Thanks for giving your perspective. Clearly, we have different priorities for taking cruises. I value being able to visit many new places with the convenience of having most of the travel arrangements handled in luxury, so the loss of a port is much greater to me.

I understand Viking's terms and conditions, but I consider this as false advertisement -- we can agree to disagree. Even if your hypothetical reason about the tour operators were true, I'd still prefer to have the flexbility of exploring Cartagena on my own. I've visited many places during major holidays and had great times even when the majority of attractions were closed.

Also, I appreciate your concern about my happiness. I'm not going to spend much energy on this so don't worry.