Jasin wrote on Sep 15
th, 2018 at 11:48pm:
Well, I know of someone again who is going on a Cruise.
Heaps of people seem to go on Cruises.
It's a very popular thing.
I've never been on one, but the impression I get is that they are floating
Leagues Clubs
that visit around the local Sahul/Oceanic islands or even afar to Asia & North America.
Has anyone been on any and what recommendations?
Cruising is getting more and more popular. More ships, and bigger ships!
We just went on a cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit, from Sydney to the South Pacific Islands (New Caledonia, Mare and Isle of Pines)
About 9 years ago we went there on our first cruise, aboard the Sun Princess.
This cruise we had our 34 yr old daughter come aboard, (her very first cruise), and loved seeing her expressions as she saw the ship docked. She said "It's big!"
Then when boarding, and once inside, she was amazed, and just kept saying "Wow" as she looked around.
She totally loved the whole experience.
We have been on 6 cruises now, and our thoughts are that we want to experience a different ship every time.
Two years ago, we went on a holiday to see Canada by bus tour, and then to Seatle, to board the Norwegian Jewel to cruise along the inside passage of Alaska. It was amazing.
So I heard, the Norwegian Jewel is now in Australia, and I would highly recommend that ship, it's a colourfully decorated ship, and fun.
We are booked to go aboard the Ovation of the Seas early next year, to New Zealand. So looking forward to a huge ship.
The only thing I don't like about cruising, are....airports!
We got caught up in that bad day at Sydney a few weeks ago, our flight back after the cruise, was cancelled and couldn't get a flight till next day.
Lucky we are compensated for the hotel we stayed at. It was the Mantra, and overlooking the whole of Sydney Airport, and lightening, and heavy rains, and then, the whole airport just went deathly quiet. All flights stopped, huge delays spilling over into the next day.
One thing you will love on cruises, the buffet! It's so hard not to eat such a variety to cater to all tastes. My daughter is gluten intolerant, and the food staff were absolutely wonderful to her, she felt like a VIP.
There's only one ship I didn't like, we went to Moreton Island, and it was on the P & O Jewel, it may as well be the P & O Jinx.
I've since found out other people on different cruises on that ship, experience problems of a different nature.
Just a jinxed ship.
Apart from that, it makes all the others extremely good ships.
You get to do dress ups, like the "80"s or Mexican, and also formal photos. Love the photo shoots.
If there is anything in particular you want to ask, let me know here and I will try and answer.
Cheers