If you think your life is dull realize how bored some people
must be to think a cruise is exciting. Most of these
cruisers could go check in to a fancy local hotel and eat
and drink and get the same experience. I only once
heard a story from someone that did something
interesting as a cruise excursion. Most just eat, eat, and
eat more.
I took my Mom on a cruise-ship vacation for her 80th birthday, and she loved it! We got out on a couple of excursions ... but the most notable and, shall we say, "life-changing" thing for me was that I was inspired to get certified as a scuba-diver. On her side of it, Mom wasn't all that eager about shore-excursions, though I made a point of taking at least one excursion with her per voyage; she was really happy to stay aboard and be cossetted by the crew, while I was off blowing bubbles and taking videos on the tropical reefs.
After she'd "gone West," I took one more cruise on my own. It wasn't nearly as much fun for me, and anyways I'd gotten enough experience with foreign travel (between our cruises and my transfer to the Agency's schoolhouse and its International Branch) that I was confident about going straight to a tropical destination (like Asuncion, Paraguay, or Punta del Este, Uruguay, or others) and enjoying myself right there.
Most people don't go out and visit the "tourist sights" of their own home town. I live a Metro-ride from downtown Washington, DC, but the last time I've been to the Mall was years ago. Same with Baltimore's Inner Harbor. But I do enjoy getting out on the Chesapeake Bay ... only now I define a "cruise" as getting out alone on my sailboat for a few days, sometimes anchoring for the night in a hidden cove, sometimes mooring-up in a town harbor (like St. Michael's) for some "touristy stuff" and a good meal at a nice dockside restaurant. For a sailor, the boat is the destination....
I'm still "Just A Lurker."
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I have taken several cruises during my married years and I loved them.
I always say if you can't have fun on a cruise it's your own damn fault.
I used them as a way to see alot of different places and as a gauge for places I might want to return to
One of my cruises took me to Samana and I always new that I wanted to return to the Dominican Republic.
At that time I had no idea that Sosua even existed.
But I also approached the excursions a little different.
I never booked and excursion through the cruise line but would always find a driver to hire for the day and show us the island.
It was a great way to see what was really there rather than what the cruise ship people wanted you to think was there and it was way less expensive.
Since I am now single, my travel priorities have changed some but I wouldn't rule another cruise out at some point.
Everywhere you go and everything you do is largely dependent on you and sometime a trip that includes nothing but sitting on a beach, drinking, dancing and engaging in carnal experiences with a variety of females is a great way to take a vacation in my mind.
I am the pussy licker Let's have some fun. Not invisible. Snitches are pathetic little people!
Disclaimer. This post may not be in response to a post by Greybaby. So Greybaby doesn't need to cry about it. Rover has you pegged to a T
One of my friends is on a cruise this week and one of the stops was at Amber Cove
I have filled him in a little bit on what is available not to far away but he was with family on this trip and could not partake in any debauchery
Unfortunately the day they were in port it was cold and cloudy so the pool and beach area really wasn't a good option
I haven't gotten the whole story yet as he is still cruising but sounds like maybe they ended up in a taxi to Puerto Plata that was a little to expensive for their liking.
I warned him about that but he doesn't always listen to me
Anyway he did send me some pics of the talent that was in the port to greet them that day
Not to bad.
I could do an excursion with her for sure
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