Adventure Cruises: Exciting cruise adventures for thrill seekers |
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Cruise holidays used to be about the art of idling around, lounging on deck. But now cruises have been tailored to put exertion into their excursions Cruise holidays traditionally have an image of all you can eat buffets, lounging on sun decks with just a shuffleboard to provide some gentle exertion. The cliché and urban myth is that a trip on a cruise leaves you with seven extra pounds and the need for elasticated waists on your trousers But now the cruise industry has changed its image by injecting excitement, energy and adrenalin into its itineraries. Now you can choose cruise holidays that take you right to the adventure – whether it's helicopter tours over glaciers, scuba diving in the Mexican Gulf, swimming with sharks, bungee jumping, horse treks, water sports or white water rafting – you can be sure to find cruise holidays to suit your extreme side. There are a number of cruise companies offering cruise holidays to suit the young or adventurous, such as Crystal Cruises who a few years ago included trips up Mount Kilimanjaro into one of their cruise itineraries. Crystal are clearly a cruise company that pushes the boundaries of cruise holidays – they've also offered excursions on fighter planes – in 2006 the experience cost around $20,000 dollars to fly over Moscow breaking the speed barrier. But the news that Virgin airlines have branched into space travel with the first tourist space shuttle due to be launched in 2010 shows that some holidaymakers are seeking extreme thrills. It's no wonder that for the very exclusive, well-off clients that there are cruise holidays that factor in breaking the speed barrier. For everyone else, it's possible to take cruise holidays that incorporate the more affordable adrenalin sports. But there are cruise holidays available in parts of the world that are built around adventure – volcano hikes in Hawaii, climbing in Alaska, trekking through Norway's fjords or scuba diving shark infested waters. And it isn't just cruise holidays that include extreme activities into their itineraries or visit exciting ports of call that appeal to the adventurous; now, you can find extreme sports on board too. The Royal Caribbean Cruise offers bungee jumping off deck for thrill-seekers. Bungee trampolines are on offer instead of the usual lectures and courses. It seems cruise holidays cater to all tastes – whether it's driving a Ferrari around a race track in Venice or taking the more sedate option of riding on the Orient Express – it seems there's a cruise holiday to suit everyone.
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