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FAO Bosscat,
I know you enjoy your cruising, I received an email from Cruise Nation for a 12 night repositioning cruise on MSC Seaside from Genoa to Barbados.
This includes flights to and from UK,overnight hotel in Genoa.upgrade to a balcony cabin for £499 an absolute bargain.
As the email says you cant afford to stay at home.
I know you enjoy your cruising, I received an email from Cruise Nation for a 12 night repositioning cruise on MSC Seaside from Genoa to Barbados.
This includes flights to and from UK,overnight hotel in Genoa.upgrade to a balcony cabin for £499 an absolute bargain.
As the email says you cant afford to stay at home.
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What dates?
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Cracker buddy Enjoy
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Never fancied them myself, think I’d be bored, I know a lot of people enjoy them and I respect their choice of holiday, but me, no, anyway I’d just get fatter
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Is there a link to get it for that price please?
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The holiday starts with a flight to Genoa on the 16th of november.
Check Cruise Nations site cruise no msc06082331.
This price is based on two people sharing a cabin.
Check Cruise Nations site cruise no msc06082331.
This price is based on two people sharing a cabin.
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November on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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Tremendous value that. Wish I had the leavewinsomeyen wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:52 pmThe holiday starts with a flight to Genoa on the 16th of november.
Check Cruise Nations site cruise no msc06082331.
This price is based on two people sharing a cabin.
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Do you have to pay for drinks on top or is that included ?
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Drinks are on topclaretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:53 pmDo you have to pay for drinks on top or is that included ?
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And smell of p(ss .lolTop Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:45 pmNovember on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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(With the crew)winsomeyen wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:52 pmThe holiday starts with a flight to Genoa on the 16th of november.
Check Cruise Nations site cruise no msc06082331.
This price is based on two people sharing a cabin.
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Probably cheaper than a nursing home as well. Not a joke, actually very true.Top Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:45 pmNovember on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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At that price are you sure you won't need to bring oars ?
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Funniest post todayTop Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:45 pmNovember on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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I love cruises, my first was in 2012,habe been on over a dozen since
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Reminds me of that Viking joke and their programme for slaves.
8am Rowing
9am Rowing
10am Rowing
11am Aerobics
11.30 Rowing
12.30 Rowing
1.30 lunch
2pm Rowing
3pm Rowing
4pm Aerobics
5pm Rowing
6pm Rowing
7pm supper
7.30 Rowing
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So let me get this right, Bosscat likes cruising, is over 80, smells of **** and has to buy his own drinks.
Sorry, don't believe he buys his own drinks.
Sorry, don't believe he buys his own drinks.
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Made me laugh, some of the folk are disgustingly fat thoughTop Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:42 pmWasn't meant to be funny
Cruises are great for kids, old folks and fat folks
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Ivan and Lesley will be right at home then.Top Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:45 pmNovember on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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**** off Vulvaclaret sicVolvoclaret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:12 pmSo let me get this right, Bosscat likes cruising, is over 80, smells of **** and has to buy his own drinks.
Sorry, don't believe he buys his own drinks.
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I think you'll find that people who fly to Genoa and back from Barbados, even if they are 80- years old, are fitter than those people in nursing homes.Top Claret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:45 pmNovember on a cruise ship will be like being in a nursing home, average age will be 80
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Doing a world cruise from mid January to mid April on Queen Mary 2. Love cruising and fortunately they gave Sky Sports as internet packages on cruise ships are not cheap.
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Done the cruise experience and it isn't for us but maybe when we are older in our mid to late 70s and can't get around the same we think differently
Great holiday for kids up to 16 but if you are a couple and are fit and like plenty of exercise it really isn't for you.
The environment can feel extremely claustrophobic with a lot of very unhealthy passengers who literally try and eat themselves to death.
The ships are that big these days that at the more picturesque places you land by launch at it takes ages and a battle to get ashore. When the ship enters port it more often than not docks in the ugliest and smelliest part of the City
Great holiday for kids up to 16 but if you are a couple and are fit and like plenty of exercise it really isn't for you.
The environment can feel extremely claustrophobic with a lot of very unhealthy passengers who literally try and eat themselves to death.
The ships are that big these days that at the more picturesque places you land by launch at it takes ages and a battle to get ashore. When the ship enters port it more often than not docks in the ugliest and smelliest part of the City
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Sorry Top Claret. If these are your thoughts I reckon you chose the wrong cruise !
We have only done 2, but they were great, on small ships holding 800ish passengers.
Singapore to Hong Kong and Auckland to Sydney with fantastic ports of call. There are some really good cruises to be had.
We have only done 2, but they were great, on small ships holding 800ish passengers.
Singapore to Hong Kong and Auckland to Sydney with fantastic ports of call. There are some really good cruises to be had.
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Completely agree, I am very fit 65 years old and have never been on a cruise as described by Top Claret. I have been cruising for 10 yearsAclaret wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:43 amSorry Top Claret. If these are your thoughts I reckon you chose the wrong cruise !
We have only done 2, but they were great, on small ships holding 800ish passengers.
Singapore to Hong Kong and Auckland to Sydney with fantastic ports of call. There are some really good cruises to be had.
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Do any of these ships ever sink?
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Always fancied going on a Nordic cruise anyone been on one of these.
Footnote...I don't smell off plss...
Yet.
Footnote...I don't smell off plss...
Yet.
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Costa Concordia a few years ago when the Captain showed off trying to sail too close to an Island ...
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... LPxqjoIK9k
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Yes we have done one ... got friends going up to the North Cape with Hurtigruten next March ... in search of the Northern Lights
Are you sure about the not smelling of **** yet
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Cruise ships never sink due to the vast number of incontinence bags on board at any one time.
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Not if they tread warily.
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It's not for everyone. We took our gran on a cruise, and we all hated it. Basically everything that TopClaret said in his post. Great if you enjoy enforced socialisation with boring 'considerably richer than you' types, hand-holding itineraries, claustrophobia, third-rate entrainment, apart from a couple of interesting lectures, and gluttony.
Yeah, you can avoid the 'entertainment' by finding a bar after you've negotiated through the crowds, who are on the move after their evening meal and fighting their way towards the 'entertainment', but you can't avoid the dull people talking about their investments, successful business, or how much their home is worth.
Yeah, you can avoid the 'entertainment' by finding a bar after you've negotiated through the crowds, who are on the move after their evening meal and fighting their way towards the 'entertainment', but you can't avoid the dull people talking about their investments, successful business, or how much their home is worth.
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Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:34 amIt's not for everyone. We took our gran on a cruise, and we all hated it. Basically everything that TopClaret said in his post. Great if you enjoy enforced socialisation with boring 'considerably richer than you' types, hand-holding itineraries, claustrophobia, third-rate entrainment, apart from a couple of interesting lectures, and gluttony.
Yeah, you can avoid the 'entertainment' by finding a bar after you've negotiated through the crowds, who are on the move after their evening meal and fighting their way towards the 'entertainment', but you can't avoid the dull people talking about their investments, successful business, or how much their home is worth.
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Only when they’re near icebergs.
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Because I'm intelligent and it's you that stinks of plss
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Take plenty of elasticated waist trousers and a small bungee rope to tie yourself to the buffet bars for flexibility. The buffets and meals are amazing!
Expect to put on a stone, belch and f*rt numerous times daily.
Expect to put on a stone, belch and f*rt numerous times daily.
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Reads like a cracking TV advertBilly Balfour wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:34 amIt's not for everyone. We took our gran on a cruise, and we all hated it. Basically everything that TopClaret said in his post. Great if you enjoy enforced socialisation with boring 'considerably richer than you' types, hand-holding itineraries, claustrophobia, third-rate entrainment, apart from a couple of interesting lectures, and gluttony.
Yeah, you can avoid the 'entertainment' by finding a bar after you've negotiated through the crowds, who are on the move after their evening meal and fighting their way towards the 'entertainment', but you can't avoid the dull people talking about their investments, successful business, or how much their home is worth.
Call Saga Cruises on 0800 096 0079
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And above all, you can't avoid the boring old grumps who are determined to be miserable.Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:34 amIt's not for everyone. We took our gran on a cruise, and we all hated it. Basically everything that TopClaret said in his post. Great if you enjoy enforced socialisation with boring 'considerably richer than you' types, hand-holding itineraries, claustrophobia, third-rate entrainment, apart from a couple of interesting lectures, and gluttony.
Yeah, you can avoid the 'entertainment' by finding a bar after you've negotiated through the crowds, who are on the move after their evening meal and fighting their way towards the 'entertainment', but you can't avoid the dull people talking about their investments, successful business, or how much their home is worth.
Pre-covid there were about 2 million cruise passengers per year from this country, and I don't think they all shared your experience.
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We've done 9 Ocean cruises and 8 River Cruises and what BB says is certainly not our experience ...
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We’ve done two Hurtigruten cruises, one in November one in Feb. If you want snow go in Feb/March as global warming means the snow is arriving much later. We saw the northern lights both trips on several occasions.
Hurtigruten is like a posh ferry! You can eat as a couple of join others, very relaxed dining. Not much entertainment as such, so very relaxed. Trips are very expensive but you need to book prior to leaving to make sure you are on them as limited numbers eg dog sleigh, reindeer sleigh, snowmobile.
People on board were a mix of tourists and locals using the ferry to commute, shop etc. The ship
Stops off in a lot of places , some very small one horse towns, but it’s interesting to see where people live.
Would recommend the trip but not if you’re infirm, you need good grips on your shoes as it can be very icy, we took yak tracks. Drinks expensive but you can stock up in the duty free shop at Bergen airport when you arrive.
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Whenever people tell me about their latest cruise I often think, ‘I could do that at home’.
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We did a Hurtigruten cruise on the Richard With a few years back - cabin was very small (though me and the wife are a bit on the large side) - food was excellent and we saw the Northern Lights several days in a row. Also did a husky sledding experience which was fantastic.catcatcher wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:23 amWe’ve done two Hurtigruten cruises, one in November one in Feb. If you want snow go in Feb/March as global warming means the snow is arriving much later. We saw the northern lights both trips on several occasions.
Hurtigruten is like a posh ferry! You can eat as a couple of join others, very relaxed dining. Not much entertainment as such, so very relaxed. Trips are very expensive but you need to book prior to leaving to make sure you are on them as limited numbers eg dog sleigh, reindeer sleigh, snowmobile.
People on board were a mix of tourists and locals using the ferry to commute, shop etc. The ship
Stops off in a lot of places , some very small one horse towns, but it’s interesting to see where people live.
Would recommend the trip but not if you’re infirm, you need good grips on your shoes as it can be very icy, we took yak tracks. Drinks expensive but you can stock up in the duty free shop at Bergen airport when you arrive.
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I like cruises. Every day a different place to wander around. Food and drink on tap. Stuff to do if tmyou are at sea and evening entertainment is first class.
I prefer TUI/Marella formerly Thomson. All inclusive.
Every member of the crew says hello if you pass by.
Going down the coast of former Yugoslabia is recommended.
Much younger participants nowadays.
I prefer TUI/Marella formerly Thomson. All inclusive.
Every member of the crew says hello if you pass by.
Going down the coast of former Yugoslabia is recommended.
Much younger participants nowadays.
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They only sink once.
Used to work as a Junior officer on the cruise liners and saw enough to put me off ever wanting to go near one as a paying passenger. Fundamentally unsafe but I can see the attraction as they can be great fun.......................... for the officers