Thus spake "Robert" :
>Interesting article from the LA Times about cruise ship critic Douglas Ward.
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>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/travel/14847684.htm
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>Robert
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The best cruises Ward ever took? To the Antarctic Peninsula, where he
saw an iceberg ``the size of Belgium'' floating by. He sees growing,
if still limited, interest in activity-oriented cruises that are more
about ``wildlife and being with nature'' and less about shipboard
perks.
For now, the most popular destinations for Americans remain the
Caribbean, Alaska and Europe. But Ward thinks frequent cruisers have
tired of the big-ship Caribbean cruises. ``They want a bit more of an
intellectual experience, not just sun, sea and sand,'' he said.
``They're so fed up, they don't get off the ship anymore. They say,
`Give me a cruise of seven days where there are no ports.' People are
allergic to ports. They're so fed up with all the hawkers on the
beach.''
So, which is it? Stay on or get off? Can't have it both ways.
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dillon
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