Snorkeller,

To be totally honest with you, I am definitely NOT a big fan of cruising though I've enjoyed both that we've done to date - one to Bermuda where our ship was our hotel and the other throughout the Hawaiian Islands which served as the easiest way in which to get a feel of the most geography with the minimum of extra effort on our part. And I've sworn off cruises completely unless we decide to do a European repositioning cruise with multiple location stops somewhere in our future. I'm one of those people who wants to be there rather than get there.

I know there are beautiful areas in Cuba and I'd love to be able to step back in time to fifty or sixty years ago or thereabout and visit them, but NOT if it means another cruise ship. But I truly hope when you do yours you'll write extensively about it. And I'm gonna' keep my fingers crossed that IF Cuba remains on our horizons, somewhere down the road the government will make it easier for the average visitor to see and experience ALL the island has to offer.

My Brother was there briefly in the 60's - thank you very much, Uncle Sam, for the experience - and he used to go on and on about how beautiful the beaches were and some of our Canadian friends and family tell us to go IF and when we can, so perhaps someday I'll get to see this lovely island firsthand. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />

Respectfully,

pat



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