It was 2 nights, three days in teh Carribean from Miami to Nassau and back. Hated it. Mediocre food. Tiny room. Even tinier shower (soap up the walls and spin!).  All that to sit in port and then go play on the island. Why not get a hotel on the island and go play on the island?

 

You know what they say about cruisies - the overfed, the barely dead and the newly wed.

 

All that being said, I would give a LUXURY cruise a try. Just don't think I can afford it. And my wife took a cruise to Alaska and said it was one of the best experiences of her life. 

We took a 7-day cruise around the islands in Hawaii. It was a great way to get a taste of what Hawaii has to offer without having to pack up and fly from island to island. My biggest pet peeve wasn't the tiny room - it was the heavy sales pitches throughtout the week for cruise-line's land excursions. You can do all those same activities if you rent a car and do it on your own, for a fraction of the price.

It all depends what sort of cruise you go on whether it be on a small ship or a lareg one. Usually, the most expensive cruises with the biggest ships will be of more value and higher quality.

It's a great way to meet new people though. There are many, many different types of people of cruises, it can be a rather social event if you get on well with the people you meet there.

You'll never, never know until you give it a go!

I went on a 7 day Caribbean...the food was good.  I'd go again if somebody else were paying again.  I might give the Alaska ones a shot a some point.  I'm not sure if these fit under cruises, but my parents took a barge cruise down the Loire where they drank wine and ate most of the time, and the barge went slow enough that they were able to walk or bike on the towpath when they felt the urge.  Also they did a cruise essentially down the Danube and another river where the ports of call were a few days at a time--that sounded nice, but otherwise I don't think I'll be getting on another cruise ship.

A friend of mine said recently: cruises are for the overfed, the newly wed or the nearly dead.

That's something you don't easily forget. I've been on a few cruises - to the bahamas and caribbean and one to Alaska. The Alaska trip was fantastic - beautiful sights and an easy way to get from place to place without packing and unpacking repeatedly. I was there 20 years ago but I still hear from people that Alaska by cruise is the way to go.

We went on a cruise last year to the bahamas and frankly, cruising is not for me.  The rooms are small and I'd prefer to stay in one place and be on solid ground.

Cruises are not my thing...confinement and bad food are my two turn-offs (btw, basketball and rising stocks are my two turn-ons). However, my daughter talks eddlessly about wanting to go on a Disney Cruiseline trip and it's hard to say no to her wishes...so it looks like I'll have to go on at least one in my life.

The NY Times just had an article this weekend discussing cruise lines that are offering different classes/decks that don't interact.  This sounds kind of snobbish but could be the only way i could deal with a cruise.  Check it out:  http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/travel/11praccruise-1.html