Seconding the big cruise ship blues
ARTHUR FROMMER’S comments relating to large cruise ships were totally on target [“Bigger Is Not Always Better on Cruises,” On a Budget, April 9].
I have sailed on three cruise ships carrying in excess of 2,000 passengers in the last two years and encountered many of the conditions he described: noisy and crowded dining rooms with young children running about unsupervised; port problems; and the constant selling on board, even drinking water and coffee.
I have had enough. My future cruises will be on smaller vessels or on river cruises that generally have fewer than 200 passengers.
I hope Frommer will devote a column to the enjoyable experiences to be encountered on Europe’s river cruises.
IRA M. LANDIS
Los Angeles
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