Our four-night cruise had begun. A shipboard getaway is a vacation in the truest sense of the word. No concerns about what it s all likely to cost. On a cruise, it s all included in the price of your ticket.
Most cruises originate from warm-water ports.
The experiment proved to be a sell-out success. Sun Deck, where a Jamaican trio beat out calypso rhythms on steel drums, proved an ideal spot to sip a sailaway drink and watch familiar landmarks fade into the distance. Later, in the Aquarius Dining Room we made the acquaintance of Mihai, our energetic Romanian waiter, and Gabon, his shy Hungarian assistant. By contrast, all four couples assigned to our table for eight hailed from western Washington. Most cruise lines are noted for their excellent food, but on this voyage the cuisine was truly outstanding.