Why Not Take a Cruise?

When you are tired of going simply to one place and lying on the beach in the sun (Heaven forbid!) you can take a different sort of vacation by cruising. Taking a cruise offers many advantages that going to a single spot doesn't. It can be a bit more of a hectic vacation, instead of be a relaxing one, but it can also be a lot of fun.

One of the main advantages of cruising is that you get to see different places. For instance, if you take an Eastern Carribean cruise you can see a few different islands, like the Cayman Islands or Turks & Caicos, or Jamaica, or even see some of Mexico all on the same trip. Then if you find you really like a certain place, that can be the goal for your next week-long vacation.

Cruising offers fine dining and a host of activities aboard ship. There are casinos, pools, nightly floor shows, theatres, night clubs, and so much more. Some cruise ships have rock climbing walls, skating rinks, skeet shooting, golf--you name it.

Many cruises are also theme-oriented. You can take a cruise where the theme is on French cuisine & cooking, and you can take chef training or cooking classes. There are cruise themes on almost anything you can think of--from improving your writing skills, to doll collecting or meeting celebrities, or even fine art based cruises.

There are cruises that are up-scale where you can 'dress' for dinner everynight in black tie and gowns, or casual cruises where anything goes. There are fun ships that include children's programs and cruises that are strictly for adults.

You can probably find a cruise to take you to any part of the world--Caribbean cruises, Mediterran cruises, Alaska cruises, cruises to the Hawaiian Islands, cruises around the coast of Africa, or even trans-Atlantic cruises. You only have to find a destination and the ports-of-call that interest you.

I would highly recommend cruising to anyone. And you don't have to be very concerned with sea-sickness either, as most ships have excellent stabalizers or there is sea-sickness pills which are readily available. Pick your favorite ports of call today and take a cruise for an exciting vacation adventure.

If you would like to read more about cruising and what you can really expect from a cruise, read about it in my new ebook Tastes and Travels Ebook (and get great ethnic recipes as well!)