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Re:The Titanic Compared With a Modern Cruiseship (2014) by rayiner on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:27AM (#20547704)
Organized fun is the best fun. No need to think about what to do next. Also, on a cruise, most stuff is included in the purchase price, so the pressure to spend extra money is actually quite low.

> Meanwhile, you're surrounded by people from the same place as you, who, at least for me, you might be trying to be get away from.

This is probably your problem right there. Why are you trying to get away from your neighbors? Do they not like you? Are you unlikable?

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Re:The Titanic Compared With a Modern Cruiseship (2014) by sleavey on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:40AM (#20547781)
I guess I want a holiday where I immerse myself in a new place (not that that is easy these days). Hearing and seeing people from my country reminds me I'm not immersed.
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Re:The Titanic Compared With a Modern Cruiseship (2014) by rayiner on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:53AM (#20547848)
You can’t “immerse yourself in a new place” as a tourist. If you’re not working somewhere, dealing with the housing market there, have family there—you know nothing about the place and the experience of the people. You’re just getting a slightly different superficial tourist experience.
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