TheGodofCities1967

When my wife told me she wanted to go on a cruise back in 2019 I fought it tooth and nail. I tried to talk her out of it. She insisted that I was being closed-minded and I reminded her that I had served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Iowa [BB-61]. She pointed out that what she was selling me was completely different. But lets be clear, I don't like tourists or tourism. I don't understand anyone that likes long waits at airports, piers and restaurants waiting for bad food, shitty service and criminally over-priced drinks. The main villain in all this is Royal Caribbean™ whom I shall henceforth refer to as "RC". My wife and I spent eight misersable days on a cruise to Mexico with RC, a trip that would end up costing us ultimately over $6,000. Day 1 of this nightmare began with boarding in Long Beach, CA. It didn't take very long to figure out that our stateroom was 300 yards and 7 decks up from everything. 300 yards is the same as 3 football fields end-to-end. That