Wow! good news for Málaga.
 

10,000 cruise passengers estimated to be in Málaga today. Should bring some income into the area. Sorry it's in Diario sur which some of you usually rubbish my links too:rofl: They did get the bit wrong though about Cunard being a British company

http://www.diariosur.es/20111113/loc...111131513.html

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I got no fancy at all for these modern day cruises and being sheherded around like a huge flock of sheep, whilst spending most of the time in a virtual floating block of hi class flats, complete with fancy restaurants where they stuff their faces from morning till night, much like cattle being fattened up for the butchers.

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Yeah, I could see myself on one of those floating tower blocks alternating between bordom and seasickness....

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Your jealousy shows !!!

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Those big cruise ships spoil my view a bit, but I can confirm that there are lots of them there today.

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I like cruising, been every Dec or Jan for about 12 years. Don't like the new larger ships though. QM2 although large doesn't seem so. Never bored, how can you be with a programme to suit every taste. The ones we do usually have a different port every day and leave around 6pm, you don't get "herded around" just get off the ship and go off alone. We usually disembark needing a rest:rofl: First time we went I wasn't too keen but we got a freebie and then we were hooked. Crossing the Atlantic is boring though with about 6 days at sea in iffy weather

Fantastic value for money, stewards to cater for your every whim, 24 hour room service and cabin cleaned twice a day. For the very bored you can even spend all your time in the computer room;):lol:

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They are great, went on the Fantasia last year and Adventure of the Seas a couple of weeks ago.

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I see them streaming through Gibraltar all the time - all knotted handkerchiefs, baggy knee length shorts, tattoos (I kid you not!) and socks in sandals.

Not for me.:cool:

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Not really, I used to do a few at one time mostly on smaller boats, though with a fairly hi standard of service and food.

Now the odd night or two max. on a ferry is as much as I can tolerate without getting bored out of my skull.

The best and most interesting by far for me was on a tiny working boat roughing it with the crew, whilst dropping off and picking up everything under the Sun, in numerous tiny villages up and down the Norwegian Fjords.

I had a great insight into what goes on behind the scenes in some of those places, some good, some very bad, also a great sight of the Northern lights when out on deck one night while heading up the coast.

Best of all it cost me nowt as I won it in a competition.

Jealous ? Most definitely NOT. :p

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The food is the only thing I might find appealing about cruising - otherwise I think I'd hate being a "captive audience", don't like being sociable over meals (or any other time come to that!), the entertainment provided always looks excruciating to me (only from what I've seen on TV, admittedly) and the short stays in port must mean you can only see places in a whistle stop kind of way.

There was an item in today's Sunday Times about potentially carcinogenic chemicals in the water supply on RCL ships having been hushed up - doesn't sound very nice!

Every time I've been to Sevilla from Malaga by train, it is always crammed with cruise passengers who get off part way to travel on to Granada as a day excursion - hundreds of them! I'm expecting to see them again on Tuesday, many of them probably quite unsuitably dressed for Granada in November.:)

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You're a miserable bugger!;) And I feel exactly the same, it doesn't appeal at all! ;) Not sure why someone should be thought of as jealous because they don't fancy cruising, I'm sure we can all afford to do it, but it simply doesn't appeal. I'd literally be getting cabin fever, I like the big outdoors and all it entails. As you say, whistle stop tours, you see what they want you to see, and when they are ready, you move on. I'm happy to do my homework beforehand and see exactly what I want to see, in my own time. Great for those that love it, neighbours of ours go several times every year, but I hate anything that is that organised.

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Someone I knew went on a trip to the artic circle in one of the big racing yachts, and described being up front (Kitted out to the max) when the prow went into a big wave. Artic seawater being forced into places you wouldn't think you had places.

Sod that for a game of soldiers.

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Just shows how little you know about it but still want to knock it. You can ask for a table for two if you are unsociable. Entertainment...I think the musical shows are crap but at the same time there will be classical music, jazz at other venues, state of the art Gym. New release movies. Guest Lecturers, Photoshop lessons

Yes you do only see a snapshot of a place but eg. in Mexico you may only be interested in seeing the ruins in a certain area as that is all it has going for it. It is also good to suss out place where you may want to return to. We like cruises that stop in Mexico and Belize but wouldn't want to stay for 2 weeks. Cabins are spacious with a seperate sitting area, our last one in Dec had 2 flat screen TV's and a whirlpool bath for a lot less expense than a land Hotel.

I love it when it is rough seas although we only do the Carribean in winter so it is usually very calm.

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Never been on one myself, but never heard a bad word about them from people I know who have, hence they are so popular I guess. ;)



Guess I had better cover myself & say that I normally hitch hike down to a jump off point on the Zambezi and barter with the locals for a canoe, etc etc etc etc. :rolleyes:

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I went on the QE2 10 years ago and TBH I think I'd picked the wrong ship, not really a relaxing holiday, too formal for my liking but I'm sure the new boats are very entertaining.