S'cubiefest IV Redux

[Shan]

Preliminary information indicates that a S'cubie C'ruise could be a possible option. Not only are there are multiple coastal ports to leave from and multiple cruise destinations, the price is quite reasonable. For about what a hotel stay alone would cost for 3 nights, a cruise includes 24/7 food, entertainment of all speeds and, depending on our chosen destination, sightseeing in a foreign country. There are also, as with previous 'fests, group rates and events available.

S'cubie input ahoy!


<edit> Of course, if you have comments, suggestions questions or another response I haven't made available for voting on, please reply!

[SpringSummers]

I gotta say, I DO get deathly seasick, but with the right drugs and precautions and loving, attentive, sympathetic friends around me, I should do OK.

Of course, I'll have to go out and gather up those items to take them with me prior to boarding, but I might be able to do that.

[Sue]

springsummers said:

I gotta say, I DO get deathly seasick, but with the right drugs and precautions and loving, attentive, sympathetic friends around me, I should do OK.

Of course, I'll have to go out and gather up those items to take them with me prior to boarding, but I might be able to do that.

Well, I have a long history of motion sickness, but my sister and SIL have been begging Jim and me to go on a cruise for ages and we keep saying I need to try a short one to see how I do (with the drugs, etc). Seems like a good possibility.

[Karen]

sue said:

springsummers said:

I gotta say, I DO get deathly seasick, but with the right drugs and precautions and loving, attentive, sympathetic friends around me, I should do OK.

Of course, I'll have to go out and gather up those items to take them with me prior to boarding, but I might be able to do that.

Well, I have a long history of motion sickness, but my sister and SIL have been begging Jim and me to go on a cruise for ages and we keep saying I need to try a short one to see how I do (with the drugs, etc). Seems like a good possibility.

Me, too with the seasickness, but I know they have good drugs out now, and there's always ginger.

Of course, I was always partial to the professor. ;D

[SpringSummers]

karen said:

sue said:

Well, I have a long history of motion sickness, but my sister and SIL have been begging Jim and me to go on a cruise for ages and we keep saying I need to try a short one to see how I do (with the drugs, etc). Seems like a good possibility.

Me, too with the seasickness, but I know they have good drugs out now, and there's always ginger.

Of course, I was always partial to the professor. ;D

Ginger and the professor? So you mean . . . we're not coming back from this cruise?

Huh. S'cubies stranded on a desert island together . . .I wonder if it will be more "Gilligan's Island," "Lost," or "Lord of the Flies?"

[rich]

karen said:

sue said:

Well, I have a long history of motion sickness, but my sister and SIL have been begging Jim and me to go on a cruise for ages and we keep saying I need to try a short one to see how I do (with the drugs, etc). Seems like a good possibility.

Me, too with the seasickness, but I know they have good drugs out now, and there's always ginger.

Of course, I was always partial to the professor. ;D

Mary Ann was so hot.

[Squeemonster]

springsummers said:

I gotta say, I DO get deathly seasick, but with the right drugs and precautions and loving, attentive, sympathetic friends around me, I should do OK.

Of course, I'll have to go out and gather up those items to take them with me prior to boarding, but I might be able to do that.

I have no idea if I get seasick, but a cruise sounds fantastic to me. As long as the proper meds are available in case I do get sick.

[Matthew]

springsummers said:

karen said:

Me, too with the seasickness, but I know they have good drugs out now, and there's always ginger.

Of course, I was always partial to the professor. ;D

Ginger and the professor? So you mean . . . we're not coming back from this cruise?

Huh. S'cubies stranded on a desert island together . . .I wonder if it will be more "Gilligan's Island," "Lost," or "Lord of the Flies?"

Yes.

[Shan]

Vlad was worried about being seasick on our cruise in April, since his inner-ear balance is such that he can be incapacitated for hours by a roller-coaster ride. He took some precautionary Dramamine right after we boarded, which was the rockiest time, but he didn't take any after that and was just fine. In fact, he disliked the tiredness caused by the Dramamine more than anything that might have been caused by NOT taking it.

The ships are so large, you can barely feel the movement. The only time it bothered him (sans drugs) was coming in to dock, but once we stopped he was fine. The only time it bothered him when we were actually out to sea was when I made a poor seating choice at breakfast and put us at a table along a starboard corridor with him sitting facing aft while the ocean rushed past on one side and a full-length mirror of it on the other side.

Hope that's helpful info!

[leftylady]

shanno said:

Vlad was worried about being seasick on our cruise in April, since his inner-ear balance is such that he can be incapacitated for hours by a roller-coaster ride. He took some precautionary Dramamine right after we boarded, which was the rockiest time, but he didn't take any after that and was just fine. In fact, he disliked the tiredness caused by the Dramamine more than anything that might have been caused by NOT taking it.

The ships are so large, you can barely feel the movement. The only time it bothered him (sans drugs) was coming in to dock, but once we stopped he was fine. The only time it bothered him when we were actually out to sea was when I made a poor seating choice at breakfast and put us at a table along a starboard corridor with him sitting facing aft while the ocean rushed past on one side and a full-length mirror of it on the other side.

Hope that's helpful info!

Ooooh! A cruise ... a definite idea I could go for!

I can sympathize with the Dramamine buzz having once taken a Dramamine on an empty stomach before a lengthy ferry ride to Tangiers and arriving tho not seasick too zonked to go out for dinner. Either food first or skip the Dramamine! Personally, I find it more helpful to take prescription strength decongestant - eliminates the ear-related balance problems of motion sickness!

leftylady

[S'ewing S'cubie]

springsummers said:

karen said:

Me, too with the seasickness, but I know they have good drugs out now, and there's always ginger.

Of course, I was always partial to the professor. ;D

Ginger and the professor? So you mean . . . we're not coming back from this cruise?

Huh. S'cubies stranded on a desert island together . . .I wonder if it will be more "Gilligan's Island," "Lost," or "Lord of the Flies?"

Lost on Spike's Island with the Lord of the S'cubies.

Count me in on the seasick crowd. I took the dramamine and was fine. This time I'll ask my doctor to prescribe a patch. Count me in.

[Spaced Out Looney]

I'm not sure how to vote exactly. Cruises aren't really my thing. Not because they're dorky, but just it's a vacation on the water, which I've never cared for, and usually they're too fancy for my tastes. On the other hand I do love spending time with the S'cubies.

Time and money are the consideration for me. I probably would not be able to go on one in the next year or so.

[jeff]

ehills said:

I'm not sure how to vote exactly. Cruises aren't really my thing. Not because they're dorky, but just it's a vacation on the water, which I've never cared for, and usually they're too fancy for my tastes. On the other hand I do love spending time with the S'cubies.

Time and money are the consideration for me. I probably would not be able to go on one in the next year or so.

Time probably won't be an issue for me. Money, however, could be. There is not way I am getting to go on a cruise without Michelle (even though she is in Canada right now without me) LOL!

So we would be looking at double the cost. However, if it is in March/April time frame, there is the added bonus of Income tax refund around that time. So there is that possibility.

I have not been on a ship since 93, when i was in the Navy. We have been thinking about a cruise, so I voted yes.

I think it would be a blast!

[betsyAB]

Are we talking in lieu of Labor Day weekend? A cruise is fine with me. If we do a four day/three night, the cost is not much more thatn what a three day hotel and food would cost. They are actually pretty economical. A Grand Caymen cruise out of Texas could be fun. And as for seasickness...the old ships were like that, but the new ones are like floating cities. You barely feel the motion anymore. I should know; I've been on three cruises! It's fun with a lot of people to hang out with. Count me in.

[Shan]

ehills said:

I'm not sure how to vote exactly. Cruises aren't really my thing. Not because they're dorky, but just it's a vacation on the water, which I've never cared for, and usually they're too fancy for my tastes. On the other hand I do love spending time with the S'cubies.

Time and money are the consideration for me. I probably would not be able to go on one in the next year or so.

Ours was a Carnival cruise and it wasn't any more fancy than we wanted to be at any given time. You could dress to the 9's for a seated dinner or you could go for bar food on the deck by the pool, still in your swimsuit. Everybody was just there to have fun and there so many different things to do (on AND off the ship) even the supposedly "fancy" stuff hardly had a rigid dress code. I spent most of the time on the ship in either my swimsuit or shorts and a tank top except for the times we actually wanted to dress up for dinner or whatever else we went to do.

I never thought much of cruises myself, until I had the opportunity to go on one with my work. It wasn't stuffy or geared toward elderly shuffleboard players at all!

Especially not with MY crew from work...