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I get it, cruise travel removes the stress of planning and leaves all the work to the staff. Unfortunately, it looks like the this cruise turned-into a soup-sandwich. Cruising N.European waters in the Fall, that's already a recipe for disaster when it comes to weather. Passengers on Norwegian Cruise Line Stage Revolt Over 'Ridiculous' Conditions, Canceled Stops
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Maybe they will book a Carribean cruise at the height of the Hurricane season. Spoiled people. I am pretty certain that rates are lower certain times of the year due to weather conditions. The North Atlantic in Fall. How about a Lake Superior cruise in late November to see where the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk. If the problem was due to mechanical issues that would be a different matter. | |||
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This is why I avoid cruises. Once you're on the boat, you can't just get off. Tony. Owner, TonyBen, LLC, Type-07 FFL www.tonybenm14.com (Site under construction). e-mail: tonyben@tonybenm14.com | |||
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If the cruise ship swapped the itinerary, it's because the weather was absolutely horrible and unsafe to travel to those ports. Cruise ships are notorious for pushing the limits for weather because of reactions like this. If they thought it was possible, they would've ran the ship there with people throwing up everywhere. These same people would be the first complain if the ship did travel in horrible sea conditions. Unfortunately weather is one thing you cannot change. I do feel the 25% discount was rather chintzy, and they should have offered the passengers a 50% discount (or more) in a refund, not off of a future cruise. | |||
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Go ahead punk, make my day |
Yeah plenty of time on ships in the Navy, I have zero desire to do a cruise. Flip side of this actual event, if they had gone to Iceland and had bad weather which led to injuries or deaths, and these pansy passengers would be complaining as well. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Take three thousand or more people and jam them inside a Vegas hotel. Offer them all the food and drink they want then lock the doors and seal all other exits. Now put over 1000 metric tons of fuel underneath and around the hotel. Isolate the hotel hundreds of miles away from any outside emergency services or outside help and pray the guys wearing the uniforms inside the hotel making less than a McDonald's employee and who don't speak very good English know what they're doing. Now imagine a fire or power outage or extreme weather (the hotel is on a flexing foundation) or an outbreak... You get the idea. Not a situation I'd ever put my daughter in. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
My father did a bunch of merchant ship trips up in those waters. He loved the harsh sea conditions of the North Sea and the waters off Iceland, Norway, and Scotland. Kept the U-boats from sinking his ship, again. As for a cruise, not my idea of fun unless we were heading out to experience the harsh sea conditions. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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Corgis Rock |
Saw an argument that the passengers shouldn’t complain as the ship visited almost the same number of ports. Cruise lines offer excursions at various ports. Passengers reserve and pay for them before the cruise starts. Some are quite pricy. From my read, none of these excursions were refunded and aren’t included in the 25% off offer. “ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
I cannot even count the number of times being "promised" we'd hit X-number of ports this cruise only to find out we just hit the 90 day at sea mark and the only land seen was the Straits of Malacca or Suez Canal. Talk about being a bunch of pampered snowflakes who probably don't even know what time "eight-bells" is. SMH Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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So is there a good time to take a cruise to Iceland? We've done river cruises and one to Antartica, but those were on smaller ships with 200 pax max. We're considering this Norway to Iceland cruise on a big (930 pax) ship for 2021: https://www.vikingcruises.com/...andscapes/index.html The schedule shows sailings in July and August only. | |||
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paradox in a box |
I do Caribbean cruises during hurricane season. Much less risk. The ports are pretty much all the same. So it doesn’t matter if it’s diverted and the ship can easily avoid the storm. Only time I got screwed was when the departure port was closed
This can’t be true. If booked through the cruise line it is refunded if the port changes always. If it is not booked through the cruise line most reputable companies refund if the ship doesn’t make port. These go to eleven. | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ Good description. You forgot to mention that some of the more popular cruises are filled with the people of Walmart. You can leave Walmart but you are stuck with these folks for the duration of the cruise. Not my idea of fun. | |||
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Thank you, Dr Watson. So why would a presuamably reputable line like Norweigian schedule Iceland for the end of Sept/early Oct? "Ooh, ooh, Mr. Kotter." They want to make money. | |||
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From your read of what? The Yahoo article that didn't mention the subject of excursions whatsoever? If from another article concerning this incident, please post it to support your statement. I totally agree with frayedends - I have cruised for over 20 years and never seen a cruise-booked excursion canceled that was not refunded. Now, if one books and pays for a third-party excursion, then one needs to deal with them separate from the cruise line. Typically, your excursions (and other incidentals) are put on your running cruise bill. You review this at the end of your cruise. If an excursion that you didn't take/was canceled is still on your bill, have them take it off before you sign your bill. Maybe these snowflakes need to actually read the fine print concerning their cruise. It's found in their cruise documents, you know. I have cruised to Norway's North Cape twice and down to Antarctica twice. Been lucky so far. But I know and understand the risks. We are booked on an Iceland/Nordkapp trip this coming June. I also don't cruise on mass-market cruise lines. RHINOWSO: "Flip side of this actual event, if they had gone to Iceland and had bad weather which led to injuries or deaths, these pansy passengers would be Fixed it for you. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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Budget cruise lines, thus you're going to attract price-sensitive/value seeking travelers. Large families, once-in-a-lifetime vacationers, family with kids, raffle drawing winners from the local casino...basically a giant gaggle. Best to travel with the smaller, upscale lines, you'll pay more but, less headaches, satisfying expectations and better service. | |||
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+1,000. Sing it, brother. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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Celebrity Cruises usually takes top prize for bad behavior by passengers but, NCL isn't immune. The bigger the ship, the greater chance of idiots: Ahh yes, shirts vs skins, a classic match up | |||
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