In article , John
Sisker wrote:

We live in Southern California: what's snow? Our philosophy is simply... if
we want snow, we can drive up to it in about an hour and a half and have all
we want. We have no interest in having it come to us. Likewise, this gives
us a better foundation and premise for booking cruises for our clients.

That is west coast philosophy. In the northeast we don't get it when we
want it.....a white christmas....the rest of the time we don't want it
and get it when we don't want it. The prudent cruise traveler from the
northeast and midwest who books a cruise in the winter takes that into
consideration and leaves a day or two early to get to the port. Anyone
traveling from the west to Florida or the Caribbean with connecting
flights in the east would be wise to do that too.

--
Charles