Type C

You can organize your next cruise by delving into every little detail prior to departure, or you can simply wing it. But is there a third option?

I guess if you asked a modern psychologist whether you can reasonably divide the human race into two basic personality types, A and B, he’d probably answer, “Yup.” And if the guy happened to be obsessed with boats, I’d guess he’d most likely go on to admit, if pressed, that these personality types influence the way most of us get ready for our next cruise—whether we go the Type A route, featuring, of course, lots of research and prep work beforehand, or opt for the Type B thing, which will probably entail little more than a romantic vision of an intriguing destination as prelude, accompanied by a burgeoning sense of adventure and a full fuel tank.

The category I’d file myself under? Hmmmm … Now, that is a tricky question.