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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HHI $300k

White collar professionals with fancy degrees living in the dc metro area

We thought we weren’t (gasp) “cruise people” until we took a Disney cruise and realized how relaxing cruising is. No stress. No planning. Just show up and have fun. You have a picky eater? No problem! The waiters will literally bring you whatever you ask for, or you can just order room service for the kid before or after your dinner (and it’s included).

Go price out a Disney cruise for a family and you’ll realize it’s not a trashy lower-class trip. It’s $$$$$. We’ve done Europe for less than a cruise.

I chuckle at the quips about cruising not being “real” travel or less “authentic.” No clue how your weeklong stay on an island is more authentic than my day trips to 5 islands during a cruise. I mean, we hire a driver or charter a boat for the day, hit local spots for food, and spend the day on off the beaten path beaches or outer islands that you probably never saw because you didn’t leave your resort unless you were herded onto a catamaran for an excursion.

I wonder if the cruise haters simply hate the Caribbean.

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Disney cruises are expensive but still trashy.  Let’s not pretend your “day trips” off the cruise ship are filled with [b]authentic food and adventures[/b].  They aren’t.  They are places that are catering to cruise folk.  They know you are coming.  But I feel the same about all inclusive resort trips.  So at least we can agree on that [/quote]

np. What defines authenticity?[/quote]

Don’t bother engaging with the hater who either never took a cruise or simply stuck to the typical excursions. They have no clue what they’re talking about. Seasoned travelers know how to travel the right way.

Example: St. Lucia. The fancy resorts are on sugar beach by the Pitons. When we were in port, we wanted to see the pitons and that beach, but we didn’t want to be stuck with all the tourists (from the resorts and the ship). We hired a private boat. They took us to a secluded beach after picking up lunch from a sketchy area filled only with locals and shacks. They assured us it would be the best meal we ever had, and it sure was delicious and reasonable. True local food. We snorkeled off the boat and some of the crew took us into caves. Great fishing. The crew was a bunch of young guys and my kids had a blast hanging with them all day.

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