I'm not one for guided tours or anything with a schedule - so initially I didn't even think about cruising. Turns out, they're fantastic for sampling destinations and finding ones you like - and returning directly later. Of course, there are marvelous photo opps everywhere, and I always bring gear.
Here are the pictures from my three cruises thus far...
Marvelous capture, Double Negative. And she is a beauty, isn't she? Actually, I enjoy watching them from the shore more than traveling in them...
Thank you! It's a pretty impressive ship. It's Princess' largest, at 3,100 max passengers. Commissioned in 2004, I was onboard in 2006 and just two weeks ago, 2010. They're definitely interesting to watch in motion, like huge ant colonies - especially in port! Your'e so right.
Here's the info on all the ships.
Impressive yes . . . but I can imagine nothing worse . . . . they look like prison hulks!
I'm sure they're luxurious but the idea of being banged up with all those people
They're so big, it's not that bad - and of course, quite luxurious. If it's a sunny day, it does get a little nutty on the sun deck. Heh. The key is to get a stateroom with a balcony - so you have your own little retreat. For my 4th cruise next year, I'm actually going to pop for a mini-suite.
I've done the "Eastern Caribbean" twice (different ports), the "Western" once and my 4th will be a "Southern."