Avoiding AARP

What a nice plug Bill Hughes gave to cruises by the American Assn. of Retired Persons (“Educational Cruises to Exotic Locales,” July 26). However, as a member of that organization, I have found that their trips are terribly expensive and that I can do better by making my own arrangements. AARP has become big business, and I’m about to drop out of it for that reason.

TULA GINZBURG

Los Angeles