On 10/5/2014 6:42 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/5/2014 5:36 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> I've always wondered how I would fare on a cruise ship. I suspect I'd
>> get 'cabin fever' after a few days and want off the ship
>>
>
> I could probably handle a weekend, but not a long cruise. I want local
> food, not ship fare that is not bad, but not exciting from accounts I've
> heard. Many of the ports of call you are dumped in a tourist area and
> never see real life. Interacting with a local at the port is not the
> same a stopping at the village grocery store or gas station. Some ships
> have stores for shopping but I can go to a mall any time I want.
>
> Evidently a lot of people love them or they'd not be building bigger and
> bigger ships. I have a couple of relatives that go every year or two.

A good rule to remember: the longer the cruise, the older the passenger.


Never go on a short cruise, the ship will be filled with 20-somethings
who like to drink and party hard, these young people can not afford a
longer cruise.

Becca