re: Is cruise industry about to collapse?

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After being crammed in a plane for a 10 hour flight, the last thing I would want to do is get on a boat with a tiny cabin.

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I don’t think people spend to much time in the cabin. They have nice decks to sit on, gyms, some have a walking track, lots of restaurants, pools and such.


I wouldn’t want to cruiser every vacation but I’ve been before and it was fun.


I think this board thinks every ship is like the footage of the three night gulf cruises they see online.

I am just glad you folks that don't like cruises aren't on them.

You would be miserable and I don't want to be on a boat full of miserable people.

We go on a cruise every few years. We have done a few Caribbean, an Alaska, one around Cape Horn.

Another Alaskan, a European/Med/Nordic and a Pacific cruise probably in the next few years....

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cruise

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Trashy AF

No, it’s just trashy and our culture shouldn’t support trash. Pretty simple.

I’m not. Nor am I pretending to be LNCH.

Not sure why you’re teeing off on me today, but I’ll try this again.

I used Spirit Airlines as an example because we’ve all seen the viral videos over the past decade. The airline … and far too many of its customers, have become a symbol of chaotic, trashy public behavior that our country shouldn’t normalize, reward, or subsidize.

That’s my broader point: we don’t need the cruise industry equivalent of that at sea. If that means a few cruise lines clean up their act, or disappear altogether, so be it. Public behavior matters, and the race to the bottom isn’t something we should be celebrating or supporting financially.

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If you do a higher end cruise, you don’t

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exactly. If you do the 3 day cruise out of NOLA for like $300 expect shite. If you fly to Miami, Port Canaveral etc.and get on one of the nicer lines it’s nothing like what I’ve seen in videos. I’ve only been on 3 so I’m no expert by any means but all were royal Caribbean or higher and all 7+ days.

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There are a lot of “normal” people who absolutely love cruises, mostly retirees.

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It is economical for them. No planning. Slower pace. Everything is already curated.

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Gotta love people with no experience saying nonsense like this.

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One Carnival cruise was enough for me.

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Is cruise industry about to collapse?

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no

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norovirus

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What's happening with norovirus?

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hantavirus

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That's barely anything.

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weave-pulling fights in the buffet lines

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That's a tiny slice of a huge industry that you believe is more than it is because you are siloed in your social media bubble, seemingly unaware.

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I don't see how anyone in their right mind would willingly elect to be subjected to confinement in one of these hellholes.

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Guaranteed, there are scores of ships and experiences you would greatly enjoy that wouldn't conform to many of your prior beliefs.

e.g. Cunard is sailing an "eclipse cruise" later this year - positioned to see basically the last totality for decades. You should go look at their dress code.

They almost don't even allow shorts during the day. It says that they do, but it is frowned upon and they deliver more stern indications than the website has to actual cruisers.