Best To Take Just One Lens On A Cruise Tour – Dean A Givens shares why it's not a good idea to bring too many lenses on a cruise vacation:
Although I have a decent variety of "pro" and "consumer" lenses from which to choose, I would never consider going on a vacation trip without my 18-200VR–IMHO, there is no other single travel lens with such versatility.
If you are going to be taking typical cruise tours, you will likely find little time for meandering about ("hurry up people, we are walking, we are walking…") much less the time to select and change lenses; thus, the 18-200 makes even more sense.
Dean also shares some tips on camera settings for use with the Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S DX lens in that post.
Tamron 28-300mm VC on the Nikon D700? – dbl00buk:
Very surprised at the results on my D700.
I must have a very good copy because it actually has better stabilization than my 18-200mm VR on my D300 all the way out to 200mm. Sure, the Tammy sounds like a Maytag washer when the VC is engaged but the hold/stable effect is amazing. I've been getting great sharp, color images.
Tamron 18-270 vs Nikon 70-300 VR vs Nikon 18-200 – In this DPReview post, "cubsfan61" comments on the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens (Nikon mount) compared with the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor lens and Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens:
It's not quite as sharp as the Nikon 70-300vr, but I think it's a bit sharper than the Nikon 18-200 (I've owned both). All in all it's a great all-in-one with a fantastic range.