Quote Originally Posted by Nhcris View Post
Boots, we need to get you on a cruise! But you need something extraordinary like the Galapagos Islands or perhaps a Rhine River cruise. Everything I have done is pretty tame, but you can definitely find some fascinating itineraries with a bit of searching.
Actually I have seen lots of cruise itineraries that sound intriguing. We got as far as booking a Voyages to Antiquity cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean at the beginning of 2011. It was an archaeological tour of Syria -- which unfortunately exploded into civil war a few months later, so they canceled the trip. Now many of the priceless historic sites we were going to visit have been destroyed.

The two things that always stop me from considering most cruises -- no, wait, the three things -- ahem, among the things that stop me are: 1) having to dress up for dinner, 2) too much enforced socializing, 3) being a captive audience to certain types of entertainment, and 4) just finding the time. Also, my lovely spouse has near zero interest in cruise ships OR casinos, whether on land or sea...though that's never slowed me down before!

If enough Jokers wanted to do a short Alaska cruise, departing anywhere on the West Coast, I would seriously consider it.