Well, I'm back from my cruise and

[llmart]

37. That's exactly how I feel about cruises.

I know myself well enough to know that I would be trying to avoid most people on the ship since I tend towards being an introvert. As I got older I got less tolerant of the type of behavior the op describes. I don't drink and have never been overweight in my life. I despise the gluttony Americans accept as normal. I don't give a rat's ass about how they look, but we should all realize that these behaviors mean our health insurance premiums are outrageous because of the epidemic of diabetes and other obesity related issues.

I have always known that I would never like a big ship cruise or going to Vegas for all the same reasons. My idea of vacation is visiting the National Parks and being outdoors. The people I know who like cruises like this - all they ever talk about is the food and drinks!