Cruise Question of the Day: June 2008

[JoeyandDavid]

Cruise Question of the Day:

Do you sometimes stay on board at a port of call?

yes occasionally ....Nassau and Ensenada come to mind..

[DebbieandJerry]

Ensenada - Never even thought about getting off. Never entered our mind

San Juan - One time Jerry was really sick and we both stayed in. He stayed in the cabin, I went and did stuff on the ship. Nice and quiet/ We knew, however, that we would be returning to San Juan within the next six months on another cruise so we didn't feel quite so bad.

Ochos Rios - Been there two times and have already done more than I care to ever do there again. So, if we happen to take a cruise that stops in Ochos Rios, we won't bother getting off.

We have returned EARLY from lots of ports. Never thought twice about doing that, either.

[rogue]

We have never stayed on board in any port yet, but really haven't done too many repeats. Maybe one day when we've done more cruises.

[becktours]

I never stay on the ship when we stop in port. I always try to find something new to do! So much to explore!

[Suzila]

We have carried our bags off the ship many times, rather than put them out the night before. We like doing that, and not having to wait for our colors to be called. We have never carried the bags ON the ship.

We have never stayed on the ship when in a port. We especially get off in Ensenada, Joey, and head to a specific store that sells stained glass. We've been going there for years, and have quite a nice collection. The man who owns the store even remembers us. After our shopping in that store, though, we head back to the ship. Nothing else in Ensenada we need to do or see.

[sailingrose]

Many ports are repeats to us in the Caribbean so unless we have a specific plan we stay on board and enjoy the ships amenities.

[Joanandjoe]

We've been to Boston by ship three times, and there's plenty to do for ten trips. We haven't been to any other place more than twice. Not surprisingly, we've always gotten off the ship at every port. If nothing else I (Joe) like to stretch my legs on shore. With no more than two stops at any place other than Boston, we have yet to be so bored with any port that we didn't want to see it. We try to schedule cruises so we go mostly to new places, or places worth exploring again.

We've had several times when we intentionally got back to the ship early, and two times on our river cruise when almost everyone else was on an optional tour (both to places we'd been to on land vacations), leaving us almost alone on the ship. That was a lot of fun. There also have been several times when I went back into a port after lunch, while Joan stayed on the ship; and one time when the reverse happened.

[MarcyandJames]

We have always gotten off at all the ports. There is always something to do. We do return to the ship early sometimes.

[boba]

We've never stayed on the ship in port, but if we go to Ocho Rios again we might. Unless we're bringing someone new to the falls, or going to Margueritaville, I'm staying on board.

[TheSkipper]

Cruise Question of the Day - Saturday

Do you tend to take ship shore excursions or set out on your own at a new port of call?