If you have never done a cruise before, which reads like that might be the case,
a good starter trip with lots of different "shoreside" activities is a winter time (Jan - Mar) Tampa departure
to the Western Caribbean, where you can go ocean snorkeling, Mayan ruin climbing, a remote beach day, and a local tour for a total of three days not at sea. Seas will be relatively calm as hurricane season is well past
That will give you a good idea of what a cruise is, not very long, some great interesting sites to see, the mayan ruins deep in the jungle was an indiana jones day, the highlight of our trip. . . and being in a foreign country, if you don't have much intl travel experience.
just do it. . now is the time to just do small, as cruising is one of the easiest ways to go see several different countries / islands and choose between many different shoreside activities, as the hotel and food go with you
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