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House. I want to soak in culture and don't want a manicured pampered experience, nor do I want to be herded around with a bunch of strangers. Let me discover things on my own.

Most places, hotel. But in Caribbean, Mexico, and places where American tourists are found drugged or dead, all-inclusive resort.

Swimming is required on any vacation I take.

Everyone should take a cruise once.

I dont see a reason to do it again, just pick a resort and cut out the boat drawbacks.

But for me, I dont like resort or tourist, so I tend to rent a house and enjoy the separation.

Cruises are great if you want to visit multiple locations, yet unpack just once.

Hotels are best to fully capture and immerse yourself, by experiencing the food, culture and scenery of a particular location for an entire week.

All-inclusives are nice, if you want to be pampered with spa services and have nice, usually private beaches. However, I get bored with the included restaurants after a few nights, and end up seeking the local authentic restaurants after a few nights.