Topic: Ports more important than sea days

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Would that be Viking Ships?

Great stuff Wilba! :p!!!

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Ports are more important because .... the ships aren't great.

Huh?

What ships do you cruise on?


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I like one sea day at the beginning of the cruise: To unwind from the journey to ship, chill and familiarise myself with the ships and its facilites
One sea day in the middle: To recover from hectic port days
One sea day before disembarkation: To unwind and do all the packing.

Interesting that those who do not want sea days are on 3 star ships with nothing much to offer whereas on the newer more luxurious ships there is much more to explore and do, I personally love a few sea days for this reason, a chance to explore the ship properly and seek out all those nooks and crannies and quiet places etc that are not available on the smaller more affordable ships.My wife is happy just to lie in the sun whilst I dissapear to the 3 or 4 various quizzes and presentations that are available, in fact we often do not even always go ashore any more as the the ship becomes less crowded, after all how often do you need to do Rome for example.

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Interesting that those who do not want sea days are on 3 star ships with nothing much to offer whereas on the newer more luxurious ships there is much more to explore and do, I personally love a few sea days for this reason, a chance to explore the ship properly and seek out all those nooks and crannies and quiet places etc that are not available on the smaller more affordable ships.My wife is happy just to lie in the sun whilst I dissapear to the 3 or 4 various quizzes and presentations that are available, in fact we often do not even always go ashore any more as the the ship becomes less crowded, after all how often do you need to do Rome for example.

That's an excellent observation, one of which I agree entirely.

And this is why I rather like a half-day tour.

That way I get to do a bit of whatever port, without tiring myself
and then I return to a half-empty ship (even emptier than that..)
-not to mention a quick snooze after lunch, somewhere around 2 p.m.



When I get back, it looks like this.
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Interesting that those who do not want sea days are on 3 star ships with nothing much to offer whereas on the newer more luxurious ships there is much more to explore and do, I personally love a few sea days for this reason, a chance to explore the ship properly and seek out all those nooks and crannies and quiet places etc that are not available on the smaller more affordable ships.My wife is happy just to lie in the sun whilst I dissapear to the 3 or 4 various quizzes and presentations that are available, in fact we often do not even always go ashore any more as the the ship becomes less crowded, after all how often do you need to do Rome for example.

I disagree, it has nothing to do with the number of ships stars, it is all about how much you want to cram in your holiday. As I started cruising late in life I intend to visit as many places as possible after which I might very well opt for more sea days. Consider P&O and FO they have more sea days because they are based in the UK and have the long drag to and from warmer climes.

BTW my 13 nighter to Iceland etc on Thomson Spirit had 5 sea days and there were always lots of daytime activities to keep everyone happy.

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Interesting that those who do not want sea days are on 3 star ships with nothing much to offer whereas on the newer more luxurious ships there is much more to explore and do...

Well I like sea-days and I like 3 star ships (a judgement made by someone else and based on their own criteria).

Each and every ship has something to offer - the sea, whale-spotting, distant shores, the glorious ocean!

My longest series of sea-days in recent times has been nine days - and I wasn't bored once.

Don't forget, there's more to 'explore and do' in a theme park than on a tropical island - but I know which I prefer.

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Would that be Viking Ships?

Hey Wilba, sounds as if Eric the Viking yearns for a bit of the old R & P?

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Sea days bore me unless it's hot!!!! Sorry to be shallow but true!

You are fully entitled to your opinion. Have you cruised much? Sea days grow on one, especially as one gets older.;)