Of all the things I really want to do in life, taking a luxurious cruise is way down the
list. Granted, if someone were to come up to me tomorrow and say, Erik, here is a free two-week cruise aboard an
impossibly luxurious cruise ship, sure, I’d take it . But as far as something I’d actually plan and pay for, give me a
trek in the jungle or camping in Alaska anyday.
What do I have against cruises? Nothing. I’m sure it would be great to do…if I was, like 75 years old.
But that’s just me. I definitely have a notion in my head that cruise ships are for fogeys. And according to this
article
in the Los Angeles Times, I am right. Well, no wait a sec. I am right in that many people have this
stereotype. But the article actually suggests quite the opposite, that many younger people are finding cruise ships
appealing. Part of the reason is that the trips offered by the cruise ship companies are offering trips that
cater to a more adventuresome mindset. In the article, Cheryl McCormick from Manhattan Beach went on a cruise and found
herself diving in the Galapagos as well as exploring the jungles of Cambodia and Vietnam. So that’s cool.
But such trips ain’t cheap. Further down the article we discover that McCormick’s budget was a jaw-dropping $65,000
for the trip. Ouch. I have got to say, if you have that kind of money to throw around do a round-the-world trip in
style. But again, that’s just me.
Anyway, I found it odd that while the article mentions cruise ships are for young people now, McCormick is quoted
as saying that he ship was mostly filled with old people. So perhaps I was right after all.