Why Take a Cruise Vacation?Written by Colin Hartness
Have you considered taking a cruise vacation but just aren’t sure if it would be right for you? With all cruise lines available, all cruise destinations, range of prices, there is a cruise for just about everyone. Do you commute to work every day, sitting in traffic for perhaps hours? Think about it, on a cruise you don’t drive anywhere for 7, 10, 14 days or more. Now, even if you were on a bus tour with no driving yourself, you haul your luggage or at least pack and unpack it at each stop. On a cruise, you check your luggage when you check in and it magically appears in your cabin, stateroom, or suite. You unpack once, feeling at home for duration of cruise. The cruise staff will tell you when to place your bags outside your accommodations at end of cruise and, just a magically, your luggage will be waiting for you on shore at a designated pick-up point. Taking a cruise vacation frees you from some of hassles of traveling. If you take a driving vacation, there’s always question of where to stop to eat. All meals are included in price of your cruise and great food is one of main attractions of taking a cruise. Most contemporary cruises take into account modern casual lifestyle and provide a variety of restaurants and snack bars on board. Typically, there is a varied and plentiful breakfast and lunch buffet similar to what you find in Las Vegas. Or you can eat breakfast or lunch in one of ship’s restaurants, ordering exactly what you want from ample menu, prepared fresh for you. Restaurants are usually open for meals for extended hours and buffets are generally open all day and into night. Have you heard of midnight buffet available on some cruises? Dinner is an important event on a cruise ship, a tradition dating back to late 1800’s when cruises were for royalty and wealthy who expected elegant formal dinners. Again, in today’s lifestyle elegant dinner is optional, and for those who prefer to dine casually, dinner buffet is available usually until 9 pm. Most cruise ships offer excellent cuisine, especially at dinner, in main dining room or rooms plus offer meals at upscale specialty restaurants at additional cost. Cruise lines base much of their reputation on their food service, and terms such as “world class cuisine” and “gourmet meals” are combined with “impeccable service” to insure that onboard dining experience is truly memorable. Many cruises still offer one or more optional formal dinners where ladies where long formal gowns or other evening dresses and gentlemen wear tuxedos or dark suits.
| | Become a Tourist in Your Own CityWritten by OttawaInformationGuide
***Our Publication Guidelines*** All urls must be direct clickable links as noted in resource box. ***end of our publication guidelines - do not post these guidelines***Have you ever been a tourist in city that you call home? If you are wondering what to do this weekend, why not become a tourist in your own city? It is amazing what you will learn about its history and what it has to offer. So many of us go about our daily routine and never take time to explore or enjoy our surroundings. It is not that we take our cities for granted it is just that we all get busy with our jobs and our families that we just don’t find time. We don’t make it a priority. So, how about we all spare some time and start exploring! If you were a tourist coming to your city for first time, what would you want to do? Where would you go? Do you know what is so special about your city? To begin with, you may want to go to your local Tourist Information Office or Visitors Bureau to get some ideas. Is there a special exhibit at one of museums? Is there a bus or boat tour that you can participate in? Is there an event or a festival that is taking place that you would like to attend? Is there a celebration coming up that sounds like fun? As you research endless possibilities you will notice that a lot of activities don't even require a lot of money. Some museums are free on certain days of week. Some other attractions offer discounts during weekdays and when it is not typical tourist season.
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