Have you ever been on a cruise?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
February 16, 2019 11:24am CST
I have not. I have thought I would enjoy it. A friend has been, and she's sent footage of it to me. She is going again this year.
I am watching a youtuber who is in Belgium on Holiday, they disembarked from somewhere in the UK. The cruise ship they are on is nice, but the views are magnificent.
Have you ever been on a cruise? I'd like to go on one that cruises the Great Lakes here in the US. Maybe not as exciting as the others, but I think I'd enjoy it.
Have you ever been on a cruise?
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@FourWalls (62072)
• United States
16 Feb 19
Hour-long cruises up and down the Ohio River or the Mississippi River are about as far as I’ve gone. Our myLotter Lori is on a cruise right now. I told her to have enough fun for me, too. 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I was thinking about her when I wrote this. I knew she was on vacation but I couldn't recall where. I don't think this is her first cruise either. I hope she's enjoying herself.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@FourWalls Living the life, I guess. I don't talk to her that much anymore, I used to a lot. Hawaii would be beautiful, one of the places I'd love to see.
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@FourWalls (62072)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum — she went on a cruise in October or November, and now she’s talking about cruising to Hawaii. I hope she takes hubby with her on that one.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
Well, that was a nice wedding gift. Was that your honeymoon then?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Feb 19
@LadyDuck Oh I see. Yes, I can understand that. There would be more freedom with exploring places as well. I know that you can explore some places that you land at, but you have timetables to keep. I'd be worried that I'd somehow miss it, which is why I'd never go on a cruise alone.
I am sure it's also much more affordable to go it your own way.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum We skipped honeymoon and went on the cruise the year after we married. We are very independent, when we visit a place, we eat when we like, we go visit what we want. On a cruise you have to respect your turn for everything. Not to mention the long waiting to debark, we got pretty bored.
@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
16 Feb 19
The only cruises I've been on have been dinner cruises in Branson, Charleston, and somewhere in Arkansas. Our daughter and son and their kids all are crazy about cruises and have been on several. My husband and I would rather drive or fly somewhere on vacation.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I don't know, I find the water to be calming and revitalizing. A cruise would be right up my alley. I know it's not for everyone. I have heard that once you take your first cruise it becomes somewhat addicting.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@1creekgirl I would think she'd eventually tire of that kind of life. I know that some retire, sale their homes and buy an RV. They might purchase an apartment or something so that they always have something to come home to.
If I were to do that, and provided I had children (I don't yet), I'd want to have the apartment in whatever city my children were in.
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum That must be true! Our daughter wants to live on a cruise she when she retires! Sure hope her husband doesn't agree. I would always want a home to come home to.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I have not. And would never be able to. I get sea sick and dont know, or want to know, how to swim
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I guess the sea isn't for everyone. I would expect some seasickness myself, but I'd get over it just for the experience.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@Courtlynn Ah, that's no good. Sorry! We maybe going camping on an island in the fall. I"ll have to be on a boat.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum yeah, I've been on two or three boats before.. not my thing at all. Lol
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 19
I have never done a cruise ship.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@WiseGhots There's also a train trip I want to take Across America. It's cheapish, actually. $200.00, that doesn't include other expenses of course.
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@snowy22315 (169865)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I have..one on a now defunct cruiseline,,and one on Royal Carribbean. I am sure I will do at least one more cruise before my cruising days are over. They are fun.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I've heard that they are like tattoos, you can't just go on one.
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@snowy22315 (169865)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yeah, it's a different experience..and a fun one.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@snowy22315 A friend of mine went and hers took her to the Carribean. She brought me back two gifts. I hope she doesn't bring me back anything this year, I know she's worried about the finances of it.
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
20 Feb 19
No. I don't like the thought of being stuck on a boat for an extended time.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
20 Feb 19
It's something I eventually want to do, but I know I'd have to battle my anxiety and worries.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
16 Feb 19
I was on an educational cruise around the Baltic in 1977, organized by my school
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Feb 19
That is the kind of cruise I would like. The one in the great lakes, I've not llooked it up in awhile, but if memory serves, it includes some colonial history lessons.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
20 Feb 19
My goodness! That's quite a lot of cruises! Where have you been on them?
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Mediterranean, Caribbean, Baltic - all of those.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
20 Feb 19
@jaboUK Oh wow! I bet the waters were beautiful!
The cruise a friend went on allowed her to swim with the dolphins as part of the package.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 19
No I've never been on one.
I'm interested more in the various river cruises rather than country to country type cruises.
The great lakes one that you mention sounds good.
I'd also like to take a long rail trip, for my honeymoon I was supposed to go part way on the orient express visiting vienna prague and budapest but it fell through
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Feb 19
There's a rail trip across the US I want to do as well. It's probably gone up in price, but last I checked it was $200.00. Which would be a lot cheaper than a cruiseline.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
18 Feb 19
@Mike197602 Wow, yeah all of that sounds pretty amazing.
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum my dad took a rail trip across canada coast to coast and that sounded amazing.
He's actually taken some pretty great trips in the last few years such as an a380 cruise over everest with a tiger safari in nepal (pictures not hunting!!) and some rail trips in india.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
Same here. I've seen Alaska through youtube videos, but would love to see it for myself one day. If I had the money, I'd travel the world Wouldn't we all?
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes indeed.
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@debjani1 (7207)
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17 Feb 19
I have not been on cruise till now. But one of my friend told that it was a amazing experience. So I want to experience it ASAP.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Feb 19
Yes, from what I've heard and seen, it is an amazing experience. I want to go on atleast one,
@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 19
I've never been on a cruise, and most of them don't appeal to me. However, the Viking river cruises in Europe might one day lure me in. Right now, though, I don't have that kind of money to spend.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Feb 19
Oh yes, those interest me too. A friend went on a Carnival Cruiseline for her honeymoon. I know she's going again this year, but I'm not sure of exactly when. There's one that does the Great Lakes here that I want to do with a few friends.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
18 Feb 19
I would love to go on a cruise but they are way to costly for me to think about ever doing. I hope someday you get to go on one 
@Marilynda1225 (79663)
• United States
17 Feb 19
My daughter loves cruising and has been frequently. Me, I've only done a weekend cruise to nowhere and it was lots of fun. I always said I wanted to do another week long cruise but so far I haven't gone.
@janethwayne (5193)
• Philippines
17 Feb 19
No not yet but I been riding a ship before when I go to Manila but not a cruise.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
No, you aren't wrong. From what I've heard and seen, that's the way they go. There's places on the boat you can shop from, but of course they are expensive. There are duty taxes and such as well.
@LLavish (82)
• Lagos, Nigeria
16 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Grab enough cupcakes, Vanilla, and Camera. Don't miss any moment when that cruise finally comes your way.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I'll let the cruise ship provide the foods, actually. Of course a camera would be first on my list. Capturing moments.
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