My parents went on a few nice cruises after all their children went off to college, and they had the same experience of meeting such people who were using cruis

My parents went on a few nice cruises after all their children went off to college, and they had the same experience of meeting such people who were using cruises as retirement homes. When my parents shared this story with me, I had a similar reaction as you did. I imagine such a life would be much more interesting than life stuck in a single place with no new faces.