Going nowhere fast

My wife just got a note from a member of her high school class. Seems the class of 1987 (Oops! Carbon-dating in progress...) wants to do something completely and utterly unique for a 20-year reunion in 2007. Now, you must understand that this was a rural high school and many members of this school are quite... backwards, shall we say, in their thinking. I can't imagine somebody actually thinks this is a good idea, and that 75 people-- the size of that year's class-- are able to do this time-wise and/or financially.
Here's excerpts of the letter: (bold letters added for blogging emphasis.)
As you all know planning any kind of event for a group of people is a lot of work. With only 9 months to go its time to start the planning process...
20 YEARS LATER... (Our school's) class of '87 aboard NCL's Norwegian Spirit October 6-7, 2007. Cruise with your classmates for an unforgettable 1-night voyage to nowhere from NYC!!!
...Inside cabin: $159, Oceanview cabin: $179, Balcony cabin: $229.
...Rates do not include taxes and... fees of $59.04 per person...
Final payment is due on 7/23/07. We only have a limited number of cabins on hold. Visit www.ncl.com to check out the ship and it's many amenities.

OK, hold on just a momentary moment.
First, a voyage to nowhere?? Well, if you're not going anywhere, why should you pay an extra $20 for an ocean-view cabin, especially when you'll never see the ocean? Why on earth would I just want to float around in the harbor?
Second, the costs listed above include room cost ONLY. You are responsible for paying for your transportation to NY, food and drinks. Who has the money to do this in today's economy? And even if you are financially blessed, do you really want to spend that money on a "voyage" to nowhere with a bunch of people you haven't seen in years?
Lastly, let's just say for the sake of argument that everybody in the class wants to go and commits. That requires 75 cabins. Last time I checked, cruise ships have a LOT more than 75 rooms. What kind of freaky groups are you sharing this boat with? Could you imagine walking into a ballroom, thinking it's your old chums, and you walk into an Amway convention? Or a seance? Or the class of '67 from Podunk High School in Backwoods, NV?

To the class member who sent this: you may be cruising to nowhere, but this letter/flier DOES have a destination-- my circular file.