Six Excuses For Taking A Floating Vacation

M aybe you're a seasoned         vacations are expensive? Think     traveler who has been          again! There are discount cruises  reluctant to try a cruise      available to just about every      vacation in the past. People who      destination you can imagine. You   have never taken a cruise have        can increase your odds of finding  all kinds of reasons for not          discount cruises if you aren't     trying it. Maybe all you need is      picky about destination, and if    the perfect excuse! If you can't      you are flexible when it comes to  think of a good one, here are six     travel dates.                      ready-made excuses for booking a                                         cruise vacation right now.            3. I don't mind showing my age.                                          Age is beauty, and sometimes age   1. I'm saving the environment.        is savings too. There are many     Where else can you find               cruise deals available to          everything you could possibly         seniors. So if you're over 65,     want to do, see, hear, and eat        don't hide your age, use it to     all in one place? Take                your advantage!                    all-inclusive Caribbean cruises,                                         for example. You'll never have to     4. I enjoy mixing pleasure with    get into a carbon-emitting car to     pleasure. You can book a cruise    go to the casino, to the gym, to      vacation that combines the fun     get your hair done, or out for a      and relaxation of cruising with    night of dancing. When you get to     your favorite hobby. There are     your destination, you'll find         cruises for scrapbookers,          sunshine, sand and surf from the      antiques lovers, golf              first moment you step off the         enthusiasts, bridge and chess      ship.                                 players, and more. Imagine                                               enjoying all of the perks that     2. I like saving money on a           cruising offers: dancing, dining,  vacation package. Think floating      swimming and gaming, plus          engaging in your favorite leisure     different continents. Plus,        activity.                             you'll meet people from all over                                         the world.                         5. Cultural exposure is important                                        to me. There are ships sailing        6. I think it's important to see   all over the world. No matter         how "the other half" lives at      what culture tickles your fancy,      least once in a lifetime. Where    there's probably a boat sailing       else can you go on vacation and    in that direction. Are you drawn      have absolutely everything done    to Greece, Turkey or Egypt? Book      for you? Imagine no cooking, no    a trip on a Mediterranean cruise      cleaning, no curfew and no         line. Do you prefer the tropics?      demanding schedules. You do        Try a Hawaiian island cruise. Do      whatever you want, whenever you    you want to explore the rugged        want. You'll never run out of      beauty of the mountains? An           things to do. Or you can do        Alaskan vacation cruise might be      nothing at all.                    just right for you. Besides                                              diverse destinations, you can         Now that you have six good         even get a taste of culture right     excuses to take a cruise, it will  onboard ship. Sample cuisine from     be much harder to find an excuse   several countries. See shows          NOT to!                            featuring dance styles from            About the Author Thomas DeSimone is an cruise consultant for CruiseDealership which can help you Save on ANY Cruise - ANY ship, ANY cruise line, ANY destination! Find out how booking Last Minute Cruises with us is as easy as 1-2-3. Log on at CruiseDealership.com. Published At: www.Isnare.com