Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:42:49 -0400, krw wrote:

FLying only takes hours, rather than days and is *far* cheaper. If
I'm going on a cruise (I don't want to - I'd be bored stiff), it'll
be on one of the Alaska cruises.

We went on an Alaskan cruise. Only thing to do on board is eat,
gamble, or buy stuff. The ports of call are solid gift shops for a
square mile around the dock (OK, a slight exaggeration, but only
slight).

The only things that made the cruise bearable were the scenery (for a
few hours of the 6 days) and the storm that made even the crew
seasick, but not us - yes, gloating is cruel, but it's fun :-). And
because of the storm, we made an unscheduled stop in Vancouver and
they have a great natural history museum.

I won't say my wife will never drag me on another, but I'd have
consider whether a divorce would be preferable :-).

I guess it's all in what you're interested in, but that's why I've never
been interested in an Alaskan cruise. Just never seemed to me that there
was enough of interest to see. For me - I'm great with Carribbean cruises -
I love those beaches and that sunshine. My wife is sorta happy with those
drinks with the umberalls in them. We don't do much more than eat on the
boat - but we are pretty good at doing that, so we liked it. Not gamblers
so the casino was of zero interest to us. Don't drink (me), so hanging out
at the bar was of no interest to me and my wife really could not care less
about that herself. But eating - well, we're a bit into that. So - we did
island tours, beaches, and all that stuff, and then we enjoyed whatever we
wanted to eat on the boat. It was a treat that we don't afford ourselves on
a normal basis.

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-Mike-