My recent bikes were Fazer1000 and Fireblade, I'd almost stopped riding because of my knees,
out of almost sheer desperation I bought the midnight star!
It worked! I rode it a lot more! It handled surprisingly well! and more than kept up with traffic!
( we felt comfortable at 3 figure speeds, 2 up, on more than 1 occasion).
Just 1 point of caution! Cruisers are generally heavy!, not a problem when moving, but 300+KG plus pillion etc.
can make car parks/slopes/gravel etc. interesting!
But then, because I was riding more, I started to miss the sheer effortless overtaking and filtering etc.
The cruiser will do both but not as easily,
I've been riding 40 odd years now and I do like to make a bit of progress occasionally
I'd think, for a lot of people, it would be a good choice