Meet the Neighbors on Your CRUISE Vacation: Sagas from a Seasoned Cruiser

Being on a cruise ship is akin to living on a small, island nation. This is particularly true on long cruises where there is ample time to get intimately involved with others. On ships you have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and all walks of life who represent most personality types you meet in any nation. The difference is that on a ship you are all compressed into one relatively small space moving through time out in the middle of an ocean. Meet the Neighbors on Your CRUISE Vacation: Sagas of a Seasoned Cruiser is about the passengers who sail the seven seas, who they are, and how and why they came to sail. Your curiosity of just who cruises will be satisfied by a range of stories telling about all sorts of people. You will discover who they are and the whys and wherefores of how they got there along with the details their personal journeys. You will discover who to gravitate toward and why and who you may wish to steer clear of. You will learn how to "Make this ship your home." Discover contemporary life aboard cruise ships, what there is to do and what onboard options attracts whom. Important details of "Shipboard pleasures and cruising perils," are described; all savvy passengers will want to know these gems. The section on "How to get there," gives the reader an idea of the types and ranges of cruise ship companies, how they are alike and how they differ, what's in the pike for 2017 - 2020 and, very importantly, how to arrange your travel. Long time cruiser, Lynn Keegan, leaves no stone uncovered as she dishes out the all-knowing aspects of becoming a savvy cruiser. This entertaining book is filled with useful information for the novice cruiser and for Salty Dogs as well.