Now, have you ever wondered why millions of people choose to go on cruise vacations every year ? Why cruise industry is the fastest growing sector of the travel industry ? The reasons may not be too hard to guess.
For instance, compare going on a week long cruise with taking a week long road trip.
You will have to drive for most of the day, stop every now and then to grab a bite or two, stop to refuel, deal with breakdowns in case they occur, lug your luggage in and out of motels on the way.
Or consider what happens on a conventional holiday.
You have to lug all the baggage, hop between airplanes, plan everything down to the last possible detail.
And then take a look at what you would be doing on a cruise ship - your luggage is taken care of for you, you get to choose from a wide range of meal options which are already included in the price of your ticket, you might get to visit several foreign lands and meet people from other cultures, you get to enjoy a mind boggling array of entertainment options on board the cruise ship.
What excites you may depend mostly on how you are wired, but it does seem that more and more people are realizing that a cruise vacation is one of the best vacation options available today.
The cruise industry did not become the fastest growing sector in the travel industry by accident.
Modern cruise ships are floating marvels bedecked with so many exciting activities that most first time cruisers are swept off their feet in wonder.
Add to that all the great food that is already included in the price of the ticket, all the ports they can visit, all the fun they can have onshore and it is no wonder that people perceive a cruise vacation really as a bargain.
If that was not so, then taking a cruise would not have been so popular as they are today.