Hi, all, Peggy here. "Gonna" show my age... my first cruise was at age 6 on the Alcoa Clipper around South America. This was an aluminum freighter (Alcoa Aluminum) with about 10 luxury cabins. This ship left from New Orleans. The year? 1953.
Now I've been on some 40 cruises total, and am Diamond Plus on Royal Caribbean, although I've been on many lines... Holland America, Cunard, various European lines... you get the picture.
My claim to fame is that I am a 75 year old grandmother with MS, and I manage to travel alone (unless I get the timing right and one of my children or grandchildren can join me, which I love.)
All the best, Peggy