The Cruise – my favourite kind of holiday

With the summer in full swing Danielle McAnn shares her love of cruise holidays and explains what makes them the best way to enjoy your much valued time off.

What kind of images spring to mind when someone says you ‘I’m going on a cruise!’? Wealthy retirees? Families bursting at the seams with rambunctious children? Singles or couples looking for an island escape?

Last summer my husband and I went on a cruise around New Zealand and Fiji courtesy of Cruise Offers which were fantastic in making our stay as welcome as ever.

I think that holidays are about getting active. I found that the cruise fare covered all of our dining requirements, accommodation, and a plethora of activities and entertainment. Beauty and hair salons, pools, miniature golf, spas. I was in heaven.

All my partner wanted to do was laze about which I thought was a dreadful waste of a holiday. He can laze around on the couch at home. Fortunately, he quickly found that there was a bar on board and for most of the trip he had a cocktail glass glued to his hand, which he just loved and it gave me time to myself to enjoy the great activities on-board.  

The weather was really hot which was nice because we were so close to 1 of the 3 pools on-board and were able to jump in for a quick dip any time we wanted. We also had enormous amounts of time to relax in-between getting off on all the islands and seeing the amazing sites.   

I’ve shared my favourite sort of holiday – the cruise. What’s yours?