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Thanks for your observations. This was our first cruise, and since so much of Alaska's Inside Passage is accessible only by sea or air, it was the only way we had to see the ports we wanted to visit. Hence, our disappointment when so much of it was cancelled and/or cut short due to the engine trouble. This was the only cruise with the itinerary we wanted.

We are not of the income group that can afford a vacation like this every year, or cruise several times a year. Therefore, this vacation meant a lot to us because we knew it wasn't something we could do again. We just felt we did not get our money's worth and the $400 in ship board credits given to compensate was not "real money" in our pockets. It was a good experience to say we have done a cruise at least once in our life, we did enjoy many aspects of it, however, travel style is an individual thing and we decided we like doing things on our own better and having more control of what we are getting for our money.

To those of you who cruise often, I am sure there are good cruises and bad cruises and the things that happen to us also happen with other lines, some things cannot be predicted, etc. It just seemed like there were more bad things than good things about this particular trip.

<blockquote data-quote="ccidaho" data-source="post: 939224">Thanks for your observations.&nbsp; This was our first cruise, and since so much of Alaska's Inside Passage is accessible only by sea or air, it was the only way we had to see the ports we wanted to visit.&nbsp; Hence, our disappointment when so much of it was cancelled and/or cut short due to the engine trouble.&nbsp; This was the only cruise with the itinerary we wanted.We are not of the income group that&nbsp; can afford a vacation like this every year, or cruise several times a year.&nbsp; Therefore, this vacation meant a lot to us because we knew it wasn't something we could do again.&nbsp; We just felt we did not get our money's worth and the $400 in ship board credits given to compensate was not &quot;real money&quot; in our pockets.&nbsp; It was a good experience to say we have done a cruise at least once in our life, we did enjoy many aspects of it, however, travel style is an individual thing and we decided we like doing things on our own&nbsp; better and having more control of what we are getting for our money.To those of you who cruise often, I am sure there are good cruises and bad cruises and the things that happen to us also happen with other lines, some things cannot be predicted, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; It just seemed like there were more bad things than good things about this particular trip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccidaho, post: 939224"] Thanks for your observations. This was our first cruise, and since so much of Alaska's Inside Passage is accessible only by sea or air, it was the only way we had to see the ports we wanted to visit. Hence, our disappointment when so much of it was cancelled and/or cut short due to the engine trouble. This was the only cruise with the itinerary we wanted. We are not of the income group that can afford a vacation like this every year, or cruise several times a year. Therefore, this vacation meant a lot to us because we knew it wasn't something we could do again. We just felt we did not get our money's worth and the $400 in ship board credits given to compensate was not "real money" in our pockets. It was a good experience to say we have done a cruise at least once in our life, we did enjoy many aspects of it, however, travel style is an individual thing and we decided we like doing things on our own better and having more control of what we are getting for our money. To those of you who cruise often, I am sure there are good cruises and bad cruises and the things that happen to us also happen with other lines, some things cannot be predicted, etc. It just seemed like there were more bad things than good things about this particular trip. [/QUOTE]