Have you taken into consideration the destination for your next cruise?
Could it be the Caribbean which many cruise ships cruise around? Where will you visit? How about Belize, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grand Antigua, Cayman, South Carolina, Martinique, Barbados, St. Lucia, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, the Bahamas or Mexico. These are all destinations from cruises setting out from places such as Fort Lauderdale.
You could try a cruise in the Mediterranean calling at such destinations such as, Greece, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal along with other Mediterranean countries. When going to Gibraltar, you need to take a look at the "Rock" but look out for the Apes.
These are referred to as the Barbary Apes and they want you to feed them. I've seen people being attacked by the apes in their search for food. It may be very scary if it is you being attacked but very humorous if you are watching it. If it occurs to you, just let go of the food and the Apes will leave you alone. It's the food they're after.
There are other places to cruise in Europe such as Norway, cruising up the coast and fiords going to isolated communities in the deep-sea valleys on the west coast of Norway. The scenery is dramatic and by cruising above the artic circle, you can encounter the land of the midnight sun. This sun never sets in summertime but in wintertime, it never rises. Due to this, you need to make sure you just cruise this area in the summer. Just as much fun as Norway is Alaska where you can get just as remarkable scenery and it is just as much enjoyable.
Some cruise ships in the US spend the winter months cruising the Caribbean and the summer months cruising the West coast of Alaska. These ships have to reposition themselves during the fall and springtime and do this through the Panama Canal. These cruises are highly recommended because of the unique experience of the Panama Canal.
The US completed the canal in the early part of the last century even though the canal was begun by the French. The canal starts at the Gatun locks at the Atlantic side of Panama and travels to the Pacific side that lowers ships more than 50 feet in the series of Miraflores Locks. The Panama Canal is one of the wonders of the engineering world.
Cruises do not just take place on the sea however and you could try cruising the rivers of the world. How about the great Mississippi river from New Orleans to Little Rock, St Louis or Pittsburg. Companies also run theme cruises covering themes such as the Civil War, Steamboat racing and special Fall cruises.
You might as well try Europe and cruise on the river Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Seine or Rhone rivers to name only a few, or you could try your hand at captaining your own boat on the canal systems in France or the UK. Don't forget further to the east of Europe there are lots of other countries providing river cruises.
There are also rivers like the Nile and Amazon as well. What ever you select to do, just enjoy yourselves.