Camera always with us, including on cruise ships (Page 2): I felt the same way as you. I spent half of 1964 and all of 1965 on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam, and thought...

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

BebuLamar wrote:

Thanks for the information but my main reason is that I don't think I ever want to to on a cruise. I think it would be boring.

I felt the same way as you. I spent half of 1964 and all of 1965 on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam, and thought being on a cruise ship would be the very LAST place I would like to be.

However, in 2017 I did an Alaska Cruise, and absolutely loved it! Have gone on six more cruises up until the pandemic, and will do a Panama Canal Cruise in February (unless Omicron turns out to be real deadly).

Boredom is not a word I would use on a cruise ship. There’s tons of things to do on and off the ship.

photoman43

We have done both Danube and Rhine river cruises. It is true that on most days you are docked for excursions during the day as the boat travels at night. However, on some days you do travel on the river during the day when the scenery and area demands it, like the castles along the Rhine and the Wachau valley along the Danube. You just need to check out the cruise's itineraries on its website and decide if that is the kind of trip you are looking for.

srt101fan

BebuLamar wrote:

Thanks for the information but my main reason is that I don't think I ever want to to on a cruise. I think it would be boring.

Have been on several cruises inuding one on the Danube. Incomprehensible (to me) how anyone could consider a cruise boring...🤔

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

BebuLamar wrote:

Thanks for the information but my main reason is that I don't think I ever want to to on a cruise. I think it would be boring.

I agree with you about a cruise being boring. That is the main reason we do Viking, we usually travel at night and we are in port during the day for tours, thermal spa's, on islands full of Puffins, kayaking, tubing, enjoying a evening at the opera, the Stallions of Vienna, exploring.
When we did the inter passage from Alaska to Seattle we were doing something every day, zodiac rides with whales, the longest zip line in the world, helicopter to the top of a glacier and walking around, every day was packed with activities.
We will not go on any cruise that has more than one full day at sea, too boring.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

billnikon wrote:

This last June we went to Iceland on Viking, a trip everyone should take. I went specifically to photograph Puffins. I took my D850 with the Nikon 500 PF and 24-120 lens.
For our Thermal Spa I took my Nikon AW-130, my wife took my favorite pocket camera of all time, the Sony HX99.

Spectacular catch 🖤🧡❤️🧡🖤

BebuLamar

Fredrick wrote:

I felt the same way as you. I spent half of 1964 a... (show quote)

I would much prefer to be on the aircraft carrier than a cruise ship. I just hate the cruise ship.

srt101fan

BebuLamar wrote:

I would much prefer to be on the aircraft carrier than a cruise ship. I just hate the cruise ship.

Aircraft carriers are fascinating but also a place with many very dangerous jobs!

You can't lump all cruise ships together in one category. River cruises are very different from sailing on large "Vegas hotel on a barge" cruise ships. Small ship cruises are a different category again. Ships like the RMS Queen Mary, especially on the North Atlantic crossings, retain some of the characteristics of the old liners. And of course what you see and do depends largely on where the ship is going!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

photoman43 wrote:

We have done both Danube and Rhine river cruises. It is true that on most days you are docked for excursions during the day as the boat travels at night. However, on some days you do travel on the river during the day when the scenery and area demands it, like the castles along the Rhine and the Wachau valley along the Danube. You just need to check out the cruise's itineraries on its website and decide if that is the kind of trip you are looking for.

The problem is the "Excursions".
Having observed them I notice they miss about 98% of the truly interesting things. One is led around the me too sites where every other tour goes and is pretty canned.
That would bore me to death.
In all my travels I drove myself on back roads to small villages and towns and if needed stayed there a day or two or more to actually get to know the place. Ask the locals what would be interesting to them and NOT a tourist. I have for example seen some amazing old castles in the woods that you can only get to on foot. Or old Roman roads hidden in the forest with mile stones still showing. or go on the wander walks with the small remote community or join in a local festival where I am the only "Outsider".
That is travel that is NOT boring.

BebuLamar

Architect1776 wrote:

The problem is the "Excursions". br Havi... (show quote)

for the same reason I don't go on any tour. I travel but always on my own and do my own exploration.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

BebuLamar wrote:

for the same reason I don't go on any tour. I travel but always on my own and do my own exploration.

The only way.

sroc

Three days ago we got back from six weeks cruising with Viking on combination of river and ocean cruises. All in Europe. Europe is much more serious about contain the virus than we are in the US. In order to enter any restaurant, museum. Store or other public building we had to show our CDC vaccination record card. Also masks must be worn at all times, eating excepted. I felt safer there than in the US. All guests on Viking must be vaccinated. Every day we take a PCR rest, have our temperature checked and wear a contact trader. Once again I felt safer on Viking than I do at home. With regard to cameras I took 2 Oly EM1 Mk iiis along with the following Pro lenses: 7-14, 14-100 and 40-150. Came back with several thousand photos and great memories.

glennroby

photoman43 wrote:

If you take a small boat cruise in Alaska, I guarantee you will not be bored. Something like one of these:

https://uncruise.com/pages/alaskan-adventures

My wife and I were on one about 7 years ago. One passenger never came in for meals. He stayed out taking pictures all the time.

We both want to do it again.

If you want something more relaxed but not boring, check out river cruises in Europe. Just make sure the boat is not too big.

second a vote for uncruise, many photo opportunities

fantom Loc: Colorado

RightOnPhotography wrote:

You like living on the edge? 😊
We cancelled our cruise, that was scheduled for February this year. Too risky. On February 29, 2020 our Princess cruise ship returned to LA from South Pacific cruise, just few days before the pandemic was announced and all the hell broke loose. We were so lucky that we didn't get stuck on our ship, like passengers on the Diamond Princess.

limeybiker

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I came home from one just as Covid started back in Feb, 2021. Haven't been since.