Aliceinbubbleland said:I can't imagine going once, let alone 12 cruises. Give me some highlights and lowlights and maybe I'll be interested. I thought the Alaskan ones might be fun but I've read the most popular advertised along the Rhine amounts to a trip down the Houston Ship Channel.Canada2017 said:
Wife and I have been on approximately 12 cruises .
Never once has the crew been even 30% American . Usually either Asian or East European .
Agree with Tommie...no to bail out money .
From our experience...
Best cruise lines
Celebrity
Royal Caribbean
Holland America
Mediocre
Princess
Royal Norwegian
Poor
Carnival
Best destinations
Cruise around New Zealand and the east coast of Australia
Cruise around South America including Cape Horn
Alaskan Passage
Cruise through the Panama Canal
Cruise up the St Lawrence Seaway around Labrador down to Boston
Mediocre cruises
Around Mexico
Western Caribbean
Baltic Sea ( though Saint Pertersburg is fabulous )
Poor destinations
Northern Caribbean islands
US Virgin Islands and Jamaica