Which crusie ships DONT have buffets?
And small pools that a bunch of other people get in?
Which cruise ships can I be alone on a beach all day, every day?
Which cusise ships don’t have lines and crowds?
Celebrity doesn’t have lines or crowds.
I cruise with Viking.
No casinos, no kids, no hard sells.
Very destination oriented.
They sell discovery and adventure.
One thing we never even considered is getting in one of those hot tubs where the gate hang out. Just eeeewwww!
Modern cruise ships have buffets, spectacular formal dining rooms, dozens of specialty restaurants (from steak house, to Italian, to Mexican, to Japanese teppanyaki, to you name it), numerous quick service food spots, etc. And that’s all on one ship. It is impossible to eat at more than a fraction of all the dining venues on a single cruise.
And small pools that a bunch of other people get in?
Modern ships have multiple pools and even multiple pool areas, with water parks for kids, large general pool areas, and quieter solarium pools that are for adults only and designed to be more relaxing. I’ve found the solarium-type pool areas to usually be very quiet and not crowded, attracting more adults who just want to relax and maybe stretch out on a lounge chair and read a book. When my wife and I took a European/Mediterranean cruise, we spent an hour or two in the jacuzzi in the solarium pool area one evening and aside from one other person we were the only people in that entire area.
Which cruise ships can I be alone on a beach all day, every day?
OK, I can’t claim that a ship contains a beach, but most cruise lines have private islands that they visit once during a given cruise, and many of the other ports of course have beaches. The private islands do get crowded, but my wife and I have been able to find relatively quiet beach spots on some Caribbean islands (at least, as quiet as you’re going to find otherwise in any tourist hot spot). But, the type of experience you’re talking about is not so different from getting a balcony cabin on the ship and spending your days relaxing on the balcony and watching (and listening to) the water go by. It’s one of my favorite aspects of cruising, especially getting up early in the morning, ordering breakfast from room service, and just having a relaxing breakfast on the balcony as the ship glides slowly into some exotic port.
Which cusise ships don’t have lines and crowds?
Cruise ships have certainly been getting much larger and are carrying more passengers than ever, but space per passenger has actually increased significantly. The largest cruise ships are larger than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, with many more decks, so while there are a lot of people onboard, they are also spread over a very large area. I hate crowds and my wife hates them even more, yet cruising is our favorite type of vacation. If you are someone who wants constant activities and socializing, you can find that in spades, but if you’re more of the introvert type (like me) you will also have no problem finding plenty of opportunities for solitude. On every ship we’ve been on, there were a number of areas that were very lightly traveled where you could get away from other people. And there’s your cabin and balcony, as I said earlier. Some choke points on certain ships can cause crowd issues, and certain events or venues may be more crowded at times, but in general people are so spread out because of the endless variety of things to do crowding just isn’t a big issue.
If you’re not aware of the latest innovations in the cruise industry, and especially if you harbor outdated notions of what cruising entails, you would be shocked by modern ships. They are floating cities, but in a good way with everything from onboard tree-lined parks complete with sidewalk cafes to cobblestone shopping streets and numerous dining and entertainment venues. They even have ice skating rinks and seaside-style boardwalks. There really is something for everyone, even those who just want to do nothing but relax.