How many of you have cruised multiple cruise lines?

Has anyone tried all the big players?

My last Cruise was with Costa, and the next is with Transocean, March 14.

We've sailed with NCL three times, RCI twice, HAL and Princess once, but 5 times with Celebrity, with number six booked for September. Enjoyed HAL and Princess, but Celebrity meets our expectations the best. NCL and RCI were just "OK".
Now, if I could just afford Crystal or Radisson

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Many CruisTalkers seem to be loyal to a particular cruise line and sometimes even a particular ship.

...or are you loyal to just one line and why?

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We're loyal to HAL.

Why?
(a) disappointments have been few and complaints have been acknowledged/rectified to our satisfaction;
(b) my other half hates surprises, the thinking being "why switch - another Line might be worse";
(c) we tried another Line and were very disappointed - didn't measure up to'advertising hype' and was over-priced;
(c) cruises don't come cheap - we feel we get what we pay for with HAL......why risk CA$8,000.00/$10,000.00?

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Many CruisTalkers seem to be loyal to a particular cruise line and sometimes even a particular ship.
Has anyone tried all the big players?

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As far as cruising goes, I'm loyal to British Ports. So any line and most ships will do fine as long as I don't have to fly first. Flying has become such a hassle. It used to be fun, but now it's the squashing of as many people into a metal tube as possible. I get enough of that on other trips, so for a cruise I don't want it.

I have never been on the same ship twice..but am doing so at the end of March. Not sure if it will be a good or bad thing.

One thing I wouldn't do, is to repeat an itinerary within a few years. I do prefer sea days, but want to see different places...which means I will have to change my loyalties to the ports sometime, as it's not possible to do half the places I want to from here in the times available.

Pam

[ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: PamM ]

There is an offer in German Television, on SAT 1
Channel, Page 417 for an unbelievable Price:

21 Days from Valparaiso, Chile to San Diege, US, including the Flights from Germany to Chile and back from US, with the MERCURY, in an inside Stateroom for unbelievable 1.699 Euro, this is about Dollar US 1500.

I pay more for an shorter Cruise on the ASTOR in Asia, and the Astor is not as good as the Mercury.

So, this comes from Illoyality...

...this morning, i bit myself in my Ass...

[ 03-03-2002: Message edited by: Colin ]

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Originally posted by sympatico:
36 with HAL and 2 more booked. Need I say more.

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Sympatico, I respect your preferance and understand your reasons.

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Originally posted by sympatico:
Look at LizB with her 65th HAL cruise coming up.

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One Line, you would not book again is Odessa/American,

but which is the other???

Royal Olympic?
NCL?
Costa?

I have Experience in Costa and Epirotiki (now Royal Olympic).

Please note: A lot of German Cruisegoers are not experienced or not experienced with international Ships, the buy the Shit, they get offered by their Homeland-Agencies.

The Triton will end in Autumn the Job for Holiday and is replaced by the MONA LISA, which is now VICTORIA of P&O.

I think, Athmosphere, Service and Food are not bad on Epirotiki/Royal Olympic Ships, but it is not correct, to change the Ship short before the Cruise starts.

With your disabled legs, this was no good Ship for you, the Cabins are small, the Ship is an high density Ship and the Crew/Passenger Ratio is poor, as is the Deck Space and Space Ratio.

It is time, the Ship is withdrawn from Service. there are much better (old and new) Ships to book for an Cruise.

My next Cruise is in Asia with the ASTOR. I will report, when i am back. Flight is Tuesday, 12th March, i am back April 1st.

Italian Line.........1
Home Lines...........1
Holland America......3
Royal Viking Line....1
Carnival.............7
NCL..................9
Sitmar...............1
Chandris.............2
Admiral..............1
Dolphin..............1
Princess.............12
Royal Caribbean......5
Celebrity............3
Premier..............2

As you can see, I don't stick to just one line. Out of this list, Celebrity is probably my favorite. I usually decide my next cruise based on a particular ship I want to sail on, not necessarily on what cruise line or where it goes. Next cruise is on the SILVER CLOUD on June 8th. I may just have a favorite after all!

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Wow, income and life expectancy is unlikely to allow me to go on 49 cruises!

So Ernie, what is wrong with the British cruise lines, Cunard and P&O?

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Malcolm,
Funny you should mention that..... believe me, absolutely nothing is wrong with the British ships. I just have not gotten around to them yet. When I first started cruising on Princess, back when they were a four ship fleet, they were very British. All British staff and Officers. Of course, that is no longer the case. I love the looks of ORIANA and AURORA, but P&O tends to be very expensive and does not discount compared to a similar product here in the US (which is much cheaper). I am planning to finally sail on the QE2 in April 2003. An Eastbound crossing followed by a Westbound crossing on the new QM2. Looking forward to that.

Don't give up hope on reaching 50 cruises. I'm only 35, and the cruises just kind of "happened". They add up before you know it.