Living on a Cruise Ship

[VegasRam]

Absolutely no fucking way.
I could MAYBE, MAYBE handle a 2-month New England/Europe/Mediterraneanm tour.

 

[Allen2McVay]

The ship would reach every tourist spot in the Caribbean.

Does this sound fun if you had the disposable income to do it, like our boy @Merlin ?

Believe it comes-down to your (and wife's) tastes and interests.

I have enjoyed cruises; and would have liked some to be extended. For me, I enjoyed the gambling, food and day trips the most. However, an entire year seems like an awful long time, especially if its just the Caribbean, If it was world-wide, maybe but even that seems like a long-time.

 

[Merlin]

Thinking of Subic, I miss the LBFM's ~ @Merlin

I can only imagine an old sailor like you on one of those cruises with his wife when they hit a southsea port or two. "No let's avoid that area entirely baby it's a den of alcohol and sin."

 

[Loyal]

I can only imagine an old sailor like you on one of those cruises with his wife when they hit a southsea port or two. "No let's avoid that area entirely baby it's a den of alcohol and sin."

Honey, all little children call old white guys "Papa" in Olongapo. And no, I'm not wearing a disguise! ~ Merlin

 

[Loyal]

Absolutely no fucking way.
I could MAYBE, MAYBE handle a 2-month New England/Europe/Mediterraneanm tour.

You will do figure eights in the Indian Ocean for 8 months, and like it! ~ US Navy

 

[Loyal]

Poor @thirteen28 and @blackbart never understood the joys of "sailing" the high seas, since they were always breathing each others CO2 and hot racking it below the waterline. When finally coming to the surface, they normally disturbed polar bears....


View: https://twitter.com/WarshipPorn/status/1446438295546875951?s=20

 

[blackbart]

Poor @thirteen28 and @blackbart never understood the joys of "sailing" the high seas, since they were always breathing each others CO2 and hot racking it below the waterline. When finally coming to the surface, they normally disturbed polar bears....


View: https://twitter.com/WarshipPorn/status/1446438295546875951?s=20

I have a very vivid memory of transiting around the north side of Great Britain in stat 5 seas. Not a great place for a round structure. Luckily I was eating sardines and laughing at the guys with garbage bags tied around their necks.

Smart sailors (on ships that aren’t broken) go under that junk.

 

[Loyal]

I have a very vivid memory of transiting around the north side of Great Britain in stat 5 seas. Not a great place for a round structure. Luckily I was eating sardines and laughing at the guys with garbage bags tied around their necks.

Smart sailors (on ships that aren’t broken) go under that junk.

Sardines in mustard sauce. Our ship's store had them. I used to like hanging a pencil by a string from the ceiling and swaying with pencil while talking to a new guy, trying to get them to puke....lol...We were assholes....ha!

 

[thirteen28]

I have a very vivid memory of transiting around the north side of Great Britain in stat 5 seas. Not a great place for a round structure. Luckily I was eating sardines and laughing at the guys with garbage bags tied around their necks.

Smart sailors (on ships that aren’t broken) go under that junk.

When we were running on the surface or at periscope depth, the guys that weren't bothered by the sea state said gross-out shit to the ones that were in an effort to get them to puke. Saw it be successful more than once.

Anyway, don't mind @Loyal ... not everyone can be one of the elite of the fleet

 

[thirteen28]

Poor @thirteen28 and @blackbart never understood the joys of "sailing" the high seas, since they were always breathing each others CO2 and hot racking it below the waterline. When finally coming to the surface, they normally disturbed polar bears....


View: https://twitter.com/WarshipPorn/status/1446438295546875951?s=20

So I guess you're trying to say we are so awesome that even the polar bears want to get busy with us?

 

[Loyal]

So I guess you're trying to say we are so awesome that even the polar bears want to get busy with us?

Sub sailors are easy ~ Polar Bear Nation

 

[Merlin]

I picture all sub types like this...

 

[BuffaloRam]

9 month WESTPAC deployments were enough for me

 

[…..]

Reading while the ocean goes by fo a week or two sounds like “you can never go wrong learning something”

Reading while the ocean goes by for a year sounds like “a wasted year”

but thats just me.

unless you put out the extra $79,000 for the unlimited drink package.

Then its sounds more like…..”I waz drunk last year, wtf happened?”

 

[Loyal]

Reading while the ocean goes by fo a week or two sounds like “you can never go wrong learning something”

Reading while the ocean goes by for a year sounds like “a wasted year”

but thats just me.

unless you put out the extra $79,000 for the unlimited drink package.

Then its sounds more like…..”I waz drunk last year, wtf happened?”

For me as a writer, it would be totally worth it. I would finish the novella I have been working on for the last year. No distractions. Quiet time for intellectual endeavors is not wasted time, imo.

 

[IowaRam]

not having to mow the lawn or shovel the snow for a year ,has it's appeal , although , I would much more do a year , Europe / Mediterranean

 

[Selassie I]

I find cruises to be a living hell. I have made it clear to my wife and friends that we will NEVER go on another cruise again. No fucking way.

I've had fun on cruises when we go with a group of friends. The unlimited drink option is a 100% requirement though. I also make sure to get a cabin with an outside balcony and as much room as possible inside (so I spend more here gladly). Spending the time with a group of friends makes it bearable and fun. Otherwise... fuck no.

I've been on all the best ships. The Disney cruise was the best... but the mob scene of children is horrifying. But even on the best ships... it actually sucks.

Surrounded by tourists and you can't escape them.

You're hurded around like livestock unless you do your own thing. Fuck the excursions provided by the boat... you'll be stuck with random weirdos all day and pay for the experience.

The boat "pools" are basically big piss tanks.

The food is overrated as hell. Even on the best boats. The buffet style breakfasts are like a scene out of the Walking Dead.

Too many screaming kids. Adult cruises do eliminate that though.

You really don't have enough time at each port to enjoy what that location might actually offer. Fuck strict time schedules... especially when you're vacationing.

I'm not a big gambler... but the casinos are fun for a few hours. Otherwise, blah on that.

The nightclubs are usually filled with people who never go out to clubs making it lame.

The muster station bullshit sucks ass. I am usually able to skip that completely.

The last cruise I went on... the fucking ship caught on fire several miles off the coast of Jamaica. That was the last fucking nightmare a cruise ship is ever gonna give me.

The thought of cruising for a year would be the equivalent of burning in hell.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I'd absolutely hate it. I have no desire to go on a cruise even for a week. My wife feels the same. If I'm getting away it would be to live in the mountains for a year. Fuck being around a bunch of drunks and mass consumerism. Give me peace and quiet, let me hunt and fish and I'd be in heaven. I'd need a tv of course for Rams football.

 

[Loyal]

Ok then @Selassie I and @Elmgrovegnome , how about being a passenger on commercial ship? The berthing isn't fancy and there are no buffets and few children (probably none). There are few if any fancy ports but the lodging is clean and the food is ok. I mentioned Cruise ships in the original post because I've never been on one and it sounds more palatable for one's wife. If I was single and I wanted to cruise around the world on a commercial ship, I would try to work as a Merchant Marine. If I was independently comfortable (not wealthy), I would enjoy this experience as a passenger more than a the Cruise experience that you both loathe. I don't care about cocktail parties, shopping in ship stores or Selassie's piss pools...lol (love that). I love the clarity of being in the open sea and I miss that greatly. I know if I ever get on a Cruise and my cabin has a balcony, I'll be spending a lot of time there.

 

[CeeZar]

Ok then @Selassie I and @Elmgrovegnome , how about being a passenger on commercial ship? The berthing isn't fancy and there are no buffets and few children (probably none). There are few if any fancy ports but the lodging is clean and the food is ok. I mentioned Cruise ships in the original post because I've never been on one and it sounds more palatable for one's wife. If I was single and I wanted to cruise around the world on a commercial ship, I would try to work as a Merchant Marine. If I was independently comfortable (not wealthy), I would enjoy this experience as a passenger more than a the Cruise experience that you both loathe. I don't care about cocktail parties, shopping in ship stores or Selassie's piss pools...lol (love that). I love the clarity of being in the open sea and I miss that greatly. I know if I ever get on a Cruise and my cabin has a balcony, I'll be spending a lot of time there.

You've never been on a cruise ship and are even considering dropping $175K for a year??? Maybe take a 1 week or 2 week cruise in the exact cabin you are thinking about and see how that goes. I'm with most of the rest. I would fucking hate it from day 1. But I don't like most people and really don't like them in crowds.

The Caribbean is amazing. But you will get super tired of the tourist spots very quickly. Maybe try lodging on one of the small islands for a week or month.

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