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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A cruise is a great option for the following types of people:

- elderly
- lazy
- non-curious
- Murica exceptionalism types
- faint hearted
- challenged in one way or many ways[/quote]

Careful, Troll…your wild assumptions and sweeping generalizations underscore your ignorant biases.

Nonetheless, I’ll play.

My family is Dcumlandia affluent. Think: advanced degrees, big DC jobs, kids in private schools, etc.

We travel regularly throughout the year (including international travel). And we cruise at least once a year (sometimes more) in addition to land-based vacations. (Interestingly, we’ve never done an AI. Zero interest in staying put at a resort.)

Cruising has gained a lot of popularity post-covid, and we know plenty of similarly situated families who enjoy cruises.

If you’ve never cruised—or if you’ve only cruised (ahem) certain lines (and/or crummy itineraries)—then you really aren’t equipped to weigh in on cruising.

When we cruise, we never do group excursions; rather, we hire a driver or charter a boat for the day. We aren’t surrounded by tourists since we seek off the beaten path places. We always have fun.

People who enjoy cruising tend to be fun. They like to meet new people, so everyone seems very friendly and outgoing. They enjoy live music, dancing, and partying (each cruise line has a different vibe and varying levels of partying). Certain lines cater to retirees, but even that is changing a bit.

I’ve been a beach person my entire life as well as a person who thrives on researching and planning big, multi week vacations. I’ve never had a boring or bad vacation…ever. But I have to say that nothing beats being on the water. The sunrises and sunsets are amazing. And listening to the sea overnight is so soothing.

Since you are criticizing cruisers, I’ll share that I can’t understand people who prefer to sit by a pool (especially when the beach is a stone’s throw away). Talk about lazy and incurious…not to mention the ick factor. [/quote]

Most people I know who cruise fall into the above categories. Of course there are exceptions. They are generally lame, not fun at all!

I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise to some pretty decent ports and it was ok, though wouldn't do it again. The food wasn't even that great and everything on the cruise just felt fake. Enjoy all the fat families and salad bar lol[/quote]

We cruise.  My husband and I have 5 degrees between us, including 4 ivies and one so-called “little ivy.”  I don’t think we are incurious or lazy people.  He’s a big ocean fan so really likes just sitting on the balcony with his work watching the ocean.  I enjoy the down time to read a little while our teens meet people from around the country.  I also like the piano bar on the NCL cruises and the shows on the disney cruises.  (Royal also has a decent Broadway show usually too).  I also like people able to do stuff like charter a boat to snorkel. Snorkeling is probably my favorite sport, if that’s a sport.  We went to a nice beach last week and unfortunately the seas were high so we couldn’t snorkel or dive.  With cruises, you’re in a different place every day so it mitigates the risk of bad weather impacting your activities.  The food can be decent if you’re willing to pay upgrade for the higher level restaurants. 
In sum, I think it’s probably not my favorite vacation.  But lots of different types of people cruise for lots of different reasons.  I think your stereotypes are inaccurate.  
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