Ahoy, hipster! How cruises became cool

THE bucket-list of “things to do before you reach the age of forty” has recently expanded. Now it includes an item that used to be consigned to a retirement list. Take a cruise. For cruises, particularly those to relatively unexplored locations, or on big party ships, or even in the company of fellow nerds who share your particular geek-interest, have become cool. Of course, there are still plenty of people in their golden years who treat them like floating retirement homes – the average age of British cruisers is still 55 – but a shift is happening. Cruises are being designed for people who want to party, have a genuine adventure, or just hang out with like-minds. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16175783.Ahoy__hipster__How_cruises_became_cool/?ref=rss