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I m not a fan of traditional cruises . I don t mind if you are really I don t it s just that personally, they re just not my cup of tea. I get anxious just thinking about being in the midst of 6,000 people (like the behemoth, Oasis of the Seas ) while trapped out in the open of a body of water, far from any escape route leading me back toward land. That s exactly why I like Semester at Sea and Enrichment Voyages ; the ship s capacity is just 836 people (and many times, there are far less people than that sailing). Or the Holland America cruise we went on to Alaska ; that has around 1,200 passengers and is about my max in terms of cruising.
So when the owner of the travel agency with which I am affiliated invited SVV and me along on a scouting trip with her and her husband over Thanksgiving, I took one look at the Star Clipper website and needed no more information. The ship was perfect, thrifty uk car rental and Carol and Steve are the ideal travel companions. (My dad has been a long-time thrifty uk car rental friend and colleague of Steve s but this was SVV s and my first trip with our new favorite people. Hopefully, thrifty uk car rental the first of many )
It was small and intimate. No getting lost in the crowd. No running into people your every turn around the ship. It s an environment that fosters meeting your fellow sailors and striking up friendship with others. On our cruise, there were 117 passengers, though the tall ship can accommodate 180.
There were no children. Now despite my own vow not to have kids, I love rugrats. My four- and two-year-old nieces are probably the coolest chicks thrifty uk car rental I ve ever known, and I have many friends children who I like to claim as my own. But on a vacation? NO WAY. I want peace and quiet. While Star Clippers has no policy thrifty uk car rental against children, there s no kids club or other activities that cater to the under-18 set, so it s pretty much all adults, all the time. (Though that said, there were the middle-age Howlers, a rambunctious group on board from the Midwest who were probably more immature thrifty uk car rental than any child I ve yet to meet )
You get to watch the crew raise the mast and sails each time you depart from port. They even play a Russian pirate-like music each time you take off that you will be singing in your sleep. Well, that or Lonely Island and Michael Bolton , one.
You stop in many smaller ports that can t be reached by big ship. This also means, often we were the only tourists on the island (such as in  Îles des Saintes and Guadeloupe ), which is my favorite kind of way to explore.
Almost all the cabins are the same. Whereas thrifty uk car rental on a big cruise ship, we always go for the cheapest thrifty uk car rental (interior cabin on the bottom deck), which happens to be the smallest as well, I toured all the cabin levels on the Star Clipper, and aside from a handful of suites, thrifty uk car rental nearly all the cabins are about the same size.
If you re looking to book a trip with Star Clipper for an upcoming vacation, feel free to drop me a line at Kristin (AT) GroupTrekTravel (DOT) com, and I ll help you out. My agency has a partnership with the cruise line; however, thrifty uk car rental I also have an internal moral compass that points to this: I only recommend companies and other travel services that I personally love. And if you re a family with small kids, I can totally hook you up with a Disney Cruise , as well my first (and probably my second most beloved) cruise experience back in 1991!
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I love cruise the traditional way with all the Mouse and his friends all around. But if we plan our anniversary trip, this cruise will be on the list. Yes, we typically thrifty uk car rental travel with our kids but once in a while I too just want to relax and this ship looks so cool! Can we just at least have Captain Jack Sparrow greeted thrifty uk car rental us when we board?
So jealous you got to experience the Disney cruise in 1991! Unfortunately, I really do believe the experience is different when one goes past childhood. It must have been SO MAGICAL though in 1991 for you I kinda wanna go on it just because (water slide that goes all over the top of the ship come on now let s go!!!) thrifty uk car rental but .you know that but cruises are nice BUT. lol. my first cruise was with Princess w the fam to Alaska. How did you like Holland America? I think it can get a little thrifty uk car rental sleepy (cough cough older crowd) but we have a huge family (same w you) so im sure it was fine. Was just with my family the entire time- not big on gaining thrifty uk car rental weight so easily though (those 24/7 buffets, abundant cakes, and lobster tails). Anyway, is this the cruise youre going on soon? Or is that in March? thrifty uk car rental Back to where it all began right? (when SVV was your roommate) O_^. Those cabin rooms DO look huge, nice features indeed. I do kinda wanna go on the Oasis once though what about you? Last tangent question- are you still using the Ti1? Just grabbed thrifty uk car rental one from Ebay earlier today so following KL s yellow brick road. Now for those lenses..
Still using the Ti1, yep, though I think this is the year I upgrade to the Canon 7D or Mark II (*fingers crossed*). I like Holland America. I get where you think it might be stuffy, but I like that it s low key and not too crazy with a lot of kids.
Ooh, I really hope you ll get the MARK II this year, that ll be fun. I know you are an avid Amazoner but have you ever gotten into the secret addiction of bidding on Ebay? I find it more thrilling when you can get half off of what Amazon offers hehe. One more thing, with your $$$ equipment, i have no idea how you manage to go on and about in 3rd world countries (aka it might get stolen). Do you sleep with your camera thrifty uk car rental and never leave it in a hotel room? (I would only assume so)
I am so glad you had such a positive experience with Star Clippers. They are one of our member vessels and I can t recommend them enough. My own boss, a salty sailor who has circumnavigated the world on a tall ship, loved his vacation with them.
Tall ship sailing is a unique way to see the world and the people thrifty uk car rental you meet share an adventurous outlook on life. I ve been working with tall ships for about six years and sailed on two for extended trips and it gets you hooked. It s amazing and I love it.
This looks like my kind of cruise. The only one I ve ever been on was a Silversea voyage from Athens to Istanbul, and it had a lot of these same benefits. Barely any kids, long port times, small ship (ours was around 500 people). It was so luxurious, oh my God . I want to go back!
I ve never been on any kind of cruise and really don t think the big ships are my style, but this sounds lovely! I m a snob and worry about being trapped with mediocre food, entertainment and fellow passengers, but I definitely like the concept of seeing several interesting places in the span of a few days.
My parents dragged me on a Caribbean cruise when I was 14 and it was dreadful. I hated being trapped on a boat with so many strangers. Since then I ve taken only one other cruise an overnight in Halong thrifty uk car rental Bay on the single-cabin Indochina Junk. This cruise thrifty uk car rental looks interesting, thrifty uk car rental especially going into smaller ports, but I fear the Howlers would leave me feeling shipwrecked.
I ve taken a couple Carnival cruises in the Caribbean, and they were THE WORST. When we go with my parents, we usually go on one of the smaller Holland America ships (~1,200 passengers), which are far more tolerable. Though ideally, every cruise I went on would be under 150 like this one!
NICE! That s awesome! Which ship and route are you going on? I really want to do another Star Clippers trip in 2014, but I d like to go somewhere thrifty uk car rental different on the next. Am curious to hear which ones you have done