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ProfessorGAC

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65. I Worked With A Guy Who...
Sat Jan 27, 2024, 03:06 PM
Jan 2024

...along with his wife, went on one every year. They loved it!
Like you saud; to each his own.
I traveled a lot for my job, so time off meant staying home for me.
But, every few years, we'd go visit friends in The Keys. When we were there, we didn't even have a plan until 11 in the morning.
For me, THAT'S downtime!

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I'll pass. Can't think of a more unpleasant vacation. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #1
Cruises are the best most affordable vacations jimfields33 Jan 2024 #17
Ugh. To each his own. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #19
I'm With You ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #23
It sounds like "Too Much of Everything " for me. Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #55
I Worked With A Guy Who... ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #65
Lol! What's fun about it is you can leave the ship each day ecstatic Jan 2024 #46
Most of those things are exactly what I'd absolutely hate. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #62
No offense but a cabin in the woods sounds dreadful. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #60
Is it unsinkable? nt dflprincess Jan 2024 #2
I don't think that they use that term any more. Chainfire Jan 2024 #16
Not since 1912 at least dflprincess Jan 2024 #54
Sinking it before it leaves port actually sounds like a good idea. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #20
Lol. Yeah something about the headline makes me uneasy ecstatic Jan 2024 #36
Watch out for icebergs! honest.abe Jan 2024 #3
Thank god climate change is eliminating that danger lame54 Jan 2024 #31
What an ecological, environmental nightmare. niyad Jan 2024 #4
Asking anyone here with nautical experience....... pdxflyboy Jan 2024 #5
Master mariner here codfisherman Jan 2024 #18
Thank you, codfisherman. pdxflyboy Jan 2024 #37
I wonder, too. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #25
As a rul, cruise ships don't sail in to tropical storms of any sort. brooklynite Jan 2024 #44
With todays satellite assisted meterology - werdna Jan 2024 #28
That's exactly my first thought. In high seas it must be a wild ride. brush Jan 2024 #52
Massive modern cruise ships are fitted with fin stabilizers, two each on the port and starboard sides. EX500rider Jan 2024 #56
US Navy vet here edisdead Jan 2024 #67
and i'm sure the whole fucking thing is at least 90% eco friendly orleans Jan 2024 #6
It will be better then earlier cruise ships EX500rider Jan 2024 #57
No thanks JI7 Jan 2024 #7
I go on vacation to get away from it all. redwitch Jan 2024 #8
No thanks. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #9
I have a friend who does 5 or 6 7-day cruises out of FL per year SYFROYH Jan 2024 #10
Hard NO! leftieNanner Jan 2024 #11
Haha leftie! cilla4progress Jan 2024 #15
A crew member for every 2 people?... lame54 Jan 2024 #35
I don't know. leftieNanner Jan 2024 #50
Are they trying to remake the Ark? TSExile Jan 2024 #12
What do y'all think of Viking? cilla4progress Jan 2024 #13
Both of my siblings have taken several Viking cruises and raved about them. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #21
Thanks! cilla4progress Jan 2024 #24
Love Viking Mz Pip Jan 2024 #30
I've been on Viking cruises and like them. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #33
Helpful, cilla4progress Jan 2024 #38
A giant, floating incubator. I would't go on that thing if they paid me. Chainfire Jan 2024 #14
If I ever go on a cruise it would be one of these: Ocelot II Jan 2024 #22
On our voyage to Australia on RC Explorer of The Seas ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #27
I like cruises Mz Pip Jan 2024 #29
Meh. Folks who like this kinda stuff would hate dobleremolque Jan 2024 #32
No thanks. Bigger is not better CanonRay Jan 2024 #34
Few things are more interesting than a DU thread on cruises and cruise ships. BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #39
Too bad it doesn't run on solar power. Emile Jan 2024 #40
Giant floating petri dishes. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #42
Nice ship you've got there... dchill Jan 2024 #41
Never, no way, no how...introverts absolute nightmare. MiHale Jan 2024 #43
Floating gigantic petri dish in Disney colors. Sorry but this thing gives me the wim-wams to look at... Hekate Jan 2024 #45
It looks like a floating carnival. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2024 #47
It's a small city, with a lot of tourists. oldfart73 Jan 2024 #48
Absolutely not. ismnotwasm Jan 2024 #49
Not for me. SarahD Jan 2024 #51
The thing I remember about the ports of call was that all the shops and booths had the same... brush Jan 2024 #63
Quick visits. SarahD Jan 2024 #66
That's the sane way to do it. brush Jan 2024 #69
Probably the only way. SarahD Jan 2024 #70
Decent homeless shelter. moondust Jan 2024 #53
There are people who live on cruise ships. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #61
Different strokes I guess. Bristlecone Jan 2024 #58
You can taste the norovirus from here ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #59
10,000 people with diarrhea, trapped in a floating hotel. Where do I sign up? Ocelot II Jan 2024 #64
Because what could go wrong? ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #72
It makes the other cruise ships parked in the port like like toy ships said my brother who lives riversedge Jan 2024 #68
For me, that would be torture - marooned on a floating prison! cornball 24 Jan 2024 #71
my word... maybe they should have called it the DISPLACER os the Seas, instead of icon. HUGE!!!!! Takket Jan 2024 #73
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