NEWLY WEDS ?
DEANNA JOHNSTONE FROM NZ TRAVEL BROKERS ANSWERS A TOUGHIE THIS MONTH .
NEARLY DEAD ' S ?
" IS IT WORTH GOING ON A CRUISE IF YOU ’ RE UNDER 50 ? MY HUSBAND AND I ARE WANTING TO LEAVE THE KIDS AT HOME AND SET SAIL FOR 5-7 DAYS SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC BUT HAVE HEARD THAT CRUISES ARE FOR THE “ NEWLY WED ” AND THE “ NEARLY DEAD ”
Haha Gosh , I have never heard that about Cruising before , we used to say in the Travel Industry that Norfolk Island was for the ” Newly
The annual number of people taking
Exclusive cruises around interview the world with is a ludicrous 20,335,000 . This is rapidly growing each year with the cruise
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Wed or nearly Dead ” I have not heard
Industry building new and luxurious
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that expression for a long time . We |
liners , along with introducing new |
say for Cruising “ Once you Cruise , |
ports , destinations and Itineraries . |
you will always Cruise ” |
Manila ' s Rising Sun
I went on P & O a few years ago ( I
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Cruising often did get dismissed , |
would recommend these days |
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sneered at and stereotyped BUT that
Princess or Royal Caribbean for Asia
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has definitely changed in the last 5 |
and Pacific but there are definitely a |
years or more . The statistics for |
lot to choose from for all |
people taking cruises is mind |
destinations and regions of the |
blowing ! |
world . |
The ships have definitely changed a lot but you were never bored even then ! I have visited a couple of the bigger ships since then and they are amazing ! I would say that there is now a Cruise for everyone , with numerous Itineraries and diversity of themes to suit all , ie wine , food , astrological , artistian , National Geographic explorer and no-clothes ( that ’ s not a lie ) trips offered among many others , by various cruise lines . Some of these offer water slides , rock climbing walls , mini-golf ,