Forget bowling, rock climbing and ice skating. The coolest thing to do on a cruise vacation these days is to go zip-lining through the jungle. Strap yourself into a harness 80 feet above the jungle floor, then zip along the treetops with the parrots. It’s the ultimate adrenaline rush.
The ship is docked and it’s time to head to shore. Does the prospect of another sightseeing tour bore you? Does the idea of another shopping “opportunity” makes you want to burn down the gift shop? Then check out these unusual shore excursions, which are all high on the “Wow!” scale.
Long before Rome, all roads led to Egypt and Jordan. These days those roads are less traveled, as nervous tourists turn their attention to more stable regions of the world. But Egypt and Jordan are home to some of humankind’s greatest achievements, as our columnist Anita Dunham-Potter discovered on a cruise and land tour last month.
When it comes to the Caribbean, there are rarely any new destinations to talk about, much less any laid-back ones. Sleepy islands of the past have long since been transformed into commercialized tourist meccas. But now there’s a new cruise stop in the Caribbean that offers a unique look back to the way things used to be. Welcome to Grand Turk.
Have you ever seen the amazing blue ice of a glacier, or dozens of bald eagles in the sky or bears stuffing themselves full of fish? You can in Alaska, a land of unimaginably wild beauty. And what’s the best way to experience this magnificent state? Cruising, of course.