Who are cruises for?

Cruises are in a strange place in terms of public perception. People associate them with opulence, relaxation and extravagance. But there’s also a feeling that modern day cruises are a relic of a bygone era, popular with the elderly and inflexible to the needs of anyone who doesn’t want a regimented life on board ship.

• Dress code: keeping things formal is part of the traditional appeal of cruising, but the days of the dinner jacket for every meal are over on the vast majority of cruise lines.
• Variety: the stereotypical cruise is probably the Atlantic crossing or the round the world tour. And whilst I think most would love to have the opportunity for the later, long cruises and days on end at open sea are probably not for everybody. Cruises are now operated all over the world to give you whatever sights and weather you want, without being tied to a place for too long. Caribbean cruises, Rhine river cruises, cruise and stay holidays and countless other formats are out there for you to experience.

  

Again, we ask: who are cruises for? If you’ll forgive the inevitability of the phrasing, it turns out that cruises are for everybody. Yes, older people enjoy the opportunity to take time out and to be taken to multiple destinations quickly and efficiently, but then who doesn’t? The average age of the first time cruiser is well below fifty and the resort ships cater very specifically for families. If you’re a holiday relaxer, or if you want to see and do as much as you can, there is a cruise line out there for you. So next time, when you’re thinking of a holiday, why not consider cruises alongside the usual resorts and hotels?

Steph Wood is a copywriter with a taste for travelling, currently writing content for The Luxury Cruise Company, a UK-based cruise travel agency.

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