OT: Vacation cruises, Looking for been there done thats... Options

[Sparky]

First off if this needs to be in the Sandbox let me know...

OK so the wife and I celebrated our tenth ann. back in September. Our original plans where a trip someplace warm and sunny during this upcoming spring break. I contacted a travel agent (first mistake) and specified no children, adult only (second mistake). Now when the T/A sent over the first sets of email I checked everything out and was fine with untilI caught a section pretaining to escorts and how we could have our pic every 24 hours. Apparently the T/A thought I meant a "Lifestyles" vacation for my wife and I. Though I pondered it for a minute (long enough to hear the whistling sound of my wifes hand before it left a dent in the side of my head) perhaps we aren't ready to explore that aspect of our relationship.

Soo.... I've been instructed by the wife to find us a nice cruise to go on. Without Porn stars, escorts, or nudity.

Thoughts, advice, opinions?

Thanks!
Mike D.

[Jake Raby]

To me a cruise is the ONLY way I can relax on a trip... Last time I went I was pissed that they had installed an internet cafe on board because I wanted so bad to be out of touch...

I have been on both Royal carribbean and Carnival... Carnival sucks- period. Crappy food, almost like Cafeteria food or Marine Corp chow lines...

Royal carribbean ruled!

As far as the one poster stating that you could feel the ships vibrations and it was difficult to sleep.. well, try the "other" cruises a few of us here have been on and you'll think you are in Heaven on that cruise ship! Try sleeping in a berting area with 300 smelly guys working 12 hour shifts while a AV-8B Harrier lands on the flight deck one level above your head..... Or when you hit rough seas and the toilets explode and flood the whole area- do that for 6 months straight.

I love to cruise- the next one I want to do is Alaska, but I simply haven't the time and neither does Beth.. But this year we are going to the Classic Le man to be there when the "Mighty Spyder" is unveiled for the first time, and then we are going on to England to visit Raby Castle and the sights abound..... Kind of a mini buiness rip, vacation/honeymoon all wrapped into one...... Its the best we can do when both of us can't leave for more than two days without everything falling apart at work..