journolud
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First cruise we did was a Celebrity cruise to Alaska from Vancouver.
After the first few hours wanted to get off the boat, couldn’t stand it.
Fortunately our dinner was in an exclusive restaurant and things improved immeasurably. Learnt to keep away from the millions of cunts around the pool, in the buffet and at the shows, which we avoided.
Best bit was the premium drinks package which allowed us to sip Champagne or cocktails with premium spirits on the rear deck, taking fresh pizza from the buffet but not staying there.
Up close at a humpback and glaciers was worth it.
Two months ago did a ‘cruise’ on the MS Lofeten to the Arctic Circle from Bergen. Tiny old ship still going to ports taking on passengers and goods to deliver further up the coast.
Got to see the Northern Lights, majestic.
Yesterday we booked a cruise from Punta Arenas in Chile, through Patagonia round Cape Horn and on to Antarctica. The highlight being a total solar eclipse.
Not going until November 2021 though.
Looking to add a week around the Galapagos on a much smaller boat and do some diving as we’re over there.
We were thinking of booking one of those Norwegian cruises on the “service” route ourselves. Would be interested to know how it compares to regular cruises comfort wise. We booked a circumnavigation of Iceland instead.
I thought I’d done with cruising after the couple of Mediterranean ones we’d done, I can do without all the entertainment on board. The Iceland cruise is smaller than the big ships we’ve been on before which will suit us better