FManke Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 What are your Bucket List cruises? If there isn't one out there already, make one up. I know we would have to switch cruise companies to do it, but my wife and I would love to take an ocean/river cruise combo in Europe. ChessE4 1 Quote
ChessE4 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 For me it is sailing from Hawaii to NZ via the south sea islands. I think RCI has something that is an 18 night relocation or something. FManke, themillennialcruiser, MaryS and 1 other 3 1 Quote
rtread Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Well, I thought we had booked our bucket list cruise a few months ago when my wife said she wanted to see the Hawaiian Islands. So I made it happen for this August. Then......friends enlisted us into a Greek Isles cruise for next June. Is it ok to have two buckets on your list? Janie Conroy, Bob_KY and FManke 3 Quote
FManke Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, rtread said: Well, I thought we had booked our bucket list cruise a few months ago when my wife said she wanted to see the Hawaiian Islands. So I made it happen for this August. Then......friends enlisted us into a Greek Isles cruise for next June. Is it ok to have two buckets on your list? Of course! Buckets come in all sizes! Looking forward to our Greek Isles cruise next Oct. Quote
rtread Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, FManke said: Of course! Buckets come in all sizes! Looking forward to our Greek Isles cruise next Oct. I think I saw a mention of your upcoming Greek Isle cruise....what is the itinerary? Quote
FManke Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Posted June 27, 2019 Just now, rtread said: I think I saw a mention of your upcoming Greek Isle cruise....what is the itinerary? Leave out of Venice. Kotor, Montenegro, then Corfu, Athens, Mykonos and Angostoli, Greece. Only one sea day. Last day. Quote
rtread Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Sorry.....left this thread and saw your post on the other thread with the ports you were going to make. Looks like a busy and fun schedule! Quote
L454S Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Arctic Circle/ Northern Norway. FManke 1 Quote
Momof4crazytocruise Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Arctic Circle/Baltic and Greek Isles FManke 1 Quote
FManke Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Posted June 27, 2019 Just now, rtread said: Sorry.....left this thread and saw your post on the other thread with the ports you were going to make. Looks like a busy and fun schedule! It does. Looking at only doing a couple of excursions, probably Kotor and Athens. Going to take it easy on the other port days, too much running around last cruise. Quote
rtread Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, FManke said: It does. Looking at only doing a couple of excursions, probably Kotor and Athens. Going to take it easy on the other port days, too much running around last cruise. That's what I just told my wife.....no way we can do excursions at each of the ports! Not enough energy OR money to do that. Probably get some good R&R on the balcony! FManke 1 Quote
ScooterScott22 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Great topic. Unfortunately for me there is not one solid answer. If I had to select one itinerary it would be Galapagos. I have too many cruise “things” I would like to do. Here are a few of the items I want to check off or have completed. - cross Arctic Circle - done - transit Panama Canal - done - Trans- Atlantic - fall 2019 - Trans- Pacific/Dateline - booked Spring 2021 - Cross Equator - Antarctica FManke, Skid and ThyriC 1 2 Quote
JennyB Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Alaska South Pacific Islands (my bro and his fam live in Vanuatu) Mediterranean Allen2 and FManke 1 1 Quote
AJK Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Christmas Market Cruise on the Danube River. I have always wanted to see Vienna, Prague, and Budapest and think cruise is the best way. Christmas Market cruise just for the weather and festivity of the season, not that I want to buy that much. Our first ever cruise is next Dec but just FLL to Cozumel and back, just to see how we like cruising. I have been told many times that once you cruise you're hooked for life. FManke 1 Quote
JohnK6404 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Sorry! I have a few, not necessarily in order: (1) Alaskan cruise tour... the whole package... glass roof train, Denali, etc... maybe 14+ nights. (2) Just any nice B2B (14-nights or longer) (3) Mediterranean cruise (more Italy, Greece) (4) Hawaiian cruise (5) Asia (focused more on Japan and historical ports, not major modern cities) .... one day.... Skid, FManke and RWDW1204 2 1 Quote
Skid Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said: .... one day.... Uh, John, I really think you'll need more than 1 day!! (Stupid, I know, but couldn't resist) mom2mybugs and JohnK6404 2 Quote
mook1525 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B cruise...or any free cruise... RWDW1204, Fuzzywuzzy, FManke and 5 others 4 3 1 Quote
melmar02 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 24 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said: Sorry! I have a few, not necessarily in order: (1) Alaskan cruise tour... the whole package... glass roof train, Denali, etc... maybe 14+ nights. (2) Just any nice B2B (14-nights or longer) (3) Mediterranean cruise (more Italy, Greece) (4) Hawaiian cruise (5) Asia (focused more on Japan and historical ports, not major modern cities) .... one day.... This is mine, but replace #5 with a world cruise... one of the 120+ day sailings. You know, when I win the lottery! JohnK6404, FManke, mom2mybugs and 1 other 3 1 Quote
whitsmom Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 We started checking of our Bucket List too: Alaska (cruise & Land) - July 2018 Iceland (Magical Northern Lights Land tour) January 2020 Scotland, England, Italy and more JohnK6404 and FManke 2 Quote
Skid Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, melmar02 said: This is mine, but replace #5 with a world cruise... one of the 120+ day sailings. You know, when I win the lottery! For that long on board, I'd think you'd have to win the lottery just to keep up with the laundry charges! Quote
Ditchdoc Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Around the world. FManke and JohnK6404 2 Quote
bhageerah Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 I know that this would take quite a bit of cash as well as quite a bit of suitcases, but I would love to do the 10 day Hawaiian island cruise and then get off of the ship in British Columbia as it switches gears and then heads up to Alaska for 10-14 days! I have already priced it, and it will happen after I retire in about 6 years! I think that it would be absolutely AMAZING! Baked Alaska, SPS, FManke and 2 others 5 Quote
SPS Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Mediterranean cruise heavy on Italy also with stops in Greece for good measure. mom2mybugs, JohnK6404 and FManke 3 Quote
tiny260 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 1, Transpacific, heavy on the South Pacific islands 2. Transatlantic, heavy on the Mediterranean, Greek, Croatia, Turkey, Gibraltar 3. World Cruise. JohnK6404 and FManke 2 Quote
Skid Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 2 hours ago, AJK said: I have been told many times that once you cruise you're hooked for life. One of the reasons being that dollar for dollar, it is most likely the best vacation value. And as much as people talk about the recent nickel and diming, our experience has been that cruising now is less than it was 10 years ago. FManke 1 Quote
HeWhoWaits Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Last cruise for the season followed by repositioning followed by first cruise of the new season If the ship has two different itineraries at each end it could be five consecutive sailings (or six if the Transpacific included a stop in Hawaii) JohnK6404, KristiZ and FManke 3 Quote
BunnyHutt Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Well, I *was* going on my bucket list Cuba cruise next week, but.... Others include Panama Canal, Mediterranean and Alaska. Boring, I know. Skid, JohnK6404, mom2mybugs and 3 others 4 2 Quote
ChessE4 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 My wife more or less concurred with me on a cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti. As for the value, yes, because resort hotels charge for everything. Rooms are well over $200 per night, breakfast buffet is usually over $20 with tax and tip, and everything you eat or drink is a la carte except for mediocre in-room coffee. Most resorts don't have the daytime music we enjoy on a cruise, and probably a single band in the bar at night, with very high drink prices. Whenever I compare most RCI cruises to resorts or Cocoa Beach hotels, I see value in cruising. I just avoid the scandalous last-minute pricing on some ships/ports. Skid, FManke and JohnK6404 3 Quote
mom2mybugs Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 Well...I can keep Cuba on the list, but likely will not get there after the first one for cancelled! So many places to go! 1. Greece and Italy....check that off this summer! 2. Alaska! 3. I'd like to do a Transatlantic or Hawaii but I don't think I can get my husband to agree to that many sea days! 4 Australia/new Zealand 5 maybe Asia.... Obviously around the world would be freaking awesome but we aren't gonna win a big enough lottery...I still have 1.5 college tuitions left to pay! Jane JohnK6404, FManke and Skid 3 Quote
Yo2slick Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 1. Australia 2. Alaska 3. Hawaii Would like to spend a couple of weeks in Australia. JohnK6404, FManke, Skid and 1 other 4 Quote
KristiZ Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 6 hours ago, ScooterScott22 said: If I had to select one itinerary it would be Galapagos. I've been twice. And I would go again in a heartbeat. You should make it happen -- you won't regret it!! MaryS, FManke and mom2mybugs 3 Quote
Phillo Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 My bucket list holiday is to go around the world without using a plane. BUT... this is not a round the world cruise. I had played around with a money/time is no object itinerary a while ago.... it was: Australia to Singapore - Singapore to Dubai - Dubai to Barcelona (a B2B2B cruise). Then spend time traveling through Europe by land.... ending up in London for a transatlantic crossing (the one I saw was not a RCI cruise... but went Southampton to New York via Iceland). Spend time on land touring the USA. Then USA back to Australia via Hawaii - Transpacific. it was a good 7 months of travel.... but it would be awesome. I just need to win the lottery now. FManke 1 Quote
Baked Alaska Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Cruise Bucket List: Alaska plus days in Anchorage : Off the bucket list next month! It's been on my bucket list before I knew what a bucket list was. Galapagos (inside) Japan and south JohnK6404 and FManke 2 Quote
mattymay Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Double transpacific! Sydney -> Hawaii -> Seattle Yo2slick, JohnK6404, FManke and 1 other 4 Quote
JLMoran Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Iceland - Happening in 2020 Ireland - Ditto Norwegian fjords Alaska Greek isles and Adriatic Western Med JohnK6404 and FManke 2 Quote
KWofPerth Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 " What are your Bucket List cruises? " All of them! ScooterScott22, JohnK6404, FManke and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote
HeWhoWaits Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 9 hours ago, mattymay said: Double transpacific! Sydney -> Hawaii -> Seattle Add in the last cruise of the Australia season and the first trip of the Alaska season and we're in sync! Lineyboon, FManke, mattymay and 1 other 3 1 Quote
FManke Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Posted June 28, 2019 Another one that I forgot my wife and I have always talked about. After winning the lottery of course, taking a cruise with the whole extended family, 30 plus and paying for the whole thing. It's only money, right? RWDW1204, JLMoran and JohnK6404 3 Quote
rtread Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 ANOTHER around the world cruise. My first was compliments of Uncle Sam and took 10 months to complete....8 of those months was Vietnam. KristiZ, JohnK6404, FManke and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote
FManke Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Posted June 28, 2019 2 hours ago, rtread said: ANOTHER around the world cruise. My first was compliments of Uncle Sam and took 10 months to complete....8 of those months was Vietnam. @rtread thank you for your service. RWDW1204, JohnK6404 and AJK 3 Quote
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