Best reasons to cruise

If you're like many people, planning a vacation calls for tough decisions - where to go, what to do and see, how to please the kids and yourself at the same time. But there's an easy solution.
Cruising.

On a cruise, there's fun for every family member: kids and teens have special events; adults have a huge range of activities, day and night. So the whole family has a fine time at each member's level of interest.

It's foreign travel without the worry - you take your hotel with you, the Captain does the driving and the ship's personnel becomes your personal staff, freeing you to experience new activities while you sample the culture of foreign destinations around the world.

It's so easy - nothing to decide, except what part of the world you want to visit, which of dozens of shore tours you want to take when you get there, which of five entrees you want to order for dinner (your waiter will bring you as many as you want!) or whether to lounge around the pool, get a spa treatment, workout or enjoy a myriad day and night entertainment options.

And while you're enjoying your activities, your kids are in a supervised program with their peers, playing games, doing crafts, even learning computer skills (more likely honing skills they already have!) or competing in friendly sports contests.

Maybe the best part is that you can do it all - or none of it. It's your option to pick and choose exactly what's most appealing. It's all laid out for you, so there's no need to study travel books and planning guides before you leave home - the cruise line has already "been there, done that" and has selected the best options for your choice.

Forget the fears of cruising clichés. You won't feel crowded or trapped - modern cruise ships are BIG, with plenty of space. You won't get seasick - ships have stabilizers (and free Bonine) - a little motion is only a pleasant reminder that you're at sea. You'll be comfortable with your fellow passengers - with such a large number of ships to choose from, and the help of a savvy travel agent, you can pick the cruise product that's right for you, matching your level of sophistication and your kind of activity choices, even your preferences for gaming or fitness needs onboard and ashore. You'll find you're cruising with people just like you.

Here's a bonus - there's no daily packing and unpacking. On a land-based vacation, you'd be doing it every time you drove to a new city. On a cruise, once you unpack, you're done. And the cabin staff tidies up your stateroom twice a day!
So relax. The ship's staff has arranged everything for you, offering a gamut of choices complemented by attentive personalized service. They've taken the guesswork and anxiety out of vacation planning - no more booking a bad hotel, or suffering a bad meal in a strange restaurant in the wrong part of a boring destination. No more kids having a bad time and spoiling everyone's vacation.

Your biggest decision is what to do today - bingo, movies, lectures, gaming, art auctions, pool and deck games, spa services, reading, sunbathing, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, tours ashore, snorkeling or scuba diving, horseback riding, biking or hiking, a round of golf or a calypso party on a catamaran. Or escape the action and do nothing at all. You'll have the freedom to choose.

You'll also have expense control. You'll know up front what your vacation will cost (except for shopping, gaming and beverage consumption). Your air, room and board and shoreside activities are pre-priced (and generally prepaid), so you'll get no surprises. And you don't even have to carry money with you on board - you just sign for everything and get an itemized bill at the end of the cruise.

Cruising is total freedom - to enjoy your vacation, your family and your memories.

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