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Cruise-Travel-Vacations: Cruise Vacations: The Vacation Choice of Millions

Whether watching mammoth chunks of ice crash from an Alaskan glacier or when scanning the Caribbean horizon for the next island, just what are the attractions of a cruise ship vacation?

The decision-free, care-free, ship environment is certainly one major pleasure. On a cruise ship, once you have paid for your ticket, no further decisions are mandatory. Your lodging is settled, without packing and unpacking. Meals are taken care of and are generally luxurious. Entertainment is provided. And the ship, a resort in itself, can take you from destination to destination without the need for airport connections or customs hassles.

A cruise vacation can also be as active or passive as you choose. The refugee from a high-pressure job may want nothing more than sun, a deck chair, a good book, and three sumptuous meals a day, free from a rigorous schedule and the evening news. But at the other end of the spectrum the on-board disco may pulsate until dawn. In the mid-range of activity there are "theme" cruises, such as wine tastings or Big Band era nostalgia. Attractions on board may range from computers to massages, fitness tracks to entertainment celebrities.

Spas and workout facilities are a major current emphasis. And, usually, there will be ports of call, such as the gold rush town of Skagway in Alaska or the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean.