Cruises: thumbs up or thumbs down?

Despite many people saying they don't like cruises, the number of people sailing keeps multiplying. For those who haven't cruised in a long time, you might want to try one again. Even the cheap rooms are nice now, and not the prison cells of yesteryear. It is an easy way to travel and see multiple ports. It is just one way to travel that you might want to put in your repetoire.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-28/travel/cruise.ship.divide_1_wave-season-cruise-travel-agent?_s=PM:TRAVEL

Why Americans Don't Travel Abroad

Only about 30 percent of U.S. citizens have passports, a number way too low for such a rich country.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/02/04/americans.travel.domestically/index.html?hpt=Sbin