Biggest Disapointments

Unread post by **CaroleF** » 26 Apr 2013, 14:01

It wasn't on a cruise but my biggest disappointment was seeing Niagara Falls. I had imagined the falls would be surrounded by beautiful natural countryside. Well if you haven't been there the falls themselves are amazing but they are surrounded by tacky hotels, advertising hoardings all over the place - looks a really run-down area - or at least it did when we were there about 15 years ago - maybe things have changed.

Carole

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 26 Apr 2013, 14:14

CaroleF wrote:
It wasn't on a cruise but my biggest disappointment was seeing Niagara Falls. I had imagined the falls would be surrounded by beautiful natural countryside. Well if you haven't been there the falls themselves are amazing but they are surrounded by tacky hotels, advertising hoardings all over the place - looks a really run-down area - or at least it did when we were there about 15 years ago - maybe things have changed.

Carole

It has been smartened up a lot, we were there in 2010 ..... you perhaps went to Niagara City for the tack but Niagara-On-The-Lake is beautiful and extremely upmarket.

Unread post by **Dancing Queen** » 26 Apr 2013, 14:24

I don't think I've ever been really disappointed in anywhere I've been, some places were not as nice as I thought they would be but we all look for different things in a place, my one disappointment was our Xmas 2011 cruise when Grand Turk and Caicos Islands were cancelled as I was really looking forward to that as it is one of the few Caribbean Islands I haven't been to, as it happened my husband had an accident and we had to cancel the cruise anyway so I still wouldn't have got there

QB just to make you feel better ... you would have hated Ponta Delgada ( I lie

) just look at it from a positive point of view it's a good excuse for booking another cruise which will call there

Unread post by **Mariner Mike** » 26 Apr 2013, 14:51

My biggest disappointment was having Tallin cancelled to catch up after engine toruble only to have the Captain point it out in the far distance as we sailed on to St Petersburg.

Most unexpected amazing thing though was Ponta Delgaga and the twin lakes in glorious sun - followed by a sailaway through a hailstorm and lightning drinking Pussers Number 4 mix swathed in bkankets on our balcony. I kid you not!!

Happy Cruising

Unread post by **Kenmo1** » 26 Apr 2013, 16:39

We were also disappointed with the toboganning in Funchal - it had been raining earlier and because the roads were still wet the 'drivers' took things very steady and sedately so there was no excitement at all. Again, we agree with the poster who said they found the area around Niagara Falls tacky and disappointing but that was about 12 years ago. On the other hand, I expected to be disappointed about not getting into Egypt when the voting was taking place a couple of years ago but actually it was almost a relief - I didn't realise how much I was feeling on edge about the stops at Port Said and Alexandria.

Unread post by **AngieT** » 26 Apr 2013, 16:59

Biggest disappointment.....the tacky souvenir shops around Mallory Square in Key West. Last time we visited 15 years ago it was a beautiful area - now it's like Blackpool with sun!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 26 Apr 2013, 17:03

Steady on Angie. Blackpool's not that bad, it does have its............er............................... roadworks?

Unread post by **B52-2002** » 26 Apr 2013, 18:35

Biggest disappointment for me has to be the Pyramids and Cairo. I had been warned about Cairo itself but the Pyramids were just not how I imagined at all.

Generally quite happy to visit any new place

26 Apr 2013, 18:41

Last summer I went to Blackpool - which reminded me why I hadn't been there since 1971

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 26 Apr 2013, 19:01

Not so ancient mariner wrote:
Last summer I went to Blackpool - which reminded me why I hadn't been there since 1971

You had an unpaid Parking Ticket ?

Unread post by **Quizzical Bob** » 26 Apr 2013, 19:38

B52-2002 wrote:
Biggest disappointment for me has to be the Pyramids and Cairo. I had been warned about Cairo itself but the Pyramids were just not how I imagined at all.

Generally quite happy to visit any new place

Me too. The pyramids were much smaller than I had imagined.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 27 Apr 2013, 11:46

Quizzical Bob wrote:
The pyramids were much smaller than I had imagined.

I often have that problem with my bank balance.

Unread post by **GillD46** » 27 Apr 2013, 12:43

Hong Kong! I was expecting to really like it, instead, I found it claustrophobic and couldn't wait to leave.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 27 Apr 2013, 13:56

Manoverboard wrote:
Not so ancient mariner wrote:
Last summer I went to Blackpool - which reminded me why I hadn't been there since 1971
You had an unpaid Parking Ticket ?

No Mob. The police have a good memory for faces.

Unread post by **Ray Scully** » 27 Apr 2013, 15:14

GillD46 wrote:
Hong Kong! I was expecting to really like it, instead, I found it claustrophobic and couldn't wait to leave.

Hong Kong island I thought OK, but Kowloon, apart from the waterfront walk, we did not enjoy.

Ray

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 27 Apr 2013, 15:39

oldbluefox wrote:
Manoverboard wrote:
Not so ancient mariner wrote:
Last summer I went to Blackpool - which reminded me why I hadn't been there since 1971
You had an unpaid Parking Ticket ?
No Mob. The police have a good memory for faces.

They do ... I meant to say ... is that right, how jolly conscientious of them

Unread post by **Gill W** » 27 Apr 2013, 17:03

gfwgfw wrote:
Tobogganing in Funchal

I agree, what a disappointment. It was slow and sedate

I spent the 1990's in Disney and other theme parks, and was used to fast rollercoasters.

The Funchal ride was like something for 90 year old great aunt Doris!

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 27 Apr 2013, 17:45

It used to be very fast when the roads were all cobbled. Then they replaced the slippery cobbles with nice grippy tarmac!

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 27 Apr 2013, 18:37

Mervyn and Trish wrote:
It used to be very fast when the roads were all cobbled. Then they replaced the slippery cobbles with nice grippy tarmac!

We did it in 1978 with the cobbles ... and pig slurry and it went like a bat out of Hell

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 28 Apr 2013, 14:07

I fear Elf and Safety would ban the slurry as well as the cobbles these days.

Unread post by **Holiday Planner** » 28 Apr 2013, 14:58

I generally have a positive outlook on things, and usually manage to concentrate the good things about a place, rather than the negative. There are very few places ever where I was totally disappointed. However, we once had an appointment in Essex, and rather than heading straight home, I couldn't resist the oportunity to visit the seaside. I apologise to all our Essex members, but I can honestly say that Southend is the one place I never, ever want to visit again. At the time we described it as 'Blackpool without the style!'

28 Apr 2013, 16:45

......and that is saying something!!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 28 Apr 2013, 17:06

Blackpool..................style. Not two words I often hear uttered in the same sentence.

Unread post by **Holiday Planner** » 28 Apr 2013, 20:57

oldbluefox wrote:
Blackpool..................style. Not two words I often hear uttered in the same sentence.

Precisely!

Unread post by **The Tinker** » 28 Apr 2013, 21:30

On a par with Morecambe then.

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