July 13, 2006
P&O Cruise ships trying to "clean up"
I don't know of any cruise lines quite so liberal in America, but the death of Australian mother-of-three Dianne Brimble has exposed some very obscene behavior on P&O cruises:
It was so common for couples to have sex in public aboard the Pacific Sky cruise ship that the crew didn't bother to report it... They also ignored passengers on the P&O ship who were naked or blind drunk.The cruise line says they'll be eliminating that kind of behavior. Posted by James Trotta at July 13, 2006 12:23 AM
Cruising used to be a joy-- but the cruise lines have become so greedy that now anything thing goes. What used to be upscale has turned into floating trailer parks ...
Dressing for dinner was alwys expected- no we are lucky if they wear clean clothes and shoes.. we quit cruising about 5 years ago , and I don't think we will be going back.
My husband and I have been on six cruises all on princess cruise lines, and never have we seen obsene behavior. The only problem we have ever encountered were kids out of hand such as playing on the elevators or running around without parent supervision. Also dinning in the dinning room, one must dress for dinner which means no shorts. Never have I seen anyone breaking the rules here. Every cruise has been classy and wonderful.
Posted by: Bernadette Stinson at July 13, 2006 8:12 AMMy wife and I have cruised twice on Princess ships and have never seen any unaceptable behavior by passengers or crew. Dress codes have always been strictly adhered to and we have been very happy with both cruises.
Claude Bealer
Posted by: Claude Bealer at July 13, 2006 9:16 AMWe have cruised with Princess out of Los Angeles and it was a classy experience. Can't say the same for Carnival which seems to attract a more party crowd.
Posted by: K7LA at July 13, 2006 3:53 PMWe have cruised with Princess Cruise Line 16 times all around the world on many different ships. We have never encountered any poor behavior and everything was conducted with class. Dressing for dinner is important to us. Princess still maintains her high standards and is class all the way.
Posted by: charlotte kerslake at July 14, 2006 2:15 AMOne week before we were booked to sail from Tahiti to Hawaii aboard the NORWEGIAN WIND, I had open heart surgery. The surgeon and my Cariologist wrote letters to the line saying I could travel safely in 30 days, but Norwegian Line refused to allow it. Our insurance would have covered us, so we didn't buy the cancellation insurance. Once before, when I came down with shingles, another line let us postpone our cruise to a month later. NORWEGIAN LINE, said "tough luck," and we lost our entire fare.
Airline refunded all but $200.00, and I would have settled for that with Norwegian, but no luck! I got absolutley no help from politicians who must surely be supported by contributons from the cruise industry. The fun has gone out of cruising.