Taking a Long Cruise

great thought

Just a thought - can I post the address to my "GoFundMe" page?

I assure you that all monies raised will go to a good cause!

Glomsrron: we don’t do Facebook and don’t need to raise $$ to go on a World Cruise. We have don that already via repositioning and living there for extended periods. Example: Since we don’t fly (haven’t flown since 1996) we take trains, ships, or drive. We took Amtrak in 2013 from Northern California to Tampa (5 days, 8 hr layover in Washington DC so we took in Smithsonian, etc) hopped a reposition carnival to Barcelona and spent the next three months in Europe taking high speed trains. Even went up to Normandy and sat on Omaha Beach (since I’m a Navy Veteran) and cried my eyes out. Rented apartments in Italy (22 days), Paris 2 weeks) etc etc. loved every minute. I traveled in the Navy aboard ships and by the time I was 23 I had already traveled to 16 countries. I have no ambition to take a World Cruise, let alone have someone on FB finance such a trip! Happy sailing ........

GlomRrone: what makes you say you will bet you are a “WHOLE” lot older than us?

Maybe go on Facebook and start a page to raise money for your World Cruise, laugh, laugh. Gloria

We have taken two World cruises 113-115 days long & one Grand Voyage 94 days long. We were never exhausted or felt cooped up in our cabin. We are hardly ever in our cabin. I'll bet we are a WHOLE lot older than you are. Yes, there is a lot of food but we learned to not overdo it.

But, there are cruises of different lengths; something for everyone. There is no right cruise length. Just book what you feel comfortable doing. It is your cruise.

We have done several B2B cruises totalling 28 to 30 days. One of our favourites is a Mediterranean cruise followed by Transatlantic. The port intensive first cruise and relaxing TA make a perfect combination. We do not have a problem with inside cabins, although when finances permit we would choose a balcony. I would rather be on a ship in an inside cabin than at home! We usually add a land stay either before or after our cruise (or sometimes both). Six weeks away from home is enough for me though.

A world cruise doesn't really appeal, although we have sailed around the world a bit at a time. A Transpacific cruise from Vancouver to Yokohama completed our circle.

I don’t know if there is a too long a cruise. We have done 35 days in an inside and we were good. Did not want to leave.

O NONAME111 Although I appreciate your comment, I do not agree with your statement “Being cooped up in an interior cabin for a month would drive us cra cra crazy”. Nobody I ever knew was cooped up in their cabin on an extended cruise when there is so much to do. unless, of course, they were sick, or just bored. MHO.

Another consideration to mull over when considering an extended length cruise is the cabin you will inhabit. Having a balcony, more room to move around in the cabin, and a couch / love seat have become more important to us. On extended-length and transoceanic cruises, there are lots of consecutive sea days and hanging out in the cabin is a pleasant break from the hustle-bustle on the public decks. Choosing a cabin category became much more important to us because the older PC ships do not routinely include a sofa/love seat in the balcony class staterooms. For one of those, you need to jump up to the mini-suite. Newer PC ships have a Premium balcony category which includes a love seat but not much in the way of additional space.

While it may not seem important to you, at least take a few moments to consider the point within the context of your personal tastes and needs. Being cooped up in an interior cabin for a month would have made us cray-cray-crazy... but ymmv.