tlprice
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- Oct 5, 2014
I have an Alaskan cruise booked on DCL for next May. There are only 2 of us, so that makes the price difference not the same as people with larger groups. I've looked at other cruise lines and don't find them to be much cheaper or not at all for the 2 of us. Also, they either don't have dates that work as well for us, or are one way. I DON'T want to do one way. I've been to Alaska on land and I hated it. I'm only doing the cruise because my daughter talked me into it. My daughter was interested in doing Princess when she saw their Animal Planet and Discovery Channel excursions. When I checked as close to as similar as what we are doing on DCL, it would actually be $200 more. On DCL I did have OBB and we are doing an inside stateroom. In order to get a similar SIZED stateroom on Princess we'd have to do an Ocean view (and it's still smaller) . I would also either have to share a bed with my daughter all week or sleep in a twin bed. Ugh! On DCL I get my own big bed and she happily gets her pull down berth. We have only done inside and ocean view staterooms and have loved them. I am not on a cruise to spend all of my time in my room. I might as well stay home then. I would prefer to be able to go on more cruises than to sit on a verandah on one cruise. Just my opinion.
I also agree about the shows on other cruises. They are just not what I want my daughter watching at this age. She has had a childhood "bubble" and I'm happy to keep it that way as long as possible. Thankfully, she goes to school with mostly kids that are in the same childhood "bubble" as her. It is fabulous and I'm so happy she's been able to have it (and she goes to public school). I'm sure it will all change next year when she enters middle school. I teach middle school and it is very sad to me what so many of their parents have exposed them to or allowed them to be exposed to at their young age. I do still have a few students that are truly still children though and I love that.
I am also terrified of being on a cruise ship with a casino. I absolutely cannot stand the smell of cigarette smoke and I just have this impression of never being able to avoid it. I don't gamble. I find it extremely boring and idiotic (I guess it's just my personality) which is one of the many reasons why I love DCL.
I also agree about the shows on other cruises. They are just not what I want my daughter watching at this age. She has had a childhood "bubble" and I'm happy to keep it that way as long as possible. Thankfully, she goes to school with mostly kids that are in the same childhood "bubble" as her. It is fabulous and I'm so happy she's been able to have it (and she goes to public school). I'm sure it will all change next year when she enters middle school. I teach middle school and it is very sad to me what so many of their parents have exposed them to or allowed them to be exposed to at their young age. I do still have a few students that are truly still children though and I love that.
I am also terrified of being on a cruise ship with a casino. I absolutely cannot stand the smell of cigarette smoke and I just have this impression of never being able to avoid it. I don't gamble. I find it extremely boring and idiotic (I guess it's just my personality) which is one of the many reasons why I love DCL.
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