Quilting Cruises

Aug 15, 2009 23 Replies

Me too! I guess I've been on seven or eight, including one in the Mediteranian, one to Alaska, one to the Panama Canal, and one to Hawaii. My husband and I really enjoy the ship and it's activities, and visiting all the ports. It's great to unpack, and know that you won't need to pack again, read a map, find a restaurant, etc. etc. At sea, we "do our own thing". Sometimes I read, or take a class. My husband will go play bridge, or check out the sports activities. We both walk several miles a day.....just to try to compensate for the delicious meals! We've met some wonderful people on these cruises, and still keep in touch with many of them. We met one couple on our honeymoon cruise (37 years ago), and still exchange Xmas cards each year, even though we've never seen each other since!! I don't know if I could quilt on a cruise...the outdoors is so enticing....sea breezes, scenery, etc. Just too much other stuff going on.

My husband and I are planning the "trip of a lifetime" (for us, anyway). In January, we will fly to New Zealand to take an 18 day cruise & tour of NZ and Australia. We spend 12 days on the ship touring NZ, Tasmania, and then into Sydney. From there, we take two short flights and some bus trips to tour a little of Australia! We plan to add a couple extra days at each end to do things on our own. (Maybe that will include a quilt shop, or two) You see, I'm trying to keep this on topic!!

Getting excited already,

I tend to agree Sandy and I've only been on one 3-day cruise to the Bahamas. Maybe that just wasn't enough time to see what a cruise is really really all about, I don't know. My idea of a cruise is one where there is no one under the age of 21, not that I don't appreciate children and young people but....the cruise we went on, out-of-control kids ruined parts of it. We couldn't get into the hottubs because they were always filled with kids. The ship had an adults only section with two hottubs but one or the other was always closed and the open one was full of adults. Kids running up and down the hallways, playing on the elevators tying them up, pushing and shoving their way around the food lines, and just generally being out of control. So a quilt cruise would be wonderful for me I think. I prefer the ports of call too as I love seeing new places.

Hugs, Kim

Oh Alice!!! I'm so jealous. That is just the cruise/trip I would love to take. I have always wanted to go to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania, especially Australia. Ok now we're saving Marriott points for our own "trip of a lifetime" lol. And to add quilt shops in will be the icing on the cake. Oh to fondle fabric from "down under". I hope you and your hubby have the time of your life on that trip and enjoy it immensely.

Hugs, Kim

Worst part?!? I *loved* the days at sea on the (non-quilting) Alaska inland passage cruise I went on with my sister 9 years ago. I brought along some applique to work on, and we found one of our favorite authors in the on-board library, and I found a quiet place to sit with an endless view of the ocean -- it was a heavenly place to sit, and think, and stitch, and read on our two days-at-sea. (One up, one back.) The ship also had a lot of free activities going on. I think you would be hard-pressed to be bored!

Dragonfly (Pam)

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