thoughts: cruises?

[anotheranon]

Ran across a site for Goth Cruises in one of my communities. Interesting, I suppose, but isn't there a hazard of tanning? It reminded me of Geek Cruises, which surprisingly is still in business, given the economy (Note they do have a section on "Convincing the Boss").

My own thoughts: I don't really know. I've never been on a cruise but I have to be honest and say the idea has never really appealed to me. I suspect I'd feel rather trapped on a boat that I can't stop exactly when I want it to. I'm also not terribly keen on having to pack in ALL my "touristing" on the limited days of shore leave - I like to take my time, wander the streets, etc.

I've also never been a huge advocate of laying in the sun for a week - weekends at the beach are nice, but after a few days I want something other than sand/surf. A book, a museum, a trip to some historic site.

I think a cruise would have to have some really great "shore" locations to appeal to me. Going down the Nile and stopping at the Valley of the Kings, the Giza plateau, etc. would be cool. So would, say, a trip in the Caribbean stopping at all the famous pirate lairs (who cares about shopping?) Yeah, it always comes back to history for me.....

Is there such a creature as "History Cruises"?

Comments

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

I went on a cruise once, around Mallorca outside Spain, with my newly found biological Mother and her family. a failry small boat and a fairly big mistake. do not underestimate just how nuts being trapped on a boat can make you. be sure to choose your cruise and your travel companions carefully.