Just an idea. What if Sims could go on cruise ships?
Call the phone for vacation, choose a cruise, load on the "world" - which is just a big boat in the ocean - have a fun cruise.
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Repose en paix mamie tu va me manquer :
1923-2016 mamie
I was thinking about this. I think after a couple days the boat could “land” at one of a few little ports. I don’t think there’d be more than two or three lots max at each one (like, a marketplace and a restaurant/bar at most, maybe even just one “port” lot with some food and shopping), but each one could have some unique souvenirs and food and music, with the map for the area showing the boat for you to click on when you’re ready to take the return voyage. I’d think the main focus would be the activities on the boat, though.
What would be really neat (though maybe too much to ask?) would be if the pack added the option to different careers to find gigs on a cruise. So if you were an entertainer (comedy or music) you could apply to work a cruise for extra cash, and then at certain times you’d have a small little active career activity where you play your gig on the boat, with free time in between. Or, maybe if you’re a chef or mixologist, you could work a shift on the boat cooking or mixing drinks.
I’m also just thinking of the kinds of cruises you could go on. Like maybe you’d “design” your cruise - like setting restrictions for clubs or holidays. So you could say it’s a romantic mood cruise for young adult singles. Or a celebrity cruise. Or a family cruise. With a few different activities available depending on what kind of vibe and guest type you select. Like if it’s a family cruise costume characters show up for kids, or a singles cruise might have speed dating, or a celebrity cruise might have celebrity meet and greets. That kind of thing.
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@Ivyeyed your forgetting one thing weddings on a cruise i myself in real life have gone on cruise with my mom vacation and some cruise ships have small chapelles for weddings say you have a sim couple thats engage but they are saving there simoleons for a romantic wedding on a cruise ship with a certain theme like caribbean wedding or greekstyle wedding on the cruise ship where the couple then rented the main dining room of the ship for the buffet cutting of the wedding cake and dancefloor feel free to give me your toughs on this since there are alot of players that are into romance in the sims game
Repose en paix mamie tu va me manquer :
1923-2016 mamie
Yes! I was thinking about this! Engaged couples could take a "wedding cruise" and invite along a bunch of guests and get married on board! Especially if there were a couple different ship themes for them to choose from.
It'd also be fun (I realize there aren't officiants for weddings in-game, but regardless) if on non-wedding cruises couples could decide on a whim to get married and ask the captain to marry them.
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I think I would want it in a Vacation pack, though. We could have cruises, traditional resorts/hotels (travel to another land-based world for a limited time), and maybe a theme park-type resort, all together.
This cruise ship is a TS3 world. The lots are empty, but some wonderfully creative builder made this for the cruise ship:
So this is quite possible! If a cruise ship with functional lots can be made in TS3 by fans, it can be made by devs in TS4.
And I always liked the idea of sims going on a cruise. It could definitely work as a vacation GP where the cruise ship is the entire "world" as some others have mentioned
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
And not all cruise ships are massive
I love the idea of weddings and let's not forget cruise ship entertainment, restaurants etc. And calling in to local towns. Id love a system like in TS2 where you can learn some of the culture like local greetings
Ho-ly! How did I not know that this existed? It's magnificent. I can't wait to kit it out and to play it.
Repose en paix mamie tu va me manquer :
1923-2016 mamie
That sounds great, maybe the modders can do that for us.
Some of the most popular towns and cities to visit in Alaska are ports of call many cruise itineraries stop at while cruising the state.
Juneau: Alaska's capital city is a great port of call for cruisers who love animals. Take part in a whale watching tour during which you may see the impressive Humpback whale, plus other sea animals like seals and sea lions. The port of Juneau is also nearby the Pack Creek Brown Bear Viewing Area, which is a protected area that lets brown bears live in their natural habitat and it is home to the largest percentage of brown bears in one area.
Anchorage: Anchorage is often the northern most port cruises visit. It is home to snowcapped mountains and glaciers, providing impressive scenery. Some of the most popular excursions in Anchorage include ice and snow. Take part in a flight over glaciers and even land on top of one. Or play with man's best friend and race through the snow as huskies pull you on a dog-sledding adventure.
Ketchikan: Did you know Alaska has rainforests? It does and you can explore the rainforests via the port of Ketchikan on your Alaska cruise. Try ziplining over the rainforest canopy at an adventure park. You can also partake in a nature hike through the forest plus glide down a lake on a Native American style canoe as you learn about the history of Ketchikan and the Native American past of the area.
Skagway: Take part in the river life of Skagway by trying the historic pastime of panning for gold while learning about the history of the practice, or by going white-water rafting down the river for a more adventurous excursion.
It would be nice if, amongst the new features and such it would bring, it tied into all existing and new destinations. Perhaps the cruise could transport you to any location, and simply be a vacation on the way to your real vacation.
It is, however, very unlikely to be made as it did terrible in focus group testing according to SimGuruGrant.
That's a bummer! I wonder how it was presented to the focus groups, or which parts did badly? Did it do badly as a solo idea, or did it do badly compared to the popularity of other ideas?
Because if they said "Would you like to take your sim on a cruise?" I imagine most people would be like "yeah, that could be fun"
But if it was pitted against anything "which would you rather have, cruises or a tropical island?", "which would you rather have, cruises or farming?" or "rank these five potential new packs in order of how much you want them" then I imagine it would be completely bulldozed by the relative popularity of other ideas. Which is a shame, because I think if implemented correctly cruises could become a vital part of Challenge and Story gameplay. Being cut off from the other worlds while on the boat really could add a new flavor to playing the game.
I'd be interested to know what the research looked like and how it was framed, though obviously there's not much we can do about it now. I can't imagine Strangerville (which I haven't played, but would very much like to!) was all that requested by focus groups, but they made that anyway. I imagine because they had a vision for it and knew it could be fun. In my wildest dreams I can hope someone has similar ideas about how good a cruise GP could be, and would make it anyway.
But probably not.
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