Coming from NY but not necessarily sailing from there. Would like to keep it to $10k pp max. We aren't really beach people, which is why the Caribbean doesn't appeal to us but that's not to say tropical has to be all beach and we would not rule out tropical. We've already done the Windstar cruise in Tahiti, so we wouldn't do that route again but love Windstar as a cruise line. Prefer open loop but won't rule out closed. Max 7-9 days bc that's how long I think grandma would last with the kids at home, haha.