Would you still be loyal?

[sandbag7]

DT, you may be a little too direct in your opinions for some, but you've hit the nail on the head, with the "Macdonald" comment. Americans seem to be becoming more like Japanese who are most comfortable travelling with each other to places that cater specifically to them! When you meet Japanese people who go off the main line, or even better go to Japan, you see a whole new (positive) side to them.

I still have money limitations, so I don't generally book expensive cabins. If money was no object, I'd book the most luxurious cabin available for a trip down the Nile to Luxor, Aswan and beyond. Luxor, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings and Queens is IMHO, the most amazing cultural site;

I did Tahiti on Renaissance, and have an upcoming 14 day on Oceania doing the Northern Med. Why? They do it right with 3 days in St. Petersburg, an amazing destination in its own right. Less than 3 days there just doesn't cut it; I know, I was there 20 years ago.

St. Barths is awesome; haven't been to Anguilla-yet.

[sandbag7]

How do you go from the non-smoking Renaissance to a Cigar Lounge on Celebrity?