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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess my question for anti-cruise is, what are you pro? Are you going to do all the work of booking accommodations and 3x restaurants and entertainment for 15+ people? [/quote]

My favorite vacations are with our adult children where we go to Europe and spend at least several days to a week in each city. We will book ahead one or two meals but play it by ear for the rest of the time. I love boutique hotels with a rooftop lounge or restaurant in a convenient area. We usually all do breakfast together or if one couple wants to sleep in no problem. We usually have 2-3 days where we have timed tickets or a tour of a museum, usually mid morning. The rest of the afternoon we just explore, sometimes together and sometimes apart. If there’s an area we love, we will go back again. It’s nice to be able browse an old bookstore or go back to see a site at night. I like sitting in cafes in more neighborhood areas and just listening to the language. DH loves to go through grocery stores in different areas. DH and I love getting up early and walking around the city when it’s quiet. We also love having a drink on the rooftop bar/lounge at night knowing we just have to go down to our room. Our kids will go out at night. Sometimes we pick a city as our base and do day trips which are similar to the cruise excursion but instead of going back to a boat we are going back to the city. Our adult kids might spend the night in a hostel if they want to stay later in the day trip area.

I see cruises as really limiting and don’t want to spend a good percentage of my vacation on a boat anymore than I would want to spend a good percentage of my time in a hotel rather than exploring the city around us. [/quote]

So how would you tailor this trip to accommodate a larger group with multiple needs? Not saying you have to just that it seems very tightly tailored to accommodate your circumstances.[/quote]

You don’t! The minute you try to arrange a huge trip with extended family including multigenerational it ceases to be an enjoyable vacation. It’s a trip or an obligation. [/quote]

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