You don't have to be near retirement age to get senior travel discounts, as many baby boomers are finding out. And anybody in the car with you gets in free. Ask for the Golden Age Passport. It's a low-cost airline to begin with so this is a good deal.
Tickets are fully refundable and changeable, one-way is OK, and no advance booking is required.
Eligibility begins at age 65. Most allow 70-plus to ski free. You get a free cruise, though you may have to pay to get to the ship and sometimes pay a fee to an agency. But most of all, you must be an excellent dancer, because your main job is to dance with the single women aboard. The lodgings include country cottages, golf-course condos, mountain cabins and international roosts.