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Small-Scale Question Sunday for December 15, 2024

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Cruises are amazing. How many people here have been on one?

I've been on a cruise with my wife (back before we were married). It was really nice, although I did get horrible motion sickness. We were on a 3-day cruise from Miami to Nassau and back, and I would like to do a longer cruise - but I also worry about the motion sickness aspect. I've heard great things about the patches, but would kinda like to try it on a shorter cruise before I commit to a longer one.

I've done several, most fun was an Atlantic Crossing Miami to Amsterdam.

I've been twice, with extended family (as a teen). I think they get too much of a bad rap. It's an ok hotel with good-ish amenities that takes you to a couple of cities. It's not the best value you can get for a comfortable vacation, and definitely not for tourism, but if you want something that straddles the line, you can do worse.

I hear bad things about "cruise people", but I think that's an "Americans have infinity money" thing.

Exactly!!! It’s basically a luxury resort that has to entertain you all the time because nobody can leave.

Also the cost is extremely solid if you get deals, we ended up getting a free cabin which is insane.

I do admit a lot of the people on the ship annoy me though. Luckily I don’t have to interact with them, but I feel for the staff.

I assume "cruise people" means the crowd that retires to the ships and moves on to the next sailing when they finish?

I did a 2-week to Alaska, and distinctly remember being on deck watching this stunning scenery go by and being utterly perplexed by the sight of multiple tables full of people instead fully engrossed in their bridge/cribbage card games and pina coladas, not even looking up out the window. Like, why did you come here if you don't want to see this?

I wanted to ask them, but it's not my place to ask nagging parent-questions of people twice my age, so I let it be.

They've probably been on the route a few times already.

I did the Viking Rhine Getaway, and I've been on a cruise to Alaska

Ooh yeah Alaska seems fun. And awesome. How did you like them?

I was around thirteen-years-old when I went to Alaska. Being with a group of strangers my own age on a boat for a week was a unique experience. Whale-watching was the highlight of the vacation. Whales breach the water quite frequently.

The Viking cruise was more recent. River boats are much smaller than ocean cruise liners, so the emphasis is on excursions rather than onboard entertainment. There is much to see on the banks of the Rhine. It's very nice to stand on the top deck and watch the scenery go by.

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