Norwegian fjords cruise
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What do you call pretentious?
I've sailed with P&O and most of the nights on their cruises are smart casual with a couple of formal nights where if the men don't want to wear the full DJ get up then a smart shirt & tie is acceptable.
We've also been on cruises on RCI where the dress code was totally ignored.....and without wishing to sound pretentious, it did make you wonder when people were in the dinning room eating in clothes they'd been on deck in!
Yes we have a friend that had a butler on his cruise but he paid serious money for the privilege but it's a case of you pays your money .......
TBH I'd try a taster cruise first.
As for trips bear in mind that unless you're on an organised trip the ship won't wait for you - arrive back late & you'll find the ship gone. (Weve been on cruises were we arrived late back from an organised tour an hour late only to be beaten by another trip that arrived 2 hours late.....the captain was not happy at having to wait & pay the additional docking fees!)0 -
gettingtheresometime wrote: »
We've also been on cruises on RCI where the dress code was totally ignored.....and without wishing to sound pretentious, it did make you wonder when people were in the dinning room eating in clothes they'd been on deck in!
That'd be me then. I don't get changed for dinner at home, so if I've not done anything to get me grubby, I don't really see the point of getting changed for dinner just because I happen to be on a boat instead.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
we cruised the fjords with cruise and martime (adults only). we paid approx£600 for 7 nights plus paid an extra £17 each a day to have AI drinks so we didnt have to worry about whether we did or didnt drink.
they are very much a 3 star cruise line and you dont have to do posh if you dont want to as you can eat in the bistro all the time. this is what we did on our first cruise but since then we decided we quited like the dressing up bit some days so do a bit of both
from recall most trips were approx £50ish each tho we did get off and did our own thing in most places as did lots of others
i think you will find most cruise ships will check if you bring booze on board as thats where they make most of their money after all
hope that helpsWhen you know better you do better
Atkins since 2004 - 8 stone loss maintaining0 -
These days just avoid P&O and Cunard if you don't want dressing up the rest are more casual.
Hurtigruten is a bit different from the regular lines as they are working ships and you need to fly.
ex UK there are a few options C&M have been mentioned Thomson also do AI Fjord trips from Newcastle.
NCL and RCI have options a bit more up market Celebrity and Princess
Dates and budget may eliminate some options.
might be better going to one of the cruise sites like cruise.co.uk/forums (UK focus) or cruisecritic(more US)0 -
gettingtheresometime wrote: »What do you call pretentious?
I've sailed with P&O and most of the nights on their cruises are smart casual with a couple of formal nights where if the men don't want to wear the full DJ get up then a smart shirt & tie is acceptable.
But we don't want posh dinners, neither of us likes eating late, hate going to bed on a full stomach, would prefer a good lunch and light early dinner, no later than 7pm, pref 5-6pm.
Evening entertainment would be good, but not essential, for instance cabaret, piano bar, magic show, karaoke, comedy show, murder mystery night etc. But we do a lot of that at home so it's not vital - just chatting with people we've just met in the bar is fine, or even playing cards/board games.We've also been on cruises on RCI where the dress code was totally ignored.....and without wishing to sound pretentious, it did make you wonder when people were in the dinning room eating in clothes they'd been on deck in!Yes we have a friend that had a butler on his cruise but he paid serious money for the privilege but it's a case of you pays your money .......
TBH I'd try a taster cruise first.
As for trips bear in mind that unless you're on an organised trip the ship won't wait for you - arrive back late & you'll find the ship gone. (Weve been on cruises were we arrived late back from an organised tour an hour late only to be beaten by another trip that arrived 2 hours late.....the captain was not happy at having to wait & pay the additional docking fees!)
Trips are a minor issue - with the fjords the best views are likely to be from the boat anyway...we might do some trips if we fancy them but we'll probably just look up easy hikes,0 -
getmore4less wrote: »These days just avoid P&O and Cunard if you don't want dressing up the rest are more casual.
Hurtigruten is a bit different from the regular lines as they are working ships and you need to fly.ex UK there are a few options C&M have been mentioned Thomson also do AI Fjord trips from Newcastle.
NCL and RCI have options a bit more up market Celebrity and Princess
Dates and budget may eliminate some options.
might be better going to one of the cruise sites like cruise.co.uk/forums (UK focus) or cruisecritic(more US)0 -
Another vote for Hurtigruten!! The cabins are comfortable and fairly basic but the lounges and public areas are very nice with great viewing windows. The food was excellent and plentiful. Its a very relaxed trip with lots of stops of various lengths. We saw the Northern Lights from the ship 3 times on a one week trip which was an added bonus.
Bit more info from Trip Adviser if you haven't already found it.....
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g190502-i934-k6003254-Hurtigruten_cruises-Bergen_Hordaland_Western_Norway.html0 -
Another vote for Hurtigruten!! The cabins are comfortable and fairly basic but the lounges and public areas are very nice with great viewing windows. The food was excellent and plentiful. Its a very relaxed trip with lots of stops of various lengths. We saw the Northern Lights from the ship 3 times on a one week trip which was an added bonus.
Ball park figure - how much did it cost, all in?0 -
Ball park figure - how much did it cost, all in?
We went from Bergen to Tromso and I had a double cabin for single occupancy, with sea view, for about £350....but it was 5 years ago. We arranged our own flights and had an extra couple of nights in Tromso at the end of the cruise. I seem to remember the whole trip costing about £1,000 each with excursions from the boat, flights, hotel/food etc, lights chasing trip from Tromso - but we did splurge a bit.0 -
We went from Bergen to Tromso and I had a double cabin for single occupancy, with sea view, for about £350....but it was 5 years ago. We arranged our own flights and had an extra couple of nights in Tromso at the end of the cruise. I seem to remember the whole trip costing about £1,000 each with excursions from the boat, flights, hotel/food etc, lights chasing trip from Tromso - but we did splurge a bit.0
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