People have all kinds of reasons to finally decide to cruise. . .some of it is the vacation variety that interests them, some of it is a recommendation from a friend, some of it is because of the instructions of an experienced travel agent.
Much of what I write today comes from the mind of a travel columnist who has an occasional article regarding cruising in today’s world. His name is Tom Stieghorst, and I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if I used some of his inspiration. He writes of a man who found himself on the same cruise itinerary over and over again following the loss of his wife. She had been in ill health and the two had shared numerous cruises on Carnival’s Elation before she passed away in the spring. So. . . he took 33 consecutive cruises aboard that ship. Why? He said the ship held special memories for him and that cruising was very therapeutic in helping him mourn his wife and come to terms with her death.
