Parents, let’s sit and rap about cruise ships for a minute…they’re great, right?
If you think about it, they’re basically the new tropical island: everything you could ever want is on board, and you can let the kids loose without having to worry about them getting lost or stolen or falling into a crew of plucky orphaned street urchins who survive by belting out charming songs and then pickpocketing unsuspecting, admiring tourists (though, we gotta be honest…if our kid did fall into a group like that, we’d be like, “Cool! Sure, he might never take it off again, but it’s the next best thing to putting up a ropes course in your backyard and hiring a full-time kid activities instructor, now, isn’t it? While you were sunning on the upper deck, he was learning the art of the trapeze and why an unlimited seafood buffet is such a big deal and how to really make a living as an aerobics instructor! You gave him a taste of the good life.