They love to sell the gold and silver chains for some reason...And the Cruise Director always has a British accent from my experience. Perhaps someone with a Brooklyn accent and a neighborhood demeanor would be more adequate.I wouldn't do another Caribbean cruise, because I really didn't like the hard sell I got to buy stuff every time I took a breath. But a river cruise might be different? I'd rather pay the extra bucks up front than be hit up by the staff constantly for the ship's "profit."