We did our first ever cruise last April for my "significant" birthday - met up with Lynne (above - hence my wee comment
) and we would never have booked it but for the fact we had planned to go to Madeira for a week to celebrate my 30th (cough etc) and a chance conversation with aforementioned Lynne (who was having a similar significant birthday) was more or less that their cruise was calling a Madeira and lots of other places - so why not give it a try.
We were typical people who had never done a cruise I suppose - stuck on a ship with a bunch of old gits shuffling around with walking sticks and smelling of cabbage, all the usual reservations.
Lynne finally got me with the AI drinks aspect and I booked it that evening
I posted a photo to Facebook of the line of customers queuing to check in at Edinburgh and people commented on the fact that they were all grey/white haired old men - I was right then!!
No - there were loads of folks from all ages and walks of life. The whole concept of it blew me away. Every morning you open your curtains and the view has changed. I know that is obviously what cruise holidays are, but it is still a stunning way to spend a week or two.
I fully agree with Kevin too, absolutely loved some of the places we visited - Santa Cruz De La Palma,on the island of La Palma - wonderful, stunning churches, lovely to have the chance to explore but you'd not spend a week there - in fact, without the cruises you'd probably never ever see it.
