Hello Family, Happy 2026. So, here's the story for the New Year so far. I decided to spend the holidays on a Christmas cruise. Big Mistake, even though the price was right under $4,000 for two people. The ship carried 4500 people, and 1/3 were kids who were so noisy I could hardly hear when I got off the cruise, and it was a 10-day cruise at that. Why aren't some of the parents who have children teaching them simple words like excuse me, thank you, " and " sorry? I had so many children bump into me because they were running, stepping on my toes, and kept going, you get the picture. Did manners go out the window?? I'm just asking??
The cruise itself on a mega ship was a disappointment. I went on NCL Breakaway. The food was bad, too crowded, shows not good. They also nickel and dime you to death. Everything had a fee attached to it. The only thing they had going for them was the casino, which was good, and the mudslide drinks. Think chocolate milkshake with alcohol in it. They were good too.
The island that I visited, which were 5 of them are struggling with the tourist are there, but they are doing tours and not shopping much. So, the island's economy, just like here, is suffering. You would think will all the cruise shipping coming to the island, the people living there would be rich. They're not, and it's sad. What's sadder is that the workers on the ship work 70 hours a week with no overtime pay or holiday pay. Plus, they have to deal with the public, which is not fun. I know I used to deal with them when I worked in social services.
So that was my story I spent Christmas and New Year's on the sea, which I love the water. So, how was your holiday? I hope.
That's my story, what do you think?.
