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Originally Posted by JManc
Having disposable income does not guarantee class or fashion sense. Ever been on a cruise ship?
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Eh, cruise ships are not very different than your Caribbean all-inclusive packages. The both offer unlimited food and beverage deals that attract the cliche fat American tourist who really just wants to laze by the pool or beach, get wasted, and gorge on food without having to sit on plane for very long. We all know these types of people! And those are not the same people who want to fly 6+ hours to look at museums and churches all day and gasp! pay for every drink (and sorry, no $1 beers or discounted margaritas).
A European vacation, even organized tours, are completely different. And while that may not guarantee class or fashion sense, Europe does require a certain amount of money and effort that is absent from the pre-packaged all you can eat/drink vacations. And so I do think a distinction should be made between those who go to Europe (or Asia, South America, India, etc.) on organized tours and those who've never gone on a vacation that isn't all-inclusive. I think that stereotypical fat American tourist is much more prevalent in the latter than the former.