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I'm not a gazillion time cruisers or a TA but love to cruise. We have taken and still take land based vacations in addition to the cruises. We started out staying a week at a time at various Caribbean destinations (St John USVI, Nevis, Anguila, Aruba, Cayman, Cancun, Turks & Caicos, etc.) and then decided why be on one Island at a time when we can see many. When cruising, when we find an Island that we like we often go back for that week long land vacation.......I think Tortola/Virgin Gorda BVI will be our next land destination...It was one of our ports while on the NCL Dawn this past April and it's a beauty! I found when ever we travel I was always the one to find the hotel, book the rental car, find restaurants, plan daily activities, sights to see, etc so I decided the cruises were my "no hassle" vacation where I have to do nothing but show up! We tried a few alI-inclusives and I found I was yearning to leave the compound and travel around and see all the local sights, try the local cuisine, etc......I know when you cruise you don't get to stay long enough at many of the ports, but that's a trade off I don't mind making a few times a year.......

<blockquote data-quote="tokathy" data-source="post: 710128"><p>I'm not a gazillion time cruisers or a TA but love to cruise.&nbsp; We have taken and still take&nbsp; land based vacations in addition to the cruises.&nbsp; We started out staying a week at a time at various Caribbean destinations (St John USVI, Nevis, Anguila, Aruba, Cayman, Cancun, Turks &amp; Caicos, etc.) and then decided why be on one Island at a time when we can see many.&nbsp; When cruising, when we find an Island that we like we often go back for that week long land vacation.......I think Tortola/Virgin Gorda BVI will be our next land destination...It was one of our ports while on the NCL Dawn this past April and it's a beauty!&nbsp; I found when ever we travel I was always the one to find the hotel, book the rental car, find restaurants, plan daily activities, sights to see, etc so I decided the cruises were my &quot;no hassle&quot; vacation where I have to do nothing but show up!&nbsp; We tried a few alI-inclusives and I found I was yearning to leave the compound and travel around and see all the local sights, try the local cuisine, etc......I know when you cruise you don't get to stay long enough at many of the ports, but that's a trade off I don't mind making a few times a year.......</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="tokathy, post: 710128"] I'm not a gazillion time cruisers or a TA but love to cruise. We have taken and still take land based vacations in addition to the cruises. We started out staying a week at a time at various Caribbean destinations (St John USVI, Nevis, Anguila, Aruba, Cayman, Cancun, Turks & Caicos, etc.) and then decided why be on one Island at a time when we can see many. When cruising, when we find an Island that we like we often go back for that week long land vacation.......I think Tortola/Virgin Gorda BVI will be our next land destination...It was one of our ports while on the NCL Dawn this past April and it's a beauty! I found when ever we travel I was always the one to find the hotel, book the rental car, find restaurants, plan daily activities, sights to see, etc so I decided the cruises were my "no hassle" vacation where I have to do nothing but show up! We tried a few alI-inclusives and I found I was yearning to leave the compound and travel around and see all the local sights, try the local cuisine, etc......I know when you cruise you don't get to stay long enough at many of the ports, but that's a trade off I don't mind making a few times a year....... [/QUOTE]