authorDomain":"john-c--iliff"}
My only cruise was a few years ago, and I'd like to repeat the experience! On the Matson line, from Oakland to Hawaii. THAT's a luxury cruise!
Capacity: 715 passengers; Crew 359
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#5 - Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:42 PM EDT{"commentId":9109671,"authorDomain":"fotofun2"}
what a bunch of whimps! The ideal solution is some sort of WiFi for us technically competent computernuts.
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#6 - Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:54 AM EDT{"commentId":9176469,"authorDomain":"freakygeek"}
The whole travel community is paying attention to what guests want. And it is cool that they are finally expanding the repetoire of what an 'amenity' means. It isn't just soap and towels anymore. But many of these posters are correct - you can get the best things on land. CHeck out www.GetMoreVacations.com . There you will find vacation rental properties (the new travel darling) that provide you with complimentary amenities - free golf, deep sea fishing, water parks, amusement parks and a lot more. It is wonderful to have variety on a cruise. I welcome the change.
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- 1 vote
#7 - Tue Sep 1, 2009 9:33 AM EDT{"commentId":10376140,"authorDomain":"pathoflife"}
The best vacation experience will have components of all five areas. For me the major focus of a vacation is relaxation. However part of relaxing is pampering (in my opinion). I like have variety too, so things like rock climbing, entertainment, gaming and "cutting edge" would be things I'd do (at least one per day). I really appreciate options.
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- 3 votes
#8 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:07 PM EDT{"commentId":10379638,"authorDomain":"troy-9"}
Hear! Hear!
I mainly go on a cruise to relax and get away from "home/work". but after a day of that I get stir crazy and want to do other things... you can sunbathe only so much!
Plus I like the fine dining restaurants that they are now incuding on the ships... quieter and you can eat at your own pace.
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{"commentId":10377101,"authorDomain":"mysterycruiser"}
6700 passengers. Four day cruise. Two days to get everyone on; Two days to get everyone off.
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- 1 vote
#9 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:42 PM EDT{"commentId":10378345,"authorDomain":"jah-1"}
You may be right on that one. Getting on and off a 700-800 passenger cruise is bad enough, not just at embarkation/debarkation, but in the ports of call as well.
They don't mention how FEW ports are equipped to handle a 1200' ship of this size and capacity. Most ports have enough problem handling a couple of 3000 passenger ships in one day. They will have to schedule this on a solo day in a port, other than maybe San Juan.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":10377896,"authorDomain":"kathleen-1440990"}
Love our balcony cabin. Wine, read and play cribbage. Very relaxing
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#10 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:14 PM EDT{"commentId":10378005,"authorDomain":"gregpa"}
Would like to take a tour of this monster ship, but have no desire to cruise on something this big and crowded. Can you imaging how many children will be running all over this size ship!
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#11 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM EDT{"commentId":10378337,"authorDomain":"nightflyerfive"}
they should make one deck for kids only (not allowed elsewhere) lol
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#12 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:32 PM EDT{"commentId":10381384,"authorDomain":"paulMA"}
I'm surprised, 59% want to relax. At 65 I know there is lots of relaxation coming. Turn on the dancing, drinking, dining while on board, then show me the sights on land.
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#13 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:40 PM EDT{"commentId":10385054,"authorDomain":"siliconman"}
Yeah Paul, I agree, plenty of TOTAL relaxation is right around the corner... Let's party!!! Oh yeah, and leave those kids under 14 at home... Nobody loves 'em except their parents.
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#14 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:51 PM EDT{"commentId":10385078,"authorDomain":"kathleenkkkkkk"}
Cruising affords "something for everyone" from the inexpensive Carnival's and Norwegian's to the mass marketed Royal and Princess, to the luxury Crystal's, Seabourne's, etc. Your local Travel agent has the knowledge and experience to set clients up with the correct cruise for each individual
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#15 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:52 PM EDT{"commentId":10397789,"authorDomain":"mttrailboss"}
I have been on a few crusies and for some reason, I don't want a bigger ship. I don't want to be on a bigger ship that feels like a'big' city on the ocean or gulf. Why do I want to be on a bigger ship thats feels like bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour in a big city or a noisy casino with slot machines going off all the time and to walk the ship and say.., "Where did all these people come from ?". I need some fresh air and a place to relax, not a big cosmopolitan city on the ocean. I also like, when the employees on the cruise line call you by name and you know theirs. Not a feeling that the cruise employee has to 'run' to take care of someone else. Maybe, smaller is better. Mike in Montana
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#16 - Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:27 PM EDT{"commentId":10400732,"authorDomain":"cascade-telcom"}
Looks like a huge prison ship to me, aim the nukes.
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#17 - Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:06 PM EDT{"commentId":10403081,"authorDomain":"ranks53"}
i am headed to my first big boat cruise in two weeks to eastern med. i will know more after this. i want cheap drinks on board (i don't drink to excess) want good food (hmmm...trouble here) and quiet till night time. I want warm clean water in the pools and hopefully lots of single women school teachers as this is turkey week. gooble gooble.
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#18 - Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:46 PM EDT{"commentId":10405754,"authorDomain":"mcrdrwi"}
I would prefer a crab fishing boat to this monstrosity. Wasteful and ridiculous to say the least. A Titanic waiting to happen.
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#19 - Sun Nov 1, 2009 7:16 AM EST{"commentId":10407795,"authorDomain":"thinkbit"}
This monster joke is not a ship. It is a building, a mall, a theme park or something. Do you think that you will enjoy the sea with it? You may not even be aware of the sea in it. So what kind of cruise ship is that?. Do they drive cars in there?. How do you go from one side to the other?. I am confused now. Are we talking about cruise ships or floating theme parks?
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Went to Japan & back by ship as a kid. Learned to love the ocean. The entertainment you can get on land. Why go to sea & then ignore it?