Ally

Welcome to our cruise mad family

Our member Woodmill has done a couple of cruises with Island and they have a few tips here that you might find handy...

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/island-c...ate-tours.html

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/island-c...st-cruise.html

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/island-c...acilities.html

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/island-c...fficiency.html

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/island-c...oard-ship.html

As you will read, the opinions are mixed...but as a first time cruise, they are good value for money...albeit with more than a little club 18-30ish in some ways.

Basically you will get what you pay for. There are other lines that aren't strictly formal, such as Ocean Village, who offer relaxed atmosphere on their ships...also NCL which is a large US company that has a very laid back way to cruise with a choice of 10 restaurants, relaxed dress codes etc.

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1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya

Coming up next.....

10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 276 day(s), 2 hour(s), 25 minute(s)