Bon VoyageBelfast

JenniferEccles

I wonder if it has left yet.

Despite how expensive it is to cruise on this ship I was a bit surprised to see it’s an old Fred Olsen cast-off, the Braemar!

There’s the problem It’s unlucky to change the name of a boat.
I hated the name of my second boat but no way was I going to change it.

There seems to be some confusion about where they are going next.
The BBC news said France, but then a very over excited American woman on board said the next port of call is Scotland!

A magical mystery tour.
Actually I believe there are some cruises like that where the destination is unknown to the passengers!

Let's see how far they get this time 👍

Again!

Well, they’re off again….

Next stop Scotland!

They’re easily pleased aren’t they? 😂

It’s the trapped feeling …I d want to get off and go for a walk or a run I d want to see a tree, a bush, a garden and I don’t like things arranged for me and I also like to choose my own
table /meal friends anyway it’s for people with money and that’s not me
Give me a tent and some freedom or a nice Airbnb and a city break anytime

Thank goodness it has sailed I am sick of hearing about it and the two people who have fallen in love and have matching irish themed tatoos 🤮

For me, it's not 'claustrophobic' as being trapped in some small space, but the idea of being stuck on a boat - no matter what size it is - at sea, which does not appeal to me. Cruising holds absolutely no appeal for me whatsoever. A luxury hotel on land - yes please - at sea, no thank you!

Never heard of the ship, so my first reaction was to wonder where the city of Belfast was off to!

Cruise ships are absolutely not claustrophobic. For those who have never been on one, even the smallest ships are so much bigger than you could ever imagine. We have had quite a few cruise holidays and if they were remotely claustrophobic, I would have only had one!

They are the are the most fabulous holidays. You wake up to a new view practically every morning with somewhere different to explore.

However, a year or more away from home sailing round the world is a step too far for me.
Most world cruises sailing from Southampton leave in early January and get back early April.

Over the years we have met quite a few folk who have had several of those. Expensive yes, but when you consider the saving on heating at home in the winter as well as no food to buy, plus the opportunity to effortlessly see the world from the comfort of a luxury floating hotel, I can see the appeal.

Love cruising very indulgent but just once in a while. Hubby loves it.

SpringsEternal

Definitely not. They're even more polluting that flights plus I think I would feel very claustrophobic.

Exactly

Definitely not. They're even more polluting that flights plus I think I would feel very claustrophobic.

HelterSkelter1

Interesting Wikipedia read. She was "stretched" to make her longer! Don't like the sound of that.

I could do with that myself!!

I have friends who love cruising, and I admit the thought of having everything organised for you, food and drink on tap etc., and trips once on dry land sorted out, does sound attractive. But firstly we both hate travelling by sea - a river cruise maybe - and secondly we can’t afford it. Our friends both have very generous private pensions so paying £10,000 for a 2 week cruise doesn’t bother them.

Make sure you have good health insurance,though. If you end up in their medical centre it is really, really expensive. I like cruising , it is very relaxing but you do tend to eat a lot! Usually we climb up the stairs all the time rather than use the lifts so we don’t put on too much weight! We are off to Vanuatu and Noumea cruising in December. Then next year we are going up the Queensland coast from Sydney.

Neilspurgeon0

At grammaretto. We were at sea for anything up to six weeks when I was in the navy (ok we were volunteers) but it was ANYTHING but boring. Fishing, reading, swimming in the deep ocean, making and flying kites, all manner of competitions both sporting and just fun. Maybe today’s youngsters need their screens but I was happy growing a mistake (not normally permitted) and get very sun tanned.

In the Navy 🎼

At grammaretto. We were at sea for anything up to six weeks when I was in the navy (ok we were volunteers) but it was ANYTHING but boring. Fishing, reading, swimming in the deep ocean, making and flying kites, all manner of competitions both sporting and just fun. Maybe today’s youngsters need their screens but I was happy growing a mistake (not normally permitted) and get very sun tanned.

Love cruise ships. See the world, meet new people etc. Agree it can be claustrophobic but I've done several now and can't wait to go on the next one. Could I live on one permanently ? Possibly not - even if they were free.

Odyssey

It's still here this morning!

HelterSkelter1

Interesting Wikipedia read. She was "stretched" to make her longer! Don't like the sound of that.

I thought that but looked it up and t's quite common.
Lots of liners are stretched!

Who knew?!!

MayBee70

What happens if you get ill whilst on board eg covid or even worse?

I gather that there is always a supply of coffins in the hold…

When a Swedish friend was once staying, there was an item on the news about someone who’d been taken very ill on a cruise ship in Norwegian waters. At some Norwegian port, she was transferred over the side of the ship to medics - only they managed to drop her in the icy water!

Swedish friend said, ‘That’s Norwegians for you - you just can’t trust them.’ 😂😈

The poor lady was quickly retrieved from the water, but I gather later died anyway.

Interesting Wikipedia read. She was "stretched" to make her longer! Don't like the sound of that.

Not as big as you think. She can carry 1300 people, roughly ⅓ of these staff. but was sailing with only 127 passengers I read.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Vie_Odyssey