clothes on a cruise

I'd love to go on a cruise and do all the formal dressing up nights but I get jelly legs just going over The Mersey on the Ferry to Liverpool so there would be no chance of me even attempting more than a half hour trip.

Teatime the only line that do segregate guests is Cunard with their three Queens. They have Queens grill, Princess grill and Britannia which is standard class.

To be honest I love all types of holidays. This year we fancy a cruise but other years we will probably do something else. Sort of looking at some sort of tour in Europe the year after, as we haven't done much of Europe and there is so much to see.

Not sure why the amount of cruising that you have done should be a matter for boasting - seems odd. It is all to do with choice isn't it? I mean if all you do is cruise (ahem! present wheelchair company accepted) you miss out on such a lot of other stuff.

Difficult to see any mountainous region or any other inland areas of interest.

Thank you Hilda that's a good tip.

Whitewave.......Did you mean that Galen was boasting?
I thought Galen was being helpful using her experience of having been on frequent cruises.

I must stick up for Whitewave I thought she was referring to Nonu's post on her observations.

As for people you meet on cruises talking about others they have done.......Hand on heart we always saw these conversations as great ice-breakers rather than ways to boast. We've been on 3 and have met folks who have almost lost count. The conversations however, were always entertaining accounts of the good, bad and bizarre and we always enjoyed them.

Not quite the same I know, but when I went on a Ledger bus tour to the Dolomites people were always talking about other tours they'd done and I simply thought it was an ice-breaker, or people looking to share tips about places or things they had in common.

Surely though does not apply to cruises, people are always talking of their holidays one"s they have been on or the one they intend to go on next. Human Nature I would have thought.

As I said earlier though .cruises seem in a different category people seem more boastful, as if they have done something SPECIAL. Perhaps it is a throwback to when cruising was SPECIAL and only for wealthy people.

No cool I didn't mean galen of course!! I can't in all honesty ever imagine her boasting about anything. I was answering a previous post. Although saying that galen is more than able to stick up for herself I think

do you mean meek little wouldn't say boo to a goose me?
I certainly wasn't boasting, but I know some people who do. I find it's usually our friends from over the puddle!
Once they've got it out of their systems they're usually quite nice though.

whitewave my apologies.
And to you Galen
(I am still getting to know the different personalities here on GN)

cool as my DGS would say "cool"!!

We have been on three cruises. The first time I took 2 long summer dresses and added a necklace and earrings for the formal nights. DH wore an ordinary suit. The other two cruises, we decide not to bother with the formal nights. A suit takes up a lot of room in your luggage and we just couldn't see the point of making a big fuss just to sit down to the same sort of ( delicious) meal that we could have any other night. We either went to the self service restaurant or had dinner in our room. We have met people from every walk of life and just as in every day life some we liked and others we didn't.

whitewave There are plenty of opportunities to see inland and other areas on the optional ( extra cost) excursions.

Have I met you on other cruises?

Difficult if you want to see Katmandu or the Great Wall of China or other such places though. As I said it is all about choice.

They do trips to places like Machu Pichu etc. I can't physically manage them though.

Kathmandu? Don't even like looking at my feet if I've my glasses on and can see them! Too high up!

Each to their own, but I was put right off cruise idea when we stayed on Santorini. Huge cruise ships stopped there and they looked so ugly, like floating tower blocks. The tiny town became packed and unpleasant for the few hours when the boats disgorged their passengers. It was lovely and quiet he rest of the time. They look particularly awful in Venice, where many people want to ban them. My OH would never go on one as he hates the idea of being cooped up all day with a load of people you can't get away from.

My son and DiL seem to have made it their mission in life to get us on a cruise. They don't seem to get the message that it is not for us. I will not go on any boat I can't fish over the side of! We have friends who, on the few occasions a year we see them, bang on endlessly about their cruising holidays. I'm sure none of you good people are of that ilk! Horses for courses.

Suzied This is another misconception about cruises. It is entirely possible to' get away ' from other people just as it is on any other holiday. Even when you spend a day at sea there are so many places you can relax in. Cabins, bars, libraries, cosy little nooks. If you are lucky enough to be able to afford a room with your own balcony there is nothing better than relaxing there, watching the sea or scenery roll by with a drink and a book .
One of my favourite things about the cruises is that you cover large distances whilst you are busy enjoying relaxing, being entertained with shows, interesting talks or classes or simply whilst you are asleep. Also you only have to unpack your suitcase once even though you see many different places.

In Venice, those large cruisers are causing massive damage to the foundations on the town. Just can't understand why they are not forced to down anchor by the sea at the side - and then brought in in smaller boats???

Agree with everything that ginny has said, probably to the letter and beyond. On our first cruise (only been on two!) we -did- meet an 'expert', been on every ship on every line known to man, he introduced himself as Tom so for the duration we called him TOM CRUISE, sorry it was funnier in real life and has made me giggle just remembering.

Funny Juliette ;)