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Topic: Your favorite cruise line ?

Ðraikar
First Class Passenger
Member # 1153

posted 10-20-2003 08:26 PM

What is your favorite cruise line, not a single ship of a line but cruise line in general and why ? Like best service, best food, best itineraries or simply just a fun time.

(Even Cruise line not around today count)

[ 10-20-2003: Message edited by: Ðraikar ]

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 10-21-2003 05:57 AM

CELEBRITY - best relation of Price and what you get for your Money!

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BermudaBoy
First Class Passenger
Member # 3961

posted 10-21-2003 07:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Amerikanis:
CELEBRITY - best relation of Price and what you get for your Money!

I second that!

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Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 10-21-2003 10:03 AM

Well this is a hard one

Cunard - I love history and their ships are so interesting to learn about. They own my fav. place on earth (QE2) and I find their ships to be attractive, tasteful and good value.

Chris

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WhiteStar
First Class Passenger
Member # 2740

posted 10-21-2003 12:34 PM

Without a doubt, the now defunct Royal Cruise Line.

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cruiserny
Just Boarded
Member # 4230

posted 10-21-2003 01:47 PM

Home Lines,always loved going on them as a kid with my family and freinds.

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gohaze
First Class Passenger
Member # 586

posted 10-21-2003 02:06 PM

Royal Cruise is right up there but No.1 has to be Ocean Cruise Line.
....peter

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Mariposa
First Class Passenger
Member # 4174

posted 10-21-2003 02:36 PM

Cunard (40's/50's) - class, and nothing but class
Matson (50's/60's) - the forgotten American ships
Home Lines (60's/70's) - excellent value
Holland America (70's/80's) - '38 Nieuw Amsterdam & '59 Rotterdam
Regency (80's/90's) - best effort at preserving the classics
Celebrity (current) - mass market, but with class

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WhiteStar
First Class Passenger
Member # 2740

posted 10-21-2003 02:45 PM

Peter - What's the history of Ocean Cruise Line? Can't find much about it

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lebelty
First Class Passenger
Member # 3855

posted 10-21-2003 03:07 PM

Mine favorite is American Hawaii and back when Carnival didnt own them, Italia Cruises.

Tyler

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Ðraikar
First Class Passenger
Member # 1153

posted 10-21-2003 03:39 PM

I never been on a ship but would have always wanted to try Dolphin Cruise Line or Fantasy Cruises. But i also like to try Cunard Line and Celebrity Cruises.

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 10-22-2003 12:57 PM

no doubt:

Celebrity Cruises on the international market

Phoenix Reisen on the German market

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geno-er
First Class Passenger
Member # 4202

posted 10-22-2003 01:06 PM

HAL,, great staff, great food!!!

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 10-22-2003 01:45 PM

I'm with you geno! Been sailing with HAL for 22 years and have enjoyed every cruise taken. Made lots of friends of crew on board and still keep in touch with some of the personnel, in fact having I am having lunch with 2 of them on Friday - one a semi-retired Captain and the other a former Hostess.

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sail7seas
First Class Passenger
Member # 1550

posted 10-22-2003 09:28 PM

Another vote for Holland America Line. We have been on over 40 cruises with them and while some have certainly been better than others, we have never had a bad cruise in the lot.

The crews of HAL are so very special and, like Sympatico, we have many friends among the crews of the various ships.

We have always felt HAL is a wonderful value for the dollar.

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 10-23-2003 06:37 AM

Hmmm...Patrick,

one Question:

I have no Experience with Phönix,
is it better than Transocean with the Astor and the
Astoria?

Why?

Greetings,

Amerikanis,
alias Werner Wöhrle, from Gutach, Black Forest,
Germany.

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 10-23-2003 02:02 PM

Hallo Werner,

Ich schreibe es in Englisch, sonst verstehen die Meisten wieder nix.

I like Phoenix better than Transocean Tours because the staff seems to be more open and more professional than Transocean's staff. Further the MAXIM has been extremely well maintained during her career and gives a better overall impression of quality than the ASTOR and ASTORIA. Also the ALBATROS, which already starts to get her age, is still a ship with lots of charme and the product seems to be slightly better developped even if it's a ship of an inferior categorie.
Nevertheless, also Transocean Tours does a good job with both ASTORs. I know every corner on the ASTOR and also the ASTORIA is familiar to me and they are good ships. But they could care a bit better about ASTOR's interiors (especially the carpets !) and ASTORIA's exteriors (painting and decks !). Both points would never be a doubt on the MAXIM. The ship is simply in better condition even if much older.

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 10-23-2003 02:36 PM

Thank you, Patrick.

I only did an Cruise in 2002 on the Astor in Southeast-Asia together with my Wife.

We are happy on that Ship, booked at Cruisetravel.nl.

The Astoria i visited when she was named ASTOR
in Trondheim, in 1983, when we are on the Victoria of Chandris.

We go on Board (at that Time no Problem) and drink German Draught Beer (Becks) in Harry's Pub.

Then we must hurry, to come back to our Ship, which was an walk of about 3-4 Kilometers away,
without the Luck to find an unordered Taxi in Town, which was free, we would not come back to the VICTORIA in Time.

While sitting out of Breath in the Taxi, and driving to the Harbour, we found an Scottish Passenger who was disabled by his feet, and walks as fast as he could back to the Victoria.

We stopped the Taxi and picked him up...

...so everybody was in Time to sail.

The Staff in 1983 of the Astor was arrogant,
they told me, that i should be on their Ship and not on the old Victoria, which is good for the Breakers
(she was built in 1934-1936).

Six Weeks later, the Astor was in Bankruptcy and all of the Staff are fired. The Ship goes to Safmarine in South Africa and was later sold to
Communist Germany "DDR", where she was called
ARKONA, this is the Name of former famous German Ships and an Cape on the Island of Rügen.

The Victoria did for ten more Years an great Job for my preferred Company CHANDRIS, later for LOUIS,
and is now out of Order...

...such is Life!

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fondaenergy
First Class Passenger
Member # 1641

posted 10-25-2003 04:55 AM

My favorite cruise line is Dolphin. We went on Dolphin IV and Oceanbreeze. The ships were in good shape, the food was good and the service was very good. And it was moderately priced.

We went on Islandbreeze once it was purchased by Premier. It was not in good shape, the food and service were only fair.

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PHILPKH923
First Class Passenger
Member # 4064

posted 10-25-2003 10:23 AM

Carnival!

The ships have been clean, the staff and service very good. The food has been very good. The cruises pleasant, relaxing and quite enjoyable. And yes, they were fun ships!

...KenH

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 10-25-2003 11:12 AM

I dith one cruise with Costa Crosiere Italy a/b the
ms. Costa Romantica so it is my favorit because she was simply my first. Buth my really favorit i think you all now its the Holland America i was a/b the Rotterdam and Oosterdam for 2 days (i don't sleep a/b those days) buth the interiors the friendly crews a/b the ships make that HAL is my favorit cruise line. And afcourse it's my hobby.

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RobHolland
First Class Passenger
Member # 3779

posted 10-25-2003 01:42 PM

Absolutely MSC cruises! For younger people (and those who are young at heart) it is the cruise line. Fun 24/7, great food (for non-spoiled eaters) and nice itineraries. The personal attention is something you generally only will see onboard luxury ships like Seabourn&co. But I must say this is my favourite now; -as a Dutchman- I'm very in fond of Holland America Line. But that's more interesting for me to work for (I'm student at the Maritime School).

I never cruised with Celebrity, but when onboard Celebrity's Constellation for one day I had the time of my life! This company seems great to me as well.

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Dmitriy
First Class Passenger
Member # 128

posted 10-25-2003 03:38 PM

Old: ChMP / BLASCO - my first ten or so cruises.
New: HAL - after trying CCCL, NCL, Princess, HAL, and Celebrity, I must say that HAL is the best. Actually, my family and I are going on Oosterdam January 4th

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 10-25-2003 04:43 PM

1. NCL, 2. RCI, 3. COSTA, 4. PRINCESS. but I would like to add these lines even though they are no longer in existence: 1. PREMIER, 2. REGENCY, 3. PAQUET/ULYSESS (DOLPHIN CRUISE LINE), 4. CHANDRIS, 5.EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINE.
Those are my top picks.

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ILOK
Just Boarded
Member # 4252

posted 11-08-2003 04:16 PM

CARNIVAL IS IN ME BECAUSE I WAS ASSISTANT WAITER ON IMAGINATION AND FANTASY BUT I DONT LIKE MASS CRUISING

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