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Will you start cruising.
Maria C 9382831-May-22
Are you ready to start cruising again when the ships come back to your country (Australia, US, New Zealand)?
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  • I do not swim and therefore ships terrify me. No cruises for me.
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    • Would love to do another cruise but still a bit scared of how easily disease is spread.
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      • i cruised with my trawler for 26 years, then took a couple cruises on the Royal Caribbean Lines,, much, much better than catching fish/scallops/eels/crab,, awesome vacations,, ;-))
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        • Maybe next year, too many other holidays I want to do first, catching up on the ones missed over the past couple of years.
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          • The idea of cruising scares me... open ocean = nope, stuck on a floating thing with thousands of unknown people = nope, all the germs that are shared = absolutely nope. Some people enjoy them and thats all that matters.
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            • i booked already a cruise in january
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              • Not yet - will be letting others try it first........................
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                • No
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                  • No, to be safe cruising has to change too much.
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                    • No way Jose! Went on one and hated it. They are a petri dish of germs and people are always coming down with something on cruises. However, if you enjoy them, good for you.
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                      • No, cannot afford it or afford to get covid again
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                        • Yes but it will not be the same with all the restrictions.It will be a lovely relaxing cruise with (I hope great on board activities)& great weather
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                          • No not at the moment …still a bit uncertain..
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                            • Not quite will wait a few more years before I go back on a cruise ship
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                              • hopefully later this year from NZ
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                                • No.
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                                  • No, not really into cruising
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                                    • No I get sea sick
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                                      • No way
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                                        • I've been on a ferry when I was 12...but that's the closest.
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                                          • no
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                                            • Not at the moment, eventually we will go cruising again but give it another year or so to see how they all go with this covid virus.
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                                              • Already booked my next cruise; Been on 3 previous cruises; loved it
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                                                • No way
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                                                  • Don't think so,not after the Ruby Princess fiasco.
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                                                    • Not since a close friend started referring to cruise ships as floating petri dishes.
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                                                      • No no no
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                                                        • yes i cant wait
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                                                          • Yes but not in NZ….lol
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                                                            • I've done both sea and river cruises - prefer river cruising - but really don't want to holiday with people who are even older than me at 81.
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                                                              • I would love to but don't see that happening in the future
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                                                                • NO, they even reckon sheep and cattle transports are inhuman.
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                                                                  • Absolutely! Been on 2 and both were great experiences! Would really like to go on European river cruise coz only been on sea ones…
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                                                                    • Never tried it...Maybe...I hear a Contiki tour can be fun...
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                                                                      • Hi Margaret M, Wife & 2 young kids & I did a voyage from hell years ago & boy was it rough. Attendants came into our cabin to shore up the windows to prevent the sea from coming in. Never again.
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                                                                        • no never
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                                                                          • nope. never have never will.
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                                                                            • No way. So much to see around Australia and I can take my dogs with me.
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                                                                              • I could be persuaded but not a Pacific cruise as I have been to Samoa, Fiji & Penang & once you've been to one then they are all the same.
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                                                                                • No. Did it once. That was enough for me.
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                                                                                  • I would love to, BUT we would need some one to look after 2 dogs and a cat and my hubby don't wanna go. Can't get him to fly either due to the fact he worked at the airport, so he knows what kind of people get onto planes. He would rather stay at home and watch things on tv. Maybe one day I will be able to travel again but need money to do it and we don't right now any ways. Been on a cruise with a brunch of people and we had a blast, it was a good trip.
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                                                                                    • No they are badly designed top heavy and make the Titanic look perfectly safe. Not to mention Infection Paradises.
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                                                                                      • Nope never appealed to me
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                                                                                        • nope, I don't do boats on water.Partner has his sites set on cruise when $ allow it
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                                                                                          • Yes I would
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                                                                                            • yes indeed
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                                                                                              • I definately would but I have no money at the moment. Went on a european river cruise over 11 yrs ago, it was the best holiday I have ever been on..I want to go again. Never been on a sea cruise, but I really am looking forward to going!!
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                                                                                                • Maybe
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                                                                                                  • Next year, with luck
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                                                                                                    • Never have. Never will
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                                                                                                      • I like going places on a boat...but not "cruises" where being on the boat is the only thing you are doing...
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                                                                                                        • Not into cruising
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                                                                                                          • Have booked a cruise for January 2023 & February 2024 - cant wait
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                                                                                                            • How exciting! What cruise ship are you sailing with?
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                                                                                                            • Celebrity Cruises as they are going somewhere we have not been before. Prefer Princess Cruises but they dont go to these places
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                                                                                                            • KatzeyeHelen Stiglec
                                                                                                              I have heard they are amazing and would love to cruise with them one day.My husband and I have only ever been on a Royal Carribean cruise ship but unfortunately we caught the tail end of a tropical cyclone coming home which made for an unpleasant time at sea lol and I ended up catching a nasty tummy bug,this was before covid days.
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                                                                                                          • definitely not
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                                                                                                            • I sometimes get the ferry from Circulay Quay to Manly or the Zoo. That's a long enough cruise for me lol.
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                                                                                                              • NO way Jose. If I did it would did it would be just the river ones in Europe.I would get claustrophobia as cabins are too small and I would want a window and patio.No way will I go below the water line
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                                                                                                                • no
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                                                                                                                  • No. Cruise ships are giant disease incubators. Not just covid 19, there were also regular outbreaks of gastro and other nasty viruses
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                                                                                                                    • No. Too early yet. The trouble is that you are captive on these boats. I haven't seen anything about the extra precautions they are taking for a viral outbreak. Besides all of this I am too comfortable to leave my own devices at home such as home improvement and maintenance.
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                                                                                                                      • Yes.
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                                                                                                                        • no, been on one long ago. Once is enough for me
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                                                                                                                          • no, i would not want to get stranded on the boat
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                                                                                                                            • Would have to have money to do so first.
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                                                                                                                              • Absolutely
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                                                                                                                                • Yes
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                                                                                                                                  • I have never tried it and don't think I will because of too much bad media.
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                                                                                                                                    • never have, never will, unless it's a cruise down the Danube....much smaller river crusing. Who wants to be crammed into a steel floater the size of a city on it? No thanks!. Not to mention COVID CENTRAL
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                                                                                                                                        • No, never went on a cruise.
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                                                                                                                                            • I don't wish to go on a floating city block. I would rather something like the boats that go up the great rivers of Europe.
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                                                                                                                                              • Had a wonderful cruise a few years back. Loved it. But ready to have new adventures now. I think the way cruises are promoted is actually far from appealing...
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                                                                                                                                                • Possibly next year wait and see what Mr COVID does.
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                                                                                                                                                  • It would be nice, but I would rather do time with Ship Ministry instead, next year I plan to take my daughter on a Missions trip with Marine Reach.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Never in a million years! What puts me off most are those ads with that ghastly elderly woman who promotes them! She would be the biggest pain in the butt ever! She is Soooooo Bossy, sooooo Know-all and would expect everyone to agree with her and do as she, and only she, thought everyone else should do. Other than her, the very idea of being cooped up with a lot of people with no escape possible fills me with horror!
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                                                                                                                                                      • NO. Those cruise ships are much too large !!!!!!!
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                                                                                                                                                        • Been on one, nice experience but not interested in another
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                                                                                                                                                          • sorry but I think cruises are as boring as boring. would only go on one if I was with a heap of friends
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                                                                                                                                                            • Sounds great, but still, Mr. Covid 19 and his sidekicks are still hanging around. I think I will wait 6 months or 12 months, God willing,
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                                                                                                                                                                • If it wasnt for all those other people, it would be great !
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                                                                                                                                                                  • I want to take my daughter on a boat cruise for her 18th birthday
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                                                                                                                                                                    • It is tempting. I think I will give it six months or so to see things go. I do expect things will be okay as there has always been a huge emphasis on cleaning well before COVID.
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Yes in December
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Yeah, I will start cruising and straight away after cruising I will bunny hop towards WINZ to ask for emergency help.
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                                                                                                                                                                          • That would definitely be lovely but am not in a financial position. Would love to cruise up and down the Danube and surprise the relatives so am hoping and praying for a miracle!
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                                                                                                                                                                            • Having spent a few years in the merchant navy I don't really enjoy cruising. Its like going back to work.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Amen to that, shipmate
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                                                                                                                                                                            • I would very much like to cruise again but the reality is that I probably won't.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • I would love to cruise again, but I will first wait to see how well settled the new protocols are.
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                                                                                                                                                                                • I love cruising and will be going this december God willing.
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • November! Thanks for asking.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Not any time soon for me
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Yes ready and already booked for next year. Before COVID we cruised at least twice a year. Looking forward to cruising again from next year.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Definitely not. One cruise was enough o put me off for life.
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                                                                                                                                                                                          • No. Bad idea.
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                                                                                                                                                                                              • I really dislike cruising, because of personal factors.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                • I don't go on cruise.
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