Ideas for your next cruise
Have you thought about the destination for your next cruise?
Could it be the Caribbean which many cruise ships cruise around.
Where will you visit? How about Belize, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Dominica, Grand Antigua, Cayman, South Carolina,
Martinique, Barbados, St. Lucia, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, the
Bahamas or Mexico. These are all destinations from cruises
setting out from places such as Fort Lauderdale.
You could try a cruise in the Mediterranean calling at such
destinations such as, Greece, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain,
Gibraltar, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries. When
visiting Gibraltar you must check out the "Rock" but look out
for the Apes. These are known as the Barbary Apes and they want
you to feed them. I have seen people being attacked by the apes
in their search for food. It can be very scary if it is you
being attacked but very funny if you are watching it. If it
happens to you just let go of the food and the Apes will leave
you alone. It's the food they are after.
There are other places to cruise in Europe such as Norway,
cruising up the coast and fiords visiting isolated communities
in the deep-sea valleys on the west coast of Norway. The scenery
is dramatic and by cruising above the artic circle you can
experience the land of the midnight sun. This sun never sets in
summertime but in wintertime it never rises. Because of this you
need to make sure you only cruise this area in the summer. Just
as much fun as Norway is Alaska where you can get just as
dramatic scenery and it is just as much fun.
Some cruise ships in the US spend the winter months cruising the
Caribbean and the summer months cruising the West coast of
Alaska. These ships need to reposition themselves during the
fall and springtime and do this through the Panama Canal. These
cruises are highly recommended due to the unique experience of
the Panama Canal. The US completed the canal in the early part
of the last century although the canal was started by the
French. The canal starts at the Gatun locks at the Atlantic side
of Panama and travels to the Pacific side which lowers ships
over 50 feet in the series of Miraflores Locks. The Panama Canal
is one of the wonders of the engineering world.
Cruises do not just take place on the sea though and you could
try cruising the rivers of the world. How about the great
Mississippi river from New Orleans to Little Rock, St Louis or
Pittsburg. Companies also run theme cruises covering themes such
as the Civil War, Steamboat racing and special Fall cruises.
You could also try Europe and cruise on the river Rhine, Elbe,
Danube, Seine or Rhone rivers to name just a few, or you could
try your hand at captaining your own boat on the canal systems
in France or the UK. Don't forget further to the east of Europe
there are many other countries offering river cruises. There are
also rivers such as the Nile and Amazon as well. Whatever you
choose to do, just enjoy yourselves.
Ric Wiley is an established writer and Internet author. His
latest advice site about cruising can be found at
http://www.destination-cruise.com