September 2nd, 2023
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Any tips for spotting whales from underwater rooms?
I just booked a cruise for my son and I to make up for the terrible birthday he just had. This would only be my second cruise, so Im pretty unexperienced and have only stayed in those dingy suites on the upper desks. My uncle who unfortunately passed recently was a big cruiser and he would always tell me how his trick was to make friends with the crew on day one and get secret permission to sleep in the underwater rooms, and that there would always be several guests who would do the same time (apparently there were often intimate adult entanglements, but that’s neither here nor there). I’m planning on doing this with my son and I’m really hoping there is a window so we can watch some whales— he really loves those mysterious beasts. Any cruisers here who have gotten the “underwater package” and have any tips for spotting whales?
September 2nd, 2023
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pacificcoastsailing
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Iataaddicted25
OP must be harvesting karma. There is no way someone would ask something this stupid.
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shellyymichelle
It says it’s a burner account for multiple to use on the profile I just saw that. I didn’t even know that was a thing on here.
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pacificcoastsailing
Just noticing OP’s username lol.
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stephicus
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Any_Fall_4754
Whales definitely do swim near the boat, seen that firsthand but agreed, there are no underwater windows.
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stephicus
Oh, I'm sure they swim near the boat, but I can't see them getting close enough to the boat for someone to be able to watch them through an underwater porthole. Visibility in deep water with all the bubbles from the engines, would have to be really low.
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LostInCa45
What if it's not moving?
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stephicus
Then they'd be tied up at the port and there would be a 50/50 chance that the imaginary underwater window was facing the dock and not the open sea. At that point, you'd be better off renting a glass bottom boat tour at whatever dock you're at.
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LostInCa45
There are ports where they tender in. In this imaginary underwater window I think it might be plausible. In Cabo when we were parked there were several whales that swam right by the boat. Was eating lunch and looked straight down when I saw one. Now given the height it still might have been too far to see if there happened to be a window but I am not going to 100% write it off.
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Any_Fall_4754
We had a mother and calf frolicking around the ship while we were in Bora Bora, so maybe a chance to see out of the imaginary window in port.
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teslatiki
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Iataaddicted25
You made us laugh almost as much as OP's question. Thank you for that.
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Iataaddicted25
The crew member would be left on the next port of call and would have to pay his way back home.
Anyway, all the cabins on decks 2 and 3 are shared and they don't have portholes. Usually, only officers have portholes on deck 4 and upwards.
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[deleted]
Probably was fine 40 years ago. My aunt got pregnant on a cruise with my cousin by a crew member about 36 years ago lol
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Iataaddicted25
LOL, officer's wife here. My husband is laughing even louder than me.
He asked me to tell you to take a Xanax before you sleep. You might see some whales in your sleep.
1st: There are no windows underwater (decks 2 and 3); 2nd: The crew is absolutely forbidden to take guests into the crew areas; 3rd: Only officers have cabins with windows (usually deck 4 and upwards);
4th: wtf are you suggesting: to take your son to sleep with someone (be intimate) with a crew member (risking that crew member to be found, considering there are cameras everywhere in the crew areas and removed from the ship on the next port)? Disgusting.
5th: This was my husband's words, "They are closing his windows as soon as there is bad weather on the mv he is." The only way you have to access those cabins would be to be a crew member, some inspector at ports or a relative of a crew member.
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shellyymichelle
This account is a burner karma seeking account. Multiple use it, it says it in their bio. (I don’t expect people to look there but I was assuming this was fake af lol)
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[deleted]
I'm a former deck officer and completely bewildered. I think the uncle may have had a few drinks before this tale.
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Iataaddicted25
P.S. My husband already watched dolphins and whales (distant) from his portholes (he was an MMO before swapping to the cruise industry, so his job was literally to spot marine mammals in the ocean). However, once I did a cruise to Iceland, the sea was rough (the steward didn't close the portholes because the bridge didn't think it was dangerous (and it wasn't)) and I can guarantee you, I didn't see any whales or dolphins from the portholes.
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[deleted]
Why’re you using a shared account to ask questions about a cruise? No snark, genuinely curious.
Also, no. Not a thing. If the waters are rough enough the crews windows go under water, they have to put the guard over it. There’s videos on tiktok about this.
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Iataaddicted25
Yes, my husband's steward closes the portholes on my husband's cabin as soon as there are rough seas.
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[deleted]
“underwater package”
Your uncle might want to speak to Lloyd's of London about that
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[deleted]
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lwymmdo23
On Alaska cruise we had balcony but only saw whales after we got off ship and they came next to the docks in Ketchikan. People started running & yelling towards the dick area where they were and it was very easy to see them.
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trytobuffitout
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PrincessOfWales
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Secure_Trainer3284
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im_with_the_cats
OP is full of shit and is just making things up.
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