We have been on one cruise, and that was in 2001. We felt very rushed during the whole trip. We are planning on trying cruising again. This time on a 7 day cruise with only 3 ports. So I hope we don't feel as rushed.

We usually stay at all-inclusive hotels and love them. However, with the cruise, I feel they are nickel and diming us to death. They are charging for drinks, they are charging for their specialty restaurants, and for a burger joint.

So why are we taking a cruise? We wanted to do something different for our 10th anniversary. We hope we like it.