Planning A Cruise How Not To Fall Overboard

P lanning a Cruise, But            In reality, cruising is an         Afraid of Falling               extremely safe way to take a       Overboard?                      vacation. According to the Cruise                                        Lines International Association,   Well the media has done it again.     over 12 million people a year      You have planned a long awaited       take cruises, and the cruise       cruise, and now they have added       lines reported to Congress in      another reason for you not to go.     2006, that less than one cruise    You are afraid of falling off the     passenger per 1 million cruise     ship! Well folks, to set the          passengers went missing over a     record straight, it is nearly         three-year period.”                impossible to accidentally fall                                          overboard from a cruise ship!         Now that we have the issues of                                           not having to worry about falling  Accidental falls from a cruise        overboard out of the way, keeping  ship are usually the direct           safe on a cruise ship requires     result of incredible stupidity,       common sense. Modern cruise ships  alcohol, drugs or suicide.            have sophisticated machinery to    According to the Cruise Lines         stabilize the ships in rough       International Association {CLIA},     seas. If the seas are rough, it    cruise ship railings are required     is always better to stay indoors   to measure 39.5 inches high (1        or at least away from the          meter). Since about half of           railings. The chances of falling   people who are planning to take a     overboard during rough seas,       cruise are over the age of 47,        while theoretically possible, the  most of those people couldn't         chances of it actually happening   lift their legs high enough to        are again remote.                  get over the railing to fall                                             overboard.                            * Familiarize yourself with the                                          cruise ship on which you are       traveling. Always carry a map of                                         the boat with you so you don't        So, leave your worries about       become lost.                          falling overboard behind, and my                                         advice for planning a vacation on  * Familiarize yourself with other     a cruise ship is to be safe, have  passengers. If you encounter an       fun and take lots of pictures!     individual who gives you that                                            uneasy feeling, leave the area.       Travel is a 7 Million dollar       If you really feel uneasy about a     industry. Cruise lines, hotels,    passenger, report them to a crew      car rentals, luggage and           member. The same precautions you      expedited passport services,       practice on land would apply          vacation packages and limo         aboard a cruise ship.                 service to name a few, generated                                         commissions. Would you rather see  * Do not travel alone while           those commissions go to Trave___,  aboard ship. There is safety in       Orb___ or Exp___, or would you     numbers. If you do venture out        rather see them go to YOU????      alone, let someone know where you     Would you rather get the           are headed, and when you expect       opportunity to stay at a world     to return. In the unlikely event      class resort for pennies on the    that something does happen, a         dollar or would you prefer that    friend or relative will be able       the CEO's of those big box travel  tell authorities where you could      sites get those perks and          be found.                             benefit?                           About the Author: Beverly Saltonstall is a Certified Referring Travel Agent and a Cruise Line International Association (CLIA). She can be contacted at YTBTravelLady@gmail.com or by visiting her web site at http://TravelLady.vacationmedia.net. Published At: www.Isnare.com