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I work for Four Winds Interactive, we do digital signage and have contracts with the Big Cruise lines, Royal, Norwegian, etc I have been on a few cruises for personal vacations and a few for work. I'll be doing alot more for work now that I am transferring to head up the IT on our cruise implementation team.Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Sounds like a tough job, going on cruises for work. Had a friend in college who was a musician on a cruise ship for 1yr right after college. He said it was a very nice gig and had tons of free time.
Working on them while they are at a dry or wet dock is not that great, but when it is cruising with customers its rather nice.
My parents go on multiple cruises a year. They sail Silver Seas, which is one of the top luxury lines but super $$$$$. They just came back from one in South America.
Whooo boy, yep, that is some "super $$$$$". Definitely too much for us, but Norwegian's balcony rooms are a pretty good price and more reasonable. Then again, thats probably just my naivety poking through as I have no idea whats more expensive in the longer run, a cheaper room and tons of activities at each port, or a nicer room and taking things slower at each port.
I'm glad you two are discussing this... The girlfriend wants to go on an Alaskan cruise.
Haha, I need to do more research on it, but once I have my shit together I think I'll start up a thread to see if people have any experiences or suggestions for making the most of cruises. I've been to Alaska before and it was beautiful, would deifnitely go back in a heartbeat. But, our wedding is in October, so we want to go south.
http://www.breakaway.ncl.com
The Breakaway is the NCL ship that I will be working on in April, getting it ready for it Maiden cruise. No matter what you will want an ocean view room at the very least, and depending on when, where and how long you will be cruising a room with a balcony can make it much more enjoyable when wanting personal time. When you have a balcony truly relaxing in your room is possible and a rather fun way to spend time with the person you are cruising with. While you can hang on the deck lounging, you can be much more personal when its your own private area.
I have been twice to alaska, and if Cruise West did not shut down I would have gone a third time. Having done the Cruise west and a large cruise ship, I would do go with the smaller cruise west every time. It was much more of an expedition cruise on cruise west then on the big ships, and that is what made it so great as alaska is a place you want to get up close with. When I did the Cruise West cruise with my Father many years ago it happened to be a sailing that Chuck West the founder was on and while speaking with him I realized just how amazing Alaska really is and hands on is the only way to truly see its beauty
Thanks for the info on the rooms. I know we definitely don't want a windowless room. Hadn't thought about the balcony with that aspect, of it being a more personal and quiet place to enjoy away from the decks. Thanks for that extra bit of perspective, I think we'll get a balcony for our honeymoon.
Yes, hands on from a cruise ship
Sorry, I'm sure it was still extremely beautiful! I spent 3 weeks in the backcountry on a backpacking and sea-kayaking trip. We drove one day for 15hrs to get to our next base camp and it felt like we barely covered any ground in comparison to how big the state is. THAT really put it in perspective, as to how unmolested and barren Alaska really is. That, and nearly dying while taking off with too much gear in a small two passenger plane over a mountain pass from Cordova (which doesn't have any roads outside of the small fishing town, only accessible by plane/boat - we kayaked into it).
And on that note, we're calling it a night! See ya'll tomorrow!
The Ship I was on held less than 90 people and was an inside passage cruise where we stopped at locations you could not stop at on a large ship or probably any other ship unless you chartered one yourself. It did bow landings on small islands, went on some great expeditions, one place we did a landing only inhabitants were a couple that lived in a modest cabin but it had some amazing hot springs. and after the cruise ended in Juneau we spent another 8 days doing excursions on land.
Yes, hands on from a cruise ship
Sorry, I'm sure it was still extremely beautiful! I spent 3 weeks in the backcountry on a backpacking and sea-kayaking trip. We drove one day for 15hrs to get to our next base camp and it felt like we barely covered any ground in comparison to how big the state is. THAT really put it in perspective, as to how unmolested and barren Alaska really is. That, and nearly dying while taking off with too much gear in a small two passenger plane over a mountain pass from Cordova (which doesn't have any roads outside of the small fishing town, only accessible by plane/boat - we kayaked into it).
And on that note, we're calling it a night! See ya'll tomorrow!
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