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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re cruises - they are super easy and relaxing. Nothing to research and no need to plan anything. Unpack once, and have an [b]opportunity to visit a number of places...or not...you can choose to lay on a deck chair read, drink, and nap in the sun. No need to carry a wallet since everything is already paid for. Can't decide between the lobster or steak? Order both...at no extra cost. Feel like watching the evening show? Simply show up...or not...your choice.[/b]

We were very anti cruise until we actually took one. Now we can appreciate the appeal. I have a colleague who books last minute cruises a couple times a year to "nap." He ends up doing much more than that, but that's his premise...to get away and not have to worry about anything. [/quote]

Not trying to start a fight, but are you really visiting other places or just getting off at the port & seeing the cruise ship version of that location.  Seems like driving on I95 and claiming that stopping off at a highway exit to eat dinner is like visiting that city/town/state.  Also, don't you usually have to make reservations for things like the "evening show"?

that said, I would totally do one of the river cruises, you seemed more immersed in the locale.[/quote]

It totally depends on what you do.

My in-laws hire personal drivers wherever they go, and they have seen all kinds of things. They travel high end and have the kinds of drivers/private tour guide that get them into places that are behind the scenes or otherwise off limits.

My friend sticks with Caribbean cruises to relax, and he hires a driver to take him to local beach bars/restaurants and he always ends up making friends with ex-pats and locals.

We travel with kids on disney, and we tend to book a mix of excursions.

The only place where we've just wandered off the boat and maneuvered on our own is Key West ;0)

You can book very in-depth day trips from port cities in Europe and the Mediterranean.

But I stand by what I said: cruises are relaxing...especially when compared to backpacking or touring a city intensively (as many Americans tend to do). [/quote]

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