Anonymous wrote:Cruises are such a weird mix of totally relaxing and totally stress inducing.
They're totally relaxing when you're on your balcony sipping wine that somebody brought you for "free." They're totally relaxing when the biggest decision you have to make is eat in the main dining room or get room service.
They're maddening when you have to wait in line to board, wait in line to get off, wait in line for a cab from the port, wait in line for the poolside burger grill, etc., etc. They're maddening when you only get a few hours in the actual interesting places and have to worry about the ship leaving you behind if your cab gets stuck in traffic or dive trip runs long.
All in all I'd say the relaxing slightly outweighs the stress, but not enough to make it anywhere near the top of my list for vacations. I'll go if my family is going and wants me to come, but that's about it.
This for me,
cruises are fine but I'd prefer to relax on beach than on ship with thousands sharing limited space - a dip in (cess) pool, no way.
The rooms also claustrophobic.
I enjoy the food and entertainment but they are cheaper than all-inclusive, so I get the appeal.
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