Going on a cruise!

[justlearning]

Hey everyone! I am going on a cruise in a couple of weeks and was wondering if it was a bad idea to take either my D90 or D300s with me? I wasn't sure if the salt air and the sand from the beaches would be over bad for them? I am usually really careful when I go to the beach but I just wasn't sure about being around salt air for a whole week? I just got the D300s so I thought it would be better to take the D90? Or do you think I should just take a point and shoot and call it a day?

Thank for your input!

[candleman]

what you take depends on how serious you want to get on a cruise ship about photography.

I dont see a problem provided the boat doesnt sink....
if you're really worried, take the D300s because its more sealed to the environment and avoid lens changes.

dunno.... i'm going on vacation in a few weeks and i'm taking my D300s + 18-135 only ....its in a horribe corrosion zone thanks to volcanic activity.. but hey thats life.
chances are i'll replace the camera before any problems start to show anyhow.

[ilookalot]

if i ever had the chance to go on cruise i would be taking all my kit with me , i would kick myself if i missed THE shot just because i didnt have the gear.i would get some insurance for it before i left.

[justlearning]

Thanks, I just wasn't sure if all the salt air would do anything to it or not. I am used to lugging it around so that wouldn't bother me. I will probably take a point and shoot for times when I don't want to be bothered with it.

[Swisstony10]

Cruises rock! Where are you going, and who with?

I've been on a couple, and I always take as much appropriate gear as I can get away with, so I don't miss out on something. Last time, I was sailing from the UK, so I didn't have to worry about luggage limits - I took pretty much everything that wasn't studio-bound, including a laptop to process each day's images, and a spare body!

I'm doing China and South East Asia in October though, and I'm going to be very much more restricted on what I can take - I'm thinking one body, a couple of lenses, a flash, and some spare batteries & charger. Oh, and a boatload of memory cards!

[justlearning]

Wow! Unfortunately I am not able to do a cruise like that! I am going to St. Maartin, St. Thomas (both in the Caribbean) and the Bahamas. We are going on Royal Caribbean for a week. I am so excited, I have been on a couple before but both were only for a few days this will be the first week one. We are driving to the port so I will be able to take anything I want as well, no limits like if you fly. I would do anything to do China and South East Asia with you in October, that should be wonderful. I am so excited just to get away and relax.

[PowerPix]

Funny, I just got back from a five day long cruise to the Bahamas aboard the Monarch of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)! Where are you departing from and aboard which ship?

I am so glad I took my DSLR with me. I also brought my P&S to take with me where I didn't want to carry the DSLR. I took the P&S parasailing and got some neat shots that way.

I definitely say bring a DSLR, but also bring a P&S.

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by justlearning

Wow! Unfortunately I am not able to do a cruise like that! I am going to St. Maartin, St. Thomas (both in the Caribbean) and the Bahamas. We are going on Royal Caribbean for a week. I am so excited, I have been on a couple before but both were only for a few days this will be the first week one. We are driving to the port so I will be able to take anything I want as well, no limits like if you fly. I would do anything to do China and South East Asia with you in October, that should be wonderful. I am so excited just to get away and relax.

We did a Carnival Cruise to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. Maarten a few years ago - if you get a chance, spend some time at Magen's Bay on St. Thomas. It's been rated one of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, and when I got there, I could see why. We only spent two hours there, but I'd have been quite happy to spend at least one whole day!

[mad editor]

Originally Posted by justlearning

Wow! Unfortunately I am not able to do a cruise like that! I am going to St. Maartin, St. Thomas (both in the Caribbean) and the Bahamas. We are going on Royal Caribbean for a week. I am so excited, I have been on a couple before but both were only for a few days this will be the first week one. We are driving to the port so I will be able to take anything I want as well, no limits like if you fly. I would do anything to do China and South East Asia with you in October, that should be wonderful. I am so excited just to get away and relax.

I'm sailing out of Miami at the end of August. NCL Bahamas Cruise, I'll be taking my usual stuff plus my old super zoom camera (I can shoot manually, but it's just slow). I figure I'll take the old one on beach jaunts and the DSLR everywhere ese. Enjoy. Royal Caribbean does a great job. (I can drive to the port too, but we are planning to get a hotel nroom in Miami and leave the car there for the duration instead of at the pier.) Enjoy!

[mad editor]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

We did a Carnival Cruise to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. Maarten a few years ago - if you get a chance, spend some time at Magen's Bay on St. Thomas. It's been rated one of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, and when I got there, I could see why. We only spent two hours there, but I'd have been quite happy to spend at least one whole day!

We're lucky enough to haved #2 beach of the ten right here in Sarasota! I'm still vacationing at another beach. LOL