Sea Dream Yacht Club?

Have any of you ever done the Caribbean with the SeaDream Yacht Club? How
was it? What about the itinerary?

Thanks

"MerriAnn" wrote in message news:CCPTc.113959$J06.70150@pd7tw2no...
Have any of you ever done the Caribbean with the SeaDream Yacht Club? How
was it? What about the itinerary?

Thanks

I haven't tried them (I wish though!), but there is a review on CruiseDiva.com.

Regards,
Anne E.

"MerriAnn" wrote in message news:CCPTc.113959$J06.70150@pd7tw2no...
Have any of you ever done the Caribbean with the SeaDream Yacht Club? How
was it? What about the itinerary?

Thanks

I haven't tried them (I wish though!), but there is a review on CruiseDiva.com.

Regards,
Anne E.

Happy to answer this and to have the opportunity to vent at last!

Last Christmas, we took a pair of expensive back to back one week cruises on
the SeaDream II. Good ships. Good service and food However, one of the
major reason for taking a small (100 passenger) ship with none of the usual
entertainment and other features of large ships is for the company of other
passengers

BUT

The first (Christmas) week, there were some 25 children out of 100
passengers. And, remember, this is a small ship with absolutely no
facilities at all to deal with children. Some were extremely noisy and
intrusive and frequently underfoot. We thought this was bad until

The second week, we had an ethnocentric, extended family of 32 people
(including a dozen children) out of the 100 total passengers.

They had their own tables at meals, moved together as a group, never even
attended the Captain's parties and really did not mix with the other
passengers at all..

We will not sail on Sea Dream again.

I highly recommend that, if you have any considerations about who your
fellow passengers are, before you book with Seadream, question them
EXTENSIVELY about who else has booked. If you get an evasive answer or one
you don't like, do something else.

Just my opinion.

imd

"MerriAnn" wrote in message
news:CCPTc.113959$J06.70150@pd7tw2no...
Have any of you ever done the Caribbean with the SeaDream Yacht Club? How
was it? What about the itinerary?

Thanks

In article , its_my_dime
wrote:

I highly recommend that, if you have any considerations about who your
fellow passengers are, before you book with Seadream, question them
EXTENSIVELY about who else has booked. If you get an evasive answer or one
you don't like, do something else.

Seems like anxious, prickly or prejudiced people should stay home.
There is never going to be any guarantee who you sail with unless you
book the whole ship yourself as to who you are going to be cruising
with. They are *never* going to tell you who else has booked. That
would violate the privacy of others and would also violate laws against
discrimination.

--
Charles

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:28:40 GMT, "its_my_dime"
(hold the .spam) wrote:

I highly recommend that, if you have any considerations about who your
fellow passengers are, before you book with Seadream, question them
EXTENSIVELY about who else has booked. If you get an evasive answer or one
you don't like, do something else.

Hi,

FWIW, either Seadream or any other Cruise line will give you this
information.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:28:40 GMT, "its_my_dime"
(hold the .spam) wrote:

I highly recommend that, if you have any considerations about who your
fellow passengers are, before you book with Seadream, question them
EXTENSIVELY about who else has booked. If you get an evasive answer or one
you don't like, do something else.

Hi,

FWIW, neither Seadream or any other Cruise line will give you this
information.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

Sorry, Ray and Charles, but I still don't think you get it.

SeaDream is not a typical 1,000-2,500 passenger cruise ship with Vegas
shows, multiple lounges, multiple dining rooms, multiple seating, huge
casino, art auction, tipping suggestions, formal nights, pizza parlor, ice
cream stand, children's play room, multiple rows of deck chairs, many a la
carte offerings and frequently lines or crowds for many activities.

SeaDream, when full, has 100 passengers. "Country Club Casual" (no formal
nights; no jacket and tie). One dining room - open seating. One indoor
lounge. One deck dining area. One deck lounge. Spread out deck chair
area. Tipping included. Everything else included (except shore
excursions). Open bar. Champagne. Caviar. Top quality food and service.
There is a reason why it is called a "Yacht". It is more expensive than
standard ships because (as is the case with certain resorts) there is a
group of people in this world willing to pay more for superior food and
service coupled with a certain level of quiet and good company.

Based on my own experience, I think it is reasonable, before booking a ship
like this, that a potential passenger find out whether a significant group
of fellow passengers will be in an affinity group (the name is not
important) or otherwise be unavailable for interaction and conversation.

Again, just my opinion.

IMD



"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 03:19:31 GMT, "its_my_dime"
(hold the .spam) wrote:

I find Charles' and your comment to be quite amazing.

Hi,

I am glad I amazed you. vbg Cruise lines closely guard what groups
have booked. It is a competitive business and the last thing they
want is for the another cruise line to find out about groups booking
on their ships.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

Ray Goldenberg wrote in
:

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:28:40 GMT, "its_my_dime"
(hold the .spam) wrote:

I highly recommend that, if you have any considerations about who your
fellow passengers are, before you book with Seadream, question them
EXTENSIVELY about who else has booked. If you get an evasive answer
or one you don't like, do something else.

Hi,

FWIW, either Seadream or any other Cruise line will give you this
information.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


But that (lack of information sharing) doesn't mean its my dime is wrong in
desiring the information. It is one thing to be on a large ship and not a
member of a group but on a 100 pax ship to be one of 16 non group mmembers
is to be isolated.

If there is a fewar, do not go near.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:26:33 -0500, jcoulter
wrote:

But that (lack of information sharing) doesn't mean its my dime is wrong in
desiring the information.

Hi Joe,

I am not saying he is wrong but he just won't get this info as the
cruise line may not even have it.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com