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Originally Posted by Bonnevie
I an the opposite of above. I much prefer river cruises. I like the smaller group of people. I like that dinner is usually 2 hours and you actually get to talk and get to know your fellow cruisers. there is none of the activities of the big cruises but I prefer the low key after dinner entertainment. on my Normandy cruise we had a talk by a war bride of WW II. we had a visit with a French family to learn about life in France. very interesting. another time the crew put on a show. by the time you are done, you pretty much know all your fellow passengers at least by sight and many very well.
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That’s exactly correct! It’s also what I didn’t like about the River Cruise. Lots of people prefer River Cruises. So funny, I ended up skipping dinner toward the end, due to the same people over and over. I like more options for dinner. Being able to decide if I want to eat AT dinner time or earlier/later or with someone or not, where do I want to eat, etc. For example, on my Crystal Cruise, I ate almost every night at the Sushi Bar, which is a Nobu restaurant. On Norwegian, they have a 24 hour Irish restaurant, which is where I ate almost every night. I rarely eat in the main dining room on cruises. I would do a River cruise again, if it was on the Rhine during Christmas Markets. Lol
