Cruises

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by DZGirl
Yay, where are you going?

My boyfriend is taking me on Norwegian Cruise Line Dawn which sails from NYC to Florida and then the Bahamas and back to NYC. We leave on a Sunday and return on the following Sunday. We went on this cruise on July and liked it so much that we are going on it again.

Here is the itinerary:

Sun. New York, NY 4:00pm
Mon. At Sea
Tues. Port Canaveral, Florida 9:00am to 8:00pm
Wed. Miami, Florida 9:00am to 6:00pm
Thu. Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas 8:00am to 6:00pm
Fri. Nassau, Bahamas 7:00am to 2:00pm
Sat. At Sea
Sun. New York, NY 10:00am*

* Disembarkation usually begins two hours after docking.

I can't wait. It will be so much fun!

[DeltAlum]

Somebody recently told me that on some lines, the passengers are all a bunch of drunk college kids because they aren't old enou....

Ooooops. Never mind.

[Rudey]

I've never been on a cruise but I really want to go on a Joe Perillo Cruise. This guy has commercials all day in NY. He says he's Mr. Italy. Also now he has a cruise to the holy land. I really want to take a cruise with Mr. Italy.

-Rudey

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by Rudey
I've never been on a cruise but I really want to go on a Joe Perillo Cruise. This guy has commercials all day in NY. He says he's Mr. Italy. Also now he has a cruise to the holy land. I really want to take a cruise with Mr. Italy.

-Rudey

Have you noticed that a younger Perillo is doing those commercials? I wonder what happened to the older guy.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Have you noticed that a younger Perillo is doing those commercials? I wonder what happened to the older guy.

OK well last I remember a couple years ago he introduced his son and it was Perillo and sons. I think the father is maxing and relaxing in Italy.

-Rudey

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Maxing and relaxing in Italy, I like that.

[Lisa Fishman]

Anyone been on an Alaskan cruise?

I have. It was wonderful! We combined it with a train tour of the interior of the state. Denali (Mt. McKinlley) was beautiful. The cruise was on a Holland American Line inside passage. This includes beginning at Seward Sitka, Anchrage, and Juno and ending in Vancouver. The train tour started in Fairbanks and went through Denali National Park.
On the ship, at dinner one night we saw whales breeching out of the water. It was amazing.

[moe.ron]

[AchtungBaby80]

I've been on two Carnival cruises to the Caribbean, and both were really nice. There were tons of things to do, and enough food to feed about ten armies...plus, there was a good mix of older and younger people so I had buddies to hang out with but it wasn't like a "party boat," if you know what I'm saying. (There were more older people and couples on the second cruise I went on, which was in October, than the first one I went on one summer.) I would recommend Carnival; I don't know of anyone who's had a terrible experience with it, either. However, some things to consider if you do pick Carnival (and I'm sure it's similar on other lines, too):

*Don't opt for the "late seating" dinner, unless you're willing to eat around 9 o'clock at night.
*Remember that telephone calls aboard ship cost almost $10 a minute (yep, you heard me) and internet access costs 75 cents a minute with an initial fee, so tell your friends and family not to expect to hear from you much.
*Carnival adds this monstrous gratuities to your bill, some of which I think are unnecessary (for example, a huge tip for the maitre 'd, who does nothing, essentially). However, you can get these removed or reduced, but you HAVE to ask. Otherwise, you'll end up paying it.

Also, a friend of my parents has gone on about 20+ cruises, and he prefers Princess cruise lines, so you might want to check that one out, too. He's had nothing but good things to say about it, and he's tried several different lines.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

BTW our Cruise Director was named Julie. It was funny!

[DeltAlum]

Mrs. DeltAlum just called from her Miami meeting and her hotel is just across the InterCoastal from the dock where our ship just tied up.

She says it looks fantastic.

Two days and counting.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Have fun DeltAlum! Don't forget the sunblock!