[ 05-14-2003: Message edited by: Keitaro ]

Can't really say that I had a best or worst cruise.
Although my recent experience on China Sea Discovery would have to be classified as "not one of my best" putting it very mildly.

I always board a ship with an open mind and carefree attitude. Sure, some cruises are better than others, but it's all in ones attitude.
For example, if I find a cruise to be lacking in the entertainment department, that's ok with me, I make my own entertainment.
If food is not exactly "gourmet," again no problem. At least I don't have to shop for it, cook it, and clean up the mess. As you know I am in the restaurant business, and truthfully, I do sometimes get tired of looking at food. I have been known to "run" to a Lido Deck buffet and grab a burger and fries.
Never have a problem with staff, as I always treat them with respect and courtesy. And in return, I am treated the same.
Fortunately I get along with staff very well, and at the bars, they wait for me to come in and chat with them and have some laughs.
And when I get them started.....................
Good thing all their Supervisors know me very well.

Cruising is like life, you get out of it what you put in.

Sure, crap happens sometimes.
But when you get some lemons, make some lemonade.

Enjoy your next cruise Keitaro, whatever ship it is.

Several weeks ago while, waiting in a slow moving line to board the Coral Princess with my wife, a man in his 40's and his family was in line behind us. For whatever reason, he found it necessary to stand so close behind us in line we could feel his clothes. Everybody else in line had about 3ft of space between each other, but he found it necessary to be just that much closer to the ship. That lasted an hour and half.

As a result I've made a lot of friends among the crew, from croupiers to bar staff to twirlies to officers. Passengers move on but the staff, largely, remains constant.

It's great to walk on to a ship after almost a year, and have people say "Hello Mr Steve, welcome back! Gin and tonic?"

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jeffrossatsea said:
the best cruise for me was the 10 day "tropicale" from san juan....a port every day except for the last day great food and service.

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Originally posted by linerlover:
We rendevoused with the Norwegian Star on her maiden voyage to witness a complete exclipse of the sun together.

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I think that would have been NORWEGIAN SKY, seeing as the present STAR of course did not exist in 1999 and the first one was not on her maiden voyage (indeed she might have been in Australia by that time).

I remember this particular cruise on SKY, or rather remember us very nearly booking it. It was her maiden voyage indeed, and the brochure DID mention a rendezvous with NORWAY... Though somehow we could not find out what NORWAY would have been doing at the time.

2nd best-ss norway eastern carribean- a grand ocean liner
that steamed for 2 days until
you reached st.martin.
she still maintains some of her
original features.
note: being foreign flagged her
boilers were not inspected by
the coast guard. instead by a
independent company.

3rd best-bermuda-mv norweigan majesty-great island,food o.k.,
great entertainment.
many things to see and do on this semi tropical island in the
middle of the atlantic.
boston,mass. is only 2 hours from home so it is an easy port
to get to and easy to park verses new york city.
parking is $70 in boston verses
$126 in new york city and in boston you park in a garage.
in new york you park roof top.

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Commodore said:
Other than that most things were fine, aside from the fact that they accidently put us at the Captain's table, I don't know how someone goofed liked that,

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