re: What’s your opinion on cruising?

If you like cruising, yeah. Its not my thing. But i can see where a Mediterranean or Norway cruise would be interesting.

Small ship cruising is where its at, if you like more adventure. Less port calls, more hiking, kayaking, wildlife.

In Alaska, Uncruise is a big player. Great company.

for my wife and I, we would never take another cruise together. much easier to fly to an island and stay for a week.

But if we bring our kid there is a tons of crap for him to do and he loved it. He wants to do another one.

In the Caribbean yes. There’s only one way I travel to the islands and you nailed it.

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But if we bring our kid there is a tons of crap for him to do and he loved it. He wants to do another one.

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Yeah, the Disney cruises in particular are really great ways for parents to actually relax on a family vacation, because they can enjoy time together while their kids are entertained elsewhere on the boat.

We love them. As a segment of the types of vacations we take, they’re great.

We’ve done European cruises: 3 Mediterranean itineraries RT from Rome (Civitavecchia, actually); one-way Barcelona to Athens; British Isles and Normandy RT from Dover; and the Baltic and North Seas RT from Dover. For all of those, we spent at least a week on land in Europe before the start of the cruise. We've done an Alaska cruise. That one we flew up to Anchorage, did Denali, and then did a one-way itinerary south to Vancouver. We've done various Caribbean itineraries. Mexican Rivera from L.A. And then several short jaunts to the Bahamas where we took lots of naps and laid in the sun and it didn’t really matter all that much where we were going because the only thing we did onshore was some sort of watersport.

They’re not my favorite type of vacation (they are my husband’s and daughter’s favorites, though), and I wouldn’t want them to be the majority of our travel experiences. But they have their place, and we all really do enjoy them when we decide to go on one.

Never been on one. I want to get to my destination as quickly as possible and spend time on land. I want to spend as least time as possible on a plane, car, train, or boat.
If I want an easy vacation I'd just go to all inclusive in Cancun.

The nice cruises aren’t cheap. Cruises are fine for the right scenario.

Not trying to post an OT answer, but if you are asking for cruise advice on Tigerdroppings, you’re in the wrong place.

Forget the Caribbean. Think European river cruises, Alaska, Antarctica…the elite packages are worth it.

We love cruises. You say they are a lazy way to travel. Well, duh. Who wants to run around like a crazy person on vacation? Relax.

Only been on one. I see the appeal for some people, but they really weren't for me. Not much desire to go on one again, at least through the big cruise companies. Some of those smaller ones look pretty cool.

I have been on four cruises and always had a good time. It is lazy travel, but it forces me to chill out because days at sea are laid back. Otherwise, I am going 90 mph if I plan the trip.