when was the first cruise you actually paid for , yourself?

#31

Can't remember the year but it was the last summer Airtours were trading as such before selling out to Thomson. We did two back-to-back seven nighters in the Med from Palma, on the good ship Sunbird (soon to become Thomson Destiny). Really enjoyable and haven't looked back - although every subsequent cruise has been with "Pile 'em High". Staid, or what ?

#32

qbman1 wrote:
Every subsequent cruise has been with "Pile 'em High". Staid, or what ?

Good taste Cubie, but don't mention it to Sleazy Batty or the Calamity Ferret Botherer.

#33

1997 ... basically

#34

OK, I won't say anything if you don't

#35

It was in 1997 to the Caribbean and New Orleans, on a Carnival ship - can't remember which. I have to say, despite the views other may have, the food was the best we have ever had on a cruise, with the excption of the Queen's Grill, and standards - including dress code standards - were exceptionally high. We booked just because we fancied it - not for any special occasion.

#36

1989 RCI Song of America.

#37

April 2005 - on the old Adonia to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and we are celebrating our 20th on Oriana this year.

Michele

#38

Mine was 1990 on NCL Norway (aka France) - now that was a "proper" ship.

Started the learning curve at finding out what "2 berth" meant - one above t'other

#39

qbman1 wrote:
OK, I won't say anything if you don't

Ok then ... 1997 and we were on a ' Festival Lines ' ship called Azur ( think Woolwich ferry

).

Rubbish compared to P&O but the best food by some margin that we have ever had on any cruise. It was Christmas and our dining room waiter was named Jesus, I kid you not.

#40

1998, I was 47, the good lady and I did a Thompson fly cruise to the Med for 7 days on board Island Breeze, and the rest they say is history

#41

1979 on the good old Oriana. I was 23 and booked the cruise after 2 wet weeks in Ireland.

#42

1999 Costa Romantica 14 nights in the Caribbean thought I was in heaven:))

#43

2000, cruise and stay on Thomson Topaz....!

#44

2000 on Aurora to Dubrovnik and Venice. Prior to that I had been on a couple of "City I.T." sales events on Oriana and I thought to myself I think I could take to this cruising lark without the constant sales meetings getting in the way; and so it proved.

#45

Must be aging - its taken me a month to remember the year of my first cruise! 1965 I went on P & O Iberia for 12 nights to Med. I shared a 6 berth cabin with 2 other friends and saved up the £200 to cover cost and spending money.

It was a 2 class ship and there were no go areas cordoned off for the lower classes.

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