mudbug said:
I have really not much interest in taking a cruise on one of those big ships. (Sailboat cruises are different). Herded on to a giant floating hotel like cattle, herded off at various stops to buy a bunch of tourist junk within steps of the mother ship, no chance of escape while at sea, etc.
But....
there's food, all kinds, all the time, right?
So my question for you cruisers is, is the food any good? That's the only thing that would tempt me to consider it
Bug, we just got back Dec.22 from a short cruise.. I dreaded it, but it was fun..You do NOT have to go on and off unless you sign up for the tours.. We got off several times but there were 9 of us and we went as a group and it was fun, cold but fun
I'm not a big eater so I was overwhelmed at the way people on cruises eat..My DH and all the men hit the buffet every morning, noon, night the dinner seating for our bunch had the best chef and wait staff, they really impressed me in that Cade and Carson ,Trevor and Taylor were treated like royalty, anything they asked was right there within 5 minutes, the wait staff even sang and danced for us and we had a ball. Each dinner we were given a choice of starter 4-5 of them, salad-2 soups-2, desserts 4-5 but they would go get just a dish of ice cream if you asked..Coffee, iced tea, wine, mixed drinks,name it it was yours..Breakfast was also served in the dinning room each morning, eggs benedict,omelets,granola, bagels and cream cheese, wonderful hot oatmeal,waffles, pancakes, salmon, smoked trout..So the food was very very good.One night there was an after dinner chocolate night at 11:30, I didn't go but my daughter did and said it was wonderful..You never went without anything including a chocolate on your turned down bed at night..Would I go again, yes if I could get my kids to go to I'd consider it and I am terrified of water, they all, tried to keep me from even thinking water the whole time
didn't work but I made it even without the life vest I threatened to wear!!
kadesma