Of course I leave my house every day-but I went on a cruise once when I was married to my first husband, to the Bahamas. We thought it would be fun, but it was boring, crowded and there were all these little crewmember cheerleaders running all over the place herding groups of people here and there so they could "have fun". We escaped and went sightseeing and shopping on our own-I'm not fond of crowds to begin with, but the cruise experience gave me a taste of what it feels to be a cow, sheep or goat being herded around-baaaaaad! It just isn't for me-I prefer more solitary travel-by car or truck-I can go where I want, spend less money and not have to be a herd member.
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I don't know when you went on your cruise, but a lot of things have changed over the years. I do know that some cruise lines used to try to force you into social situations, and I'm with you in that sense -- I don't like to be herded either. Nowadays, however, you aren't forced into anything. You can do whatever you want...or do absolutely nothing.
On one of my cruises, I heard a story of a couple who regularly cruised, but spent each cruise sequestered in their cabin. Now, I don't see the point of spending large sums of money just to stay in the cabin the whole time, but...whatever...uh...floats your boat. (Groan!)
I'm sure cruises are much nicer now, but my husband and I tend to be very solitary people-we live in a small rural community, and work in the city-and that is the only place we want to see crowds. Our vacations tend to be to remote places we can get to by car/truck and where we won't be surrounded by people.