Frommer's Cruises & Ports of Call 2006

Chapter One

Forget the "overfed, newlywed, nearly dead" stereotype about cruising. That's old school. Today, you can sail a floating country club to little yachting islands in the Caribbean, bop around Hawaii in the first new U.S.-flagged ships in generations, take an expedition from Alaska over to the Russian Far East, take the new Queen Mary 2 across the pond to England, sail among the reefs and indigenous peoples of Central America, or explore North America's great rivers on floating B&Bs. There are also trips programmed with your needs and preferences in mind, whether you're a senior, a traveling family, a swinging single, a wheelchair user, or a swinging, wheelchair-using granddad. There are also active adventure cruises, cruises geared to fine food and wine, cruises with a cultural or historic bent, and, of course, the classic fun-in-the-sun relaxation escape. In this chapter, we'll introduce you to th ... read full excerpt from Frommer's Cruises & Ports of Call 2006: From U.S. & Canadian Home Ports to the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii & More ebook