<<Clientele: imagine all of Brooklyn's Jewish octogenerians - all wearing name badges - going on a cruise ship to find a new husband (either for them or little missy) - get the picture?<<

I stayed at the King David a few years ago but the crowd were quite international; Americans and Europeans mostly; not what you describe. Maybe there was a NY group there when you were there.

I would not return as it is a lot more expensive that many other places and once was enough; just for the experience. My grandparents had stayed there in 1939 and my grandmother always told me that she saw King Farouk there. It's a very historical place. It was originally owned by an Egyptian company called Egyptian Hotels.