Rolex for sale on a cruise ship

[MichaelFlash]

As others have said, your cruise enjoyment is directly proportionate to the quality level of the cruise line, Carnival being the lowest on the ladder. We like Royal Carriabean as its a nice combination of quality and family fun for younger kids. We've done the Allure of the Seas twice, spectacular. Disney cruise line is also fun. The Queen Mary 2 had the best food of any cruise we've done, but it was packed with silver haired ladies decked out to eat at 5 pm and the ship was empty after 9.

[Askewww]

Originally Posted by dera

Waking up in your bed, alone, after heavy partying in that bachelor party. Opening your eyes, trying to remember what the heck happened last night, looking next to you, and seeing a 18038...

I bet they don't offer returns for this very reason😂



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[ltmgeller]

Thanks for all the input folks. My wife and her friend booked it. I love boats and the water. I don't get sea sick but he wife and daughter do. If I do another cruise I'll try one of the better lines. Atlantis was nice but spending half a day on the island I don't feel was enough.

[V1Rotate]

I've actually been on the Pride..Carnival is good for the money, but leaving from Baltimore in Feb? Yikes! Leave from the Florida ports...weather makes or breaks a cruise. It's a cold week all up and down the east coast for sure, even in Florida.

[Ruud Van Driver]

We're big cruise fans too and we always use Royal Caribbean. Bit if a busman's holiday for me as I've been in shipping for over 30 years but enjoy it nonetheless. We're off on a short five day cruise out of Singapore up to Langkawi and Port Klang next Monday week.

[Mick P]

Chaps

Cruises ain't what they used to be.

In the good old days you had to be at least 50 or else you stuck out like a sore thumb.

Dinner was always formal, black tie and nothing else.

Chaps would then sit in the bar sipping whisky and smoking cigars whilst the ladies went off for their daily gossip.

Rolexes were rarely worn because they were considered the apparel of a cad. You could get away with a 36mm Explorer, preferably on a strap but everything had to be low key. I always took an Omega Constellation which was considered "suitable".

Unaccompanied ladies were always treated with suspicion by the married ones and the inevitable result was a young steward discreetly calling into the ladies stateroom late in the evening. No doubt they enjoyed a nice coffee.

Yes cruises ain't what they used to be.

Regards

Mick

[Easy Rhino]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I'm not big fan being stuck on a boat.

This, but YMMV.

Spent too many years on sea duty to want to pay for poking holes in the ocean. Plus the wife gets seasick, even though she sailed from CA to Hawaii on a 49' schooner - definition of insanity.

But back to the original question - just who would want to buy a Rolex on a cruise ship?

[mapalfa]

Originally Posted by MichaelFlash

The Queen Mary 2 had the best food of any cruise we've done, but it was packed with silver haired ladies decked out to eat at 5 pm and the ship was empty after 9.

Great news on the food as that's always what makes or breaks a trip for me (as my doctor keeps reminding me when I get weighed!). Empty after 9 works too as we're a pair of miserable gits and the less we have to talk to some mad old bat the better

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

We're off on a short five day cruise out of Singapore up to Langkawi and Port Klang next Monday week.

Please leave some feedback on this. Singapore to Dubai, with a stop in Langkawi is what I've just booked.

Originally Posted by Mick P

Chaps

Cruises ain't what they used to be.

In the good old days you had to be at least 50 or else you stuck out like a sore thumb.

Dinner was always formal, black tie and nothing else.

Chaps would then sit in the bar sipping whisky and smoking cigars whilst the ladies went off for their daily gossip.

Rolexes were rarely worn because they were considered the apparel of a cad. You could get away with a 36mm Explorer, preferably on a strap but everything had to be low key. I always took an Omega Constellation which was considered "suitable".

Unaccompanied ladies were always treated with suspicion by the married ones and the inevitable result was a young steward discreetly calling into the ladies stateroom late in the evening. No doubt they enjoyed a nice coffee.

Yes cruises ain't what they used to be.

Regards

Mick

I used to work with a guy who, when single, used to go on a 2 week cruise every year. He always wore a wedding ring as he found the women (both married and single) on board would go for a married man more readily as they were a safer bet for lack of complications.




The trip we've just booked today:

[Sublover2166]

Originally Posted by Mick P

Chaps

Cruises ain't what they used to be.

In the good old days you had to be at least 50 or else you stuck out like a sore thumb.

Dinner was always formal, black tie and nothing else.

Chaps would then sit in the bar sipping whisky and smoking cigars whilst the ladies went off for their daily gossip.

Rolexes were rarely worn because they were considered the apparel of a cad. You could get away with a 36mm Explorer, preferably on a strap but everything had to be low key. I always took an Omega Constellation which was considered "suitable".

Unaccompanied ladies were always treated with suspicion by the married ones and the inevitable result was a young steward discreetly calling into the ladies stateroom late in the evening. No doubt they enjoyed a nice coffee.

Yes cruises ain't what they used to be.

Regards

Mick

Mick, I have no idea how old you are, but in this day and age cruises are usually a family vacation that includes the kids.

[Mick P]

Originally Posted by Sublover2166

Mick, I have no idea how old you are, but in this day and age cruises are usually a family vacation that includes the kids.

John

I am 67 and did my first cruise about 30 years ago.

In those days, it was aimed at the retired couple market and it was all a bit Edwardian and very expensive. I remember feeling ever so young in my early forties and my wife was being constantly eyed up by elderly gentlemen. If you had taken a teenager, they would have died from boredom and loneliness. It was like stepping back 30 years in time.

Today it is a different picture and much more, as you say, family orientated

Regards

Mick

[mapalfa]

Originally Posted by Mick P

Today it is a different picture and much more, as you say, family orientated

Please God no

[Mick P]

Originally Posted by mapalfa

Please God no

Yep

Kids running wild, formal dinners on the wane,

fings ain't wot they used to be

[mapalfa]

It was bad enough in Sandals when we found the number of 18 year olds there.

[guy369]

I love cruises, but have never been on Carnival...I've been told by many people to avoid that specific cruise line

Hope your vacation improves, and that watch sales guy much hate his job.

[azguy]

I can't imagine why you would leave out of Baltimore, but, I've done many cruises out of Miami and Puerto Rico and love em

[ltmgeller]

The excursions were cool. We swam with dolphins in the open ocean which was amazing. Here is a great martini bar on board that has certainly helped dull the pain.

[Paul_I]

I've done plenty of cruises....with the U.S. Navy.