tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545760933643035581.post6091225135533636917..comments2018-02-02T10:43:45.000-05:00Comments on The Ins and Outs of being the "Real MTV": "May Vacation Cruise"MTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008311670843742434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545760933643035581.post-16947898832154366042012-07-11T23:53:22.759-04:002012-07-11T23:53:22.759-04:00Yup, have met bloggers. Some of them have become ...Yup, have met bloggers. Some of them have become my close friends. And there are also those I've met on cruises that have become bloggers thanks to my bloggy influence. =D A few of these blogging friends and I have half-joked about booking a "bloggers' cruise" together.<br /><br />I've done a few cruises, and like you said, it's a great way to get a sampling of places you may want to get back to later to get more exclusive time at. (I also enjoyed Jamaica as a quick visit, I wouldn't want to stay there, either. Scary when your tour goes by villagers in rusty lean-tos holding machetes.) HOWEVER, after giving Carnival a few tries, I'm over it. I find it too crowded, the clientele tend to be younger and drunker, the food quality was not great altho the quantity was abundant. I was all set to give up on cruising until...<a href="http://cindy.ocliw.com/category/french-polynesia-2010/" rel="nofollow">the Paul Guaguin Cruise of 2010</a>. I've linked my blog posts about it if you're interested; I did a day-by-day of our week-long cruise aboard this 5-star luxury cruiseline along French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Tahiti, etc.). After that it opened me up to our next major vacation, which was a Europe cruise hitting Italy, the Greek Isles, etc. but which turned out being such a disappointing vacation that I don't think I ever blogged a thing about it. I wanted it to have never happened. The only thing redeeming about that trip was meeting some nice Canadians that I'm still in touch with today. <br /><br />Okay, I'll stop now; this comment is becoming its own blog post. =Pcindyhttp://cindy.ocliw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545760933643035581.post-70256475011257808372012-07-06T23:25:14.976-04:002012-07-06T23:25:14.976-04:00I've met a few bloggy peeps and loved it! It ...I've met a few bloggy peeps and loved it! It was cool meeting someone in the flesh for the first time and feeling like you've known them forever. I've always said too if I win the lotto that I'm going on a tour to meet bloggers!<br /><br />Never been on a cruise but it's on our "to do" list.<br /><br />Yes! Do tell about the excursion that didn't go quite as planned! :) I bet at the very least it's a nice memory now.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953892579800213358noreply@blogger.com