[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I agree with them more than you. We may be just as wrong as the day is long but the “you’re just jealous” argument is completely bogus. I’ve spent plenty of time on ships and done plenty of shore visits off them. It just doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t like the climate or anything else about it. Really, you’re going to make this a class warfare thing? Anybody can take a cruise, there’s nothing hard about breaking out the credit card and paying for it in installments.

[SamAdams76]

I agree that cruises aren't everybody's cup of tea but the "petri dish" comments tend to come from those who have never been on a cruise. In fact, that Alaska poster stated up front that he/she had never been on one. So how would they know?

I've been on a number of them and never got sick once, except the one time I ate raw fish at midnight buffet (it smelled a little funny so that one is on me).