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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll add that I don't get the argument that you aren't really seeing your stops. There are very few cruise ports in the Caribbean or Bahamas that I feel the need to visit for more than a day.[/quote]

I love cruises, but the truth is that visiting a place for a week or two is very different from visiting for a few hours.

No, you definitely are not absorbing and fully experiencing the local flavor of the stops from a cruise. You’re getting a teeny tiny curated sample, nothing like the real thing. And there is nothing wrong with that, but you need to call it what it is.[/quote]

Not true.

We’ve made friends with locals we first met as drivers or charter captains who we regularly use when on their island. We end up on beaches that are empty or might have a handful of locals or expats. They take us to their friends’ bars/restaurants/bakeries. These people are FB friends who keep in touch with us.

We’ve never done a cruise excursion or group tour. It’s just us hanging out with a local for the entire day. I’ve learned so much by chatting with them about politics, immigration, crime, etc.

Don’t assume you can’t have an “authentic” experience while in port. You can.

And just because you spend a week at the Ritz Carlton or an Airbnb doesn’t mean you are having a more “authentic” experience.

I’ve visited dozens of Caribbean islands for weeks at a time. I’ve also visited them (and others) as a cruiser (multiple times). It’s all good…and neither better or more meaningful.

If I had to pick, I’d say cruising is more fun with kids. Nobody gets bored. [/quote]

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