Carnival Miracle 7-17-04 Review 7 Days New York to Bahamas

"Eileen Garland" wrote in message
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I wanted to say a word of thanks to all of you who have sent your good
wishes my way. Now that we're home, I AM feeling better - not great but
at least better.


Glad you're starting to feel better.

I also don't think my current state of disenchantment (not talking about
being ill here, just finding something lacking in cruising) is a
function of having taken way more cruises than any one person is
entitled to. I'm not a person who gets jaded easily. I miss the
elegance I used to find, and it was much less a function of how anyone
dressed than it was a function of not having every space crammed full
with things for sale, my cabin littered with dozens of useless pieces of
paper selling everything but the bathroom sink. I miss the sense of
community and getting to know people that has pretty much fallen by the
wayside because of the behemoth size of the ships.


Almost sounds like you need to try something "very" different, like
Antarctica, an Arctic ice breaker crossing, or maybe the Galapagos.

--Tom

Howie wrote:

I usually don't focus on the "worsts", Lee; my real problem seems to be
the "I've seen."

Like "been there, done that"?

Lindsay

Howie wrote:

I usually don't focus on the "worsts", Lee; my real problem seems to be
the "I've seen."

Like "been there, done that"?

Lindsay

Howie wrote:

I usually don't focus on the "worsts", Lee; my real problem seems to be
the "I've seen."

Like "been there, done that"?

Lindsay

Howie wrote:

I usually don't focus on the "worsts", Lee; my real problem seems to be
the "I've seen."

Like "been there, done that"?

Lindsay

Tom wrote:

I thought that was Princess who did that. I swear, their ships are made out of
the same cookie cutter.

From the sounds of it here, many of the mainstream lines seem to be cutting
their ships out of the same mold, even Carnival with its different "themes" for
each ship...which is a LITTLE better than Princess.

Lindsay
RCCL is all about the mantra of consistency of total program.

Same cookies on each ship. Same color scheme. Same green glass when you
look at the ships. Same cruise director "shtick". Same light color "dirty"
carpeting. Same everything.

Even cabin decor.

--Tom

Tom wrote:

I thought that was Princess who did that. I swear, their ships are made out of
the same cookie cutter.

From the sounds of it here, many of the mainstream lines seem to be cutting
their ships out of the same mold, even Carnival with its different "themes" for
each ship...which is a LITTLE better than Princess.

Lindsay
RCCL is all about the mantra of consistency of total program.

Same cookies on each ship. Same color scheme. Same green glass when you
look at the ships. Same cruise director "shtick". Same light color "dirty"
carpeting. Same everything.

Even cabin decor.

--Tom

Tom wrote:

I thought that was Princess who did that. I swear, their ships are made out of
the same cookie cutter.

From the sounds of it here, many of the mainstream lines seem to be cutting
their ships out of the same mold, even Carnival with its different "themes" for
each ship...which is a LITTLE better than Princess.

Lindsay
RCCL is all about the mantra of consistency of total program.

Same cookies on each ship. Same color scheme. Same green glass when you
look at the ships. Same cruise director "shtick". Same light color "dirty"
carpeting. Same everything.

Even cabin decor.

--Tom

Eileen, with that many cruises and in such a short span, I can see exactly why
a cruise wouldn't feel as special to you anymore. Whereas someone like me who
doesn't go as often (it was a fluke that I sailed 3 times in year's
time)...still feels the newness and novelty that each cruise offers. I'm still
at the point where I have no problem sailing the same itinerary on the same
line..or two lines. Of course, if I were to do that once a month or so, I would
feel a bit bored, too. And, you know, like I've mentioned in previous reviews,
not only do the ships themselves feel the same within one line, I could easily
close my eyes and hardly know which cruiseline I was on. (This is of the
mainstream ships, of course.) It does become kind of a "Been there, done that"
sort of experience after awhile and maybe I should be glad we can't afford the
time or the money to cruise more often.

Lindsay

Eileen wrote:

I also don't think my current state of disenchantment (not talking about
being ill here, just finding something lacking in cruising) is a
function of having taken way more cruises than any one person is
entitled to. I'm not a person who gets jaded easily.

Eileen, with that many cruises and in such a short span, I can see exactly why
a cruise wouldn't feel as special to you anymore. Whereas someone like me who
doesn't go as often (it was a fluke that I sailed 3 times in year's
time)...still feels the newness and novelty that each cruise offers. I'm still
at the point where I have no problem sailing the same itinerary on the same
line..or two lines. Of course, if I were to do that once a month or so, I would
feel a bit bored, too. And, you know, like I've mentioned in previous reviews,
not only do the ships themselves feel the same within one line, I could easily
close my eyes and hardly know which cruiseline I was on. (This is of the
mainstream ships, of course.) It does become kind of a "Been there, done that"
sort of experience after awhile and maybe I should be glad we can't afford the
time or the money to cruise more often.

Lindsay

Eileen wrote:

I also don't think my current state of disenchantment (not talking about
being ill here, just finding something lacking in cruising) is a
function of having taken way more cruises than any one person is
entitled to. I'm not a person who gets jaded easily.