N@50: We Like to Cruise

We like to cruise. Does that mean we're an "old" 50? Sometimes I think we are.

Regardless, we just booked our annual Carnival cruise. Telling you that it's a Carnival cruise tells you what kind of cruisers we are.

We cruise during that low season, between the week after Labor Day and the week before Christmas. We have a strict budget. Our limit is $200/day, including tips. So for a 5-day cruise, the most we're going to pay is $1000 for the two of us. That's for a stateroom with a...