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Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Grant - that is one trip report I would be VERY interested to hear about when you get back! Definitely not your average vacation cruise. There's no reason not to add it to the list. No rules I guess other than it's carries passengers, goes on a voyage, and it floats.

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If that's the case, add my recent trip on the TWILGHT (www.riverboattwilight.com) during August to the list. It was great fun and a bargain. Also during the trip back home, we crossed Lake Michigan on the S.S. BADGER. (www.ssbadger.com) She is a coal fired car ferry that carries trucks, cars, motorcycles, and bikes along with passengers on scheduled crossings from late Spring to early Autumn.

[ 08-22-2011: Message edited by: Frank X. Prudent ]

I think one thing we should probably do is in order to keep the list from growing exponentially is to exclude day ferries and sightseeing day cruises. I think if the Twilight had actual onboard overnight accomodations it might be a different story but the day passengers overnight in a hotel, sort of like the Discovery Sun or Bahamas Celebration? The same should probably go for any vessel primarily designated as a ferry unless it's longer than let's say 2 nights.

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Originally posted by dmwnc1:

I think one thing we should probably do is in order to keep the list from growing exponentially is to exclude day ferries and sightseeing day cruises.

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And you're right, the TWILIGHT, WWW.RiverboatTwilight.Com, is a wonderful experience. She gives a taste of what it was like to ride the DAM QUEENS, that's DELTA, MISSISSIPPI, and AMERICAN, during their haydays.

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a) we did a 17-nighter on Ventura in May/June this year; Southampton to Venice and back. Wonderful!;

b) in December we're doing 3 nights on Black Watch, to Rouen. The attraction here is three-fold: firstly, Black Watch itself; secondly, the fact that she can get up the Seine to Rouen - most cruises to 'Rouen' are actually to Le Havre with a coach excursion; and thirdly, because the call at Rouen includes an overnight stay;

c) Then we're going on one of the P&O Grand Event cruises next July. We'll be Oriana, which is running the shortest (four nights) and cheapest of these. Again, it features an overnight stay, this time in Amsterdam;

d) and finally we're off to the Canary Islands in October 2012 on Arcadia - 13 nights.

All of these are from Southampton.

[ 09-01-2011: Message edited by: Tom Burke ]

I have never been on Royal Caribbean before and was keen to see Radiance of the Seas for my usual Sydney harbour photo shoot. Thought it would be great to go on it.

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Originally posted by Sutho:
Just for interest of others. I have noticed and been monitoring Radiance of the Seas calander in Sydney this year and noticed something good.....to cut the long story short I have just booked a 2 night weekend cruise on this ship in November (the only time I had a weekend free)

I have never been on Royal Caribbean before and was keen to see Radiance of the Seas for my usual Sydney harbour photo shoot. Thought it would be great to go on it.

This will officially break my cruise drought of 2011 of which I probably thought I would not do any cruises.

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Just out of interest to others did you know Carnival Spirit cruises of 8 nights are starting at A $1,300 per person for an inside cabin!!!

No wonder cruise lines are racing to Australia if those are the kinds of per diems they can expect to earn. The same was true of cruises in Europe not too long ago but now the market is much more satiated with a ton of ships. The same will happen in Australia if enough ships are sent your way.

Even more bizzare is Celebrity is just the same again with Solstice coming in 2013.