Cruises Are Fun

Welcome back!

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, some of the airlines recently announced that they will be trimming their fleets which means about another 25% reduction in flights which had already been significantly trimmed back after September 11, 2001.

This, coupled with the rising fuel prices, means that flights will be more expensive, fuller, and will sell out even more quickly then ever before. As if that weren’t enough, the airlines are also trying to change the ticketing model so that you pay by weight and are only allowed a single checked bag or in some cases you may even have to pay for that.

Now add in the ever increasing hassles of traversing your local airports TSA security checkpoint, (having to take off your shoes, display all liquids which must be in 3oz containers, remove your laptop from its case, take everything metal out of your pockets and once on the other side put everything back together again) and we have a real problem in the making. How many people are going to continue to put up with this? How many people will still be able to afford air travel? It’s one thing if you have to travel for business but this isn’t a good way to start or end a vacation.

The bottom line is that the days of easy and affordable air travel are fading away and it is becoming too costly for a medium to large family to fly any more. This is the driving factor behind starting this website and in promoting local cruises that are within a closer drive to where you are. Many of the people that cruise live within a two hour drive of a port that offers cruises of some sort, and the other folks who are land locked, maybe you can find a cruise to your liking at a port that is much closer then having to drive or fly all the way down to Miami, Florida as well. Or, maybe you have a friend or relative near a popular cruise port that you have been wanting to visit.

Happy sailing!

-Tim Stark (webmaster)

	When I’m not slaving on my computer, you may find me out in the Blue Ridge Mountains riding my motorcycle.
	webmaster@CruisesAreFun.com