True, and despite also being partially occupied by one of the Allied belligerents, we did in fact remain neutral (looking at YOU, Finland).
Being neutral in WWII is not something to brag about.
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Ireland was a bit hung over after their stag do. Kinda get the late response.
Iâve thought about going on a river cruise, those seem pretty chill.
I already said as much, weâre doing relative brags now. And in full fairness, we hadnât much of an army and werenât looking to get air-raided and have the Brits move troops (back) in to âhelpâ, thanks all the same. A fair amount of Irish took the ferry and enlisted.
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But youâre stuck on a boat with the kind of people who like cruises.
Going on a cruise to the people youâre describing is probably akin to you going to Coachella.
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Iâve only been on one cruise - a Disney Cruise. It was good for the kids at the right age as they could be very free to roam. It was boring for adults, but boring isnât the worst possible vacation with the kids.
Gotta fight one enemy at a time imo.
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A river cruise does sound OK in theory, but youâll be surrounded by retirees who are only slightly less insufferable and much more pompous than youâd find on a regular cruise ship. You can meet the same folks on a long haul train trip if you pay for a sleeper. Theyâre all spectacularly boring.
No way dude. I can totally argue about cruises and WWII at the same time.
eta: And clothes!
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More pompous, US river cruises are very expensive, though that market is fairly new and small compared to Danube cruises.
The Welsh actually set fire to an RAF bombing school during the leadup to WWII.
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Who cares about meeting people? Iâd just like to cruise down a river and read books and stop at various towns and putz around.
Usually on cruises you have to share your dinner table with other parties.
A mask mandate is just a dress code for your face. A moderate dress code (not the equivalent of requiring N95s) shouldnât be a huge pain to comply with.
So itâs probably dumb to pass laws prohibiting one.
You might like traveling by cargo ship. Ocean crossings kind of suck, but going up and down the coasts stopping at ports every couple days is pretty great.
Iâve thought about doing one of those. I donât really need all the pampering I assume you get on a normal cruise.
Seriously? That sounds just awful. Donât they all have 24-hour buffets? Cant you just go to the buffet, load up, then eat it on the balcony of your room?
Meeting new people is a huge part of the fun of a cruise.