cruisinsince75:

Would you believe that one of our vehicles is a Ford (pickup, all American)? Another is a Honda S 2000 (all Japanese), while another is a Mercedes C 320 (all German). If we acquire an English car, we can have WWII right in our garage!

Seriously now, about cruising, we use AMEX platinum to book our RSSC cruises, and due to the credits often times end up with a ship's bill that is NEGATIVE, that forces to go the the shops onboard and buy stuff to use it all up!

And, I guess we may be a little claustrophobic, but cruising (or any form of travel) other than Radisson makes me feel more than a little crowded. We both have an aversion to crowds and lines. At home, we avoid Wal-Mart! So Radisson's big "base level" suites and uncrowded public areas appeal to us.

As "young retirees" we dislike schedules (having had them for so long.) So we do like the option of going to dinner "whenever." And, we like the closest we can come to an "all inclusive" situation when we are a "captive market" as on a ship at sea. In this area, Radisson could do better, but they do pretty well!

Someday, "when I grow up", we are going to give Silversea a try. Bet we'll like that line also.

Thanks,
Richard :) :) :)