Longest cruise ever?
Mar 22, 2012, 1:06 pm
#32
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>"we talked to a lady once who said she was on the ship 10 months each year..."
And she has been doing it for years. The itinerary rarely varies. If the ship goes into dry dock, she gets the royal treatment in whatever port the ship is berthed. There used to be a woman who lived on the QEII I think. Captain would have tea with her on a regular basis.
Me? Having done 5 weeks, 3 is my max tolerated any more!
And she has been doing it for years. The itinerary rarely varies. If the ship goes into dry dock, she gets the royal treatment in whatever port the ship is berthed. There used to be a woman who lived on the QEII I think. Captain would have tea with her on a regular basis.
Me? Having done 5 weeks, 3 is my max tolerated any more!
i would probably be fine on residensea (with kitchen and living room) excluding crossings. otherwise agree - only a yacht of reasonable size (not claustrophobic plus good common areas) with good stabilizers. back when nomade / bora bora was running, would have been happy to do that year round when they werent chartered.
sad there is nothing else like it. 
should have gone last year.Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 18, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Mar 22, 2012, 1:56 pm
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Can't find the roll call forum, but linky link to the Residensea forum.
Mar 8, 2016, 11:27 am
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She's been on the Crystal Serenity for almost eight years now.
She's been on the Crystal Serenity for almost eight years now.
Mar 8, 2016, 2:27 pm
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"About $450 is my daily average cost. It’s pricey, but luckily my husband was an excellent provider."
I would say so! Good for her!
I would say so! Good for her!
Mar 9, 2016, 8:02 am
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Love that she mentions there are others on board doing the same thing - but she's been doing it longer ^ And that she moved from HAL to Crystal because of the dance companions
Mar 9, 2016, 9:31 am
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10 years ago there was couple doing 6 months a year on seabourn
i wonder if they (and others) are still going today, hope theyre well
speaking of price i cant recall re the smallest units on residensea
i wonder if they (and others) are still going today, hope theyre well
speaking of price i cant recall re the smallest units on residensea
Mar 9, 2016, 8:57 pm
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Mar 14, 2016, 12:08 pm
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(if there is still 259 ft2 it would be $6.3K)
smallest studios are/were under a million
seem to recall a few of the small studios had kitchens
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Mar 14, 2016, 10:21 pm
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We totally enjoyed our 104 day world cruise last year. It was indeed a full circumnavigation of the world. I highly recommend seeing the world this way. We got a penthouse for more space and butler. I loved it. I cried when the cruise ended. They had to pry me off the ship. There is a special forum for world cruising.
I know this is flyertalk and not cruise talk. Still let me tell you the virtues of cruise travel. We arrived non-jet lagged and comfortable all over the world. I did a blog. If you are truly interested in reading my trip report you can PM me.
BTW we did get double AMEX MR points for the trip.
I know this is flyertalk and not cruise talk. Still let me tell you the virtues of cruise travel. We arrived non-jet lagged and comfortable all over the world. I did a blog. If you are truly interested in reading my trip report you can PM me.
BTW we did get double AMEX MR points for the trip.
Mar 21, 2016, 6:49 am
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The longest I've been on is a mere 14 days. Sailing out of Sydney to Tasmina and then New Zealand and back to Sydney. It was fun! I do like cruising but at this stage of my life, can't spend too much time away from land.
Mar 21, 2016, 7:41 am
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I just spent 17 days on the Silverseas Discoverer. About 10 days too long. Or more. I was really thinking about the cruise as substitute for assisted living until I really thought about it.