Confirmation: cruises are great

Tom and Bonnie Bily enjoy seeing new places, and as they grow older, cruising is increasingly their preferred mode of travel. A cruise vacation can't be beat for convenience and a high level of service, the Bilys say. "You go to these neat ports of call, but you don't have to pack and unpack your luggage," Bonnie Bily, 65, says.

And the Bilys loved their Mediterranean cruise. "I would go on that one again in a minute," Tom says. The couple set sail in Nice, and soaked in the sights of a new port each day, from Monte Carlo's casinos to the picturesque village of Grimaud, France.