Sailing With Few Frills or Inhibitions (All About EasyCruise)

Carchar · 02-25-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

If easyCruise — the two-year-old low-cost, no-frills cruise line that is an offshoot of easyJet, the low-cost, no-frills European airline — was aiming for a younger crowd, it had succeeded.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/travel/25easy.html

pezmanffx · 02-26-2007, 08:54 AM

It's the frills and service that keep me cruising. I just cant see myself going bare bones on a cruise.

bodega · 02-26-2007, 11:21 AM

I agree and I do not think it is because of my age. We are not ones to stay in hostels and this is what this cruise ship sounds like. There is a market for this, but it is important to know what you are booking so you are not surprised with the girls and boys gone wild, onboard experience

While I am not a Seabourn type of cruiser, I will stick with RCCL or Princess for my Caribbean cruises.

Ned · 02-26-2007, 11:36 AM

I'm with you B., and P. I want something more than a floating Youth Hostel, but clearly, there are some for whom this is a definite option.

silver cloud · 02-27-2007, 10:49 AM

Ditto for me. Can't imagine it without the frills. No way, no how!

Jeanie821 · 02-27-2007, 04:12 PM

I think most of us who cruise do so more for the ship's amenities than for the destinations. Give me RCCL any day!

jfrenaye · 02-27-2007, 04:24 PM

Ya know, I might give it a go to just see what it is all about.

tdew · 02-27-2007, 06:01 PM

John, you should! Then you can come back and tell us all whether it's worth doing.
I have to say though, if the review that started this section is accurate, it doesn't sound like something I want to try.

Ned · 02-27-2007, 07:10 PM

And John, take Paris along to get her read, she may not like "few frills," but she's definitely a "few inhibitions" kind of gal.

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Originally Posted by tdew

John, you should! Then you can come back and tell us all whether it's worth doing.
I have to say though, if the review that started this section is accurate, it doesn't sound like something I want to try.

Stina · 02-27-2007, 07:30 PM

I don't think I could handle one of those cruises.

What I find really interesting though is that they dock in Anguilla, an island that rarely sees cruise ships, on Sundays. Everything is closed on Sundays in Anguilla, including gas stations, convenience stores, ect.

Guess they forgot to check on local customs before they made their itineraries. If they can make a goof like that, who knows what else they missed.

02-26-2007, 11:36 AM	#4
Ned Kishef macher Super Duper Über Poster Member since: Jul 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA Posts: 15,506 Rep Power: 392	I'm with you B., and P. I want something more than a floating Youth Hostel, but clearly, there are some for whom this is a definite option. __________________ Ned [Visit my Travel Photography Blog, and Photography website NSL Photography]

02-27-2007, 10:49 AM	#5
silver cloud Cruise Addict Platinum Poster Member since: May 2005 Location: Harbor Springs, Meechigan Posts: 1,885 Rep Power: 35	Ditto for me. Can't imagine it without the frills. No way, no how! __________________ No trees were killed or animals harmed in the sending of this message; however a great many electrons were horribly inconvenienced.

02-27-2007, 04:12 PM	#6
Jeanie821 Head Nut of the Nuthouse Silver Poster Member since: Apr 2005 Location: Borough of Churches Age: 38 Posts: 424 Rep Power: 23	I think most of us who cruise do so more for the ship's amenities than for the destinations. Give me RCCL any day! __________________ "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

02-27-2007, 04:24 PM	#7
jfrenaye Lanoisseforp Levart Super Duper Über Poster Member since: Feb 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD 21403 Age: 48 Posts: 11,810 Rep Power: 347	Ya know, I might give it a go to just see what it is all about. __________________ Find me on the TRO Forums or MLMs and Travel: A Bad Mix or Single Parent Travel or Eye On Annapolis or ClientBaseHelp.com or even on Twitter!

02-27-2007, 07:30 PM	#10
Stina Senior Member Member since: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 54 Rep Power: 16	Not for me! I don't think I could handle one of those cruises. What I find really interesting though is that they dock in Anguilla, an island that rarely sees cruise ships, on Sundays. Everything is closed on Sundays in Anguilla, including gas stations, convenience stores, ect. Guess they forgot to check on local customs before they made their itineraries. If they can make a goof like that, who knows what else they missed.

02-26-2007, 08:54 AM	#2
pezmanffx Senior Member Diamond Poster Member since: Aug 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA Age: 42 Posts: 2,096 Rep Power: 145	It's the frills and service that keep me cruising. I just cant see myself going bare bones on a cruise.

02-26-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
bodega Travel Professional Über Über Poster Member since: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,538 Rep Power: 140	I agree and I do not think it is because of my age. We are not ones to stay in hostels and this is what this cruise ship sounds like. There is a market for this, but it is important to know what you are booking so you are not surprised with the girls and boys gone wild, onboard experience While I am not a Seabourn type of cruiser, I will stick with RCCL or Princess for my Caribbean cruises.

02-27-2007, 06:01 PM	#8
tdew Senior Member Über Poster Member since: Apr 2005 Location: Bergen Co, NJ Posts: 3,628 Rep Power: 228	John, you should! Then you can come back and tell us all whether it's worth doing. I have to say though, if the review that started this section is accurate, it doesn't sound like something I want to try.

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