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gateley

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Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #23)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 06:40 PM

Feb 2013

. It looks REALLY nice! I'd love to sail on her some day. Thanks!

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I might be wrong, but don’t a lot of people on cruise ships travel on these ships because of [View all] busterbrown Feb 2013 OP

I don't think it is a fear of flying Samjm Feb 2013 #1

I would guess that might be the case for some Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #2

I don't think so Bandit Feb 2013 #3

No, I think a lot of them go because of the relaxation between ports Warpy Feb 2013 #4

o.k.....! give you guys that..but busterbrown Feb 2013 #10

Someday I might do one Warpy Feb 2013 #17

It depends on the cruise ship: maxsolomon Feb 2013 #23

Link? gateley Feb 2013 #30

oh yeah, sorry! maxsolomon Feb 2013 #75

Thanks! I've heard of it. I'm going to the site and fantasize!! gateley Feb 2013 #79

I don't drink or gamble, and I've really enjoyed the cruises I've taken. gateley Feb 2013 #28

Disgusting? Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #29

Took one to Alaska nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #33

More like a floating petri dish... CTyankee Feb 2013 #37

You are bad!!! Don’t spoil it for the folks.. busterbrown Feb 2013 #54

Legionnaire's disease RC Feb 2013 #56

I was young in new york at a bar on second ave with my friend trying to pick up some girls when the busterbrown Feb 2013 #61

I don't think people go on cruises to avoid air travel. Ron Green Feb 2013 #5

I think its the drinking and partying. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #6

Yep..shore excursions are expensive and not "all that".. SoCalDem Feb 2013 #11

What cruise line stopped in Haiti? Bay Boy Feb 2013 #58

This was in the 70's...soon after the Duvalier ouster ( Papa Doc) SoCalDem Feb 2013 #72

Maybe on Cunard... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #7

I'm looking forward to seeing the Queen Mary 2 a few times this summer Posteritatis Feb 2013 #12

A fine vessel - if only she were Scottish-built. Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #22

That saddens me - "hotel ship" for cruise/passenger liners is ship-ese for "hospice," basically Posteritatis Feb 2013 #31

She's sailing there under her own power (not being towed) so that's a bright spot Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #50

no, i think they just like the whole luxury/entertainment of it JI7 Feb 2013 #8

It is definitely for luxury/entertainment. RebelOne Feb 2013 #26

Like Vegas cyglet Feb 2013 #70

You don't get on a cruise ship for the destination, you get on it for the cruise Posteritatis Feb 2013 #9

no, most people have to fly from their homes to pnwest Feb 2013 #13

for most people it's the 4-star all-you-can-eat food. unblock Feb 2013 #14

No, I don't think you can say "most people". djean111 Feb 2013 #21

What does fear of flying have to do with cruise ships? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #15

man you have no idea how so many take cruise ships for vacations... busterbrown Feb 2013 #16

A cruise for a vacation is much different than flying to get somewhere. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #24

There are some great Blues music cruises Isoldeblue Feb 2013 #18

Yes -- a lot of theme cruises which is nice. gateley Feb 2013 #32

don’t a lot of people on cruise ships travel on these ships because of their fear of flying. Flashmann Feb 2013 #19

I hear people die in car accidents too... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #60

have you given up driving too? Flashmann Feb 2013 #63

Thousands of pilots fly multiple routes per day Bay Boy Feb 2013 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Flashmann Feb 2013 #73

I am aware that statistics support that Flashmann Feb 2013 #74

I took my transatlantic cruise because it was a dream, of mine Siwsan Feb 2013 #20

How do you think most people get to the port? brooklynite Feb 2013 #25

You get a lot for your money Yavin4 Feb 2013 #27

I still think they are like floating mini malls.... busterbrown Feb 2013 #34

I have no desire to take a cruise. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #35

I sort of like traveling by ship, or train, or car when I'm not in a hurry to get someplace Cleita Feb 2013 #36

I only had one long-distance train trip but that was enough to hook me Posteritatis Feb 2013 #40

In the old days they had pullmans so you had a bed to sleep in. Cleita Feb 2013 #44

Yeah, that was my own experience Posteritatis Feb 2013 #46

Have been on 3 cruises, had to fly to port for each one - lynne Feb 2013 #38

Yes, when you consider it's your transportation, your hotel and your restaurant all Cleita Feb 2013 #45

Jam Cruise -smoking is legal ErikJ Feb 2013 #39

Nothing beats a cross-country 1960's Greyhound bus with broken a/c TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #41

I don't think so. I use to like flying but not anymore. I don't like going throw all southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #42

The ocean liners back in the forties and fifties were great. My parents and I traveled on Cleita Feb 2013 #47

Yes indeed. Those were the great days of travelling. Even flying was wonderful back then. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #48

Some river cruises in Europe appeal to me but I am put off by the risk of ship wide infection. CTyankee Feb 2013 #43

Last ship I was on, they disinfected everything and everyone. Every time you went into Cleita Feb 2013 #49

well, the Dutch staff ("captain" and cook) were great on my little barge in the Netherlands... CTyankee Feb 2013 #62

How nice! PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #52

I'm going on one to London...a new trip...over Memorial Day. CTyankee Feb 2013 #65

Boy, do I agree with that. busterbrown Feb 2013 #55

Im afraid of cruises .. SummerSnow Feb 2013 #51

I have worked for the airlines for years... pink-o Feb 2013 #53

My mother worked for Braniff in Dallas and got these terrific trips which I was on... CTyankee Feb 2013 #66

I took a Windjammer "Barefoot" cruise in 2004. It wasn't about getting to a destination cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #57

You Have To Fly to The Get to The Ship otohara Feb 2013 #59

Were I to go on a cruise, that WOULD be my reason (yet I've flown to Europe a dozen times). WinkyDink Feb 2013 #64

I love to fly and I take a lot of cruises WilmywoodNCparalegal Feb 2013 #67

No, they're tourists, not travelers. alarimer Feb 2013 #69

People have different reasons for going on cruise ships. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #71

no you go on a cruise to go on a cruise TeamPooka Feb 2013 #76

I use the transatlantic routes when I go to Europe. politicat Feb 2013 #77

There's also freighter travel, Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #78

Not necessarily. politicat Feb 2013 #80

Really? Sounds like a badass deal. n/t Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #81