Source: New York Daily News
Older women, and the younger guys out there who adore them and, in some cases, prefer them to younger ones, have lost at least one option for hooking up on the high seas. Seafaring “cougars” won’t be partying on Carnival again.
Carnival Cruise Lines turned down a request from a singles travel group to book a second cruise catering to over-35 women and the younger men – aka “cubs” – who want to date them, the Associated Press reports.
The group says their first cruise, booked on Carnival’s Elation in December, was a huge success, drawing about 300 people.
Carnival said there was no problem with that event, but they just don’t have room for groups with that “theme,” calling the cougar ban a business decision, according to the AP. Analysts say the stance is meant to protect Carnival’s focus on family fun.
But don’t worry, cougars – other cruise lines seem ready to welcome you with open arms. Party planners say they’ve had no trouble booking with rivals Norwegian and Royal Caribbean.
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My take: I’m an older woman, not quite ready for the arm chair travel circuit and I love younger men. I wouldn’t consider myself a “cougar,” but I’m all for a cougar cruise and I don’t necessarily mean for hookin’ up. I’m not quite ready to shop for term life insurance quotes or revising my will, nor is my “age” set to jack up my current term life insurance rates or knock me into a new category for senior discounts. But I am a savvy traveler and, if I’m going to spend my money on a cruise, I want to make sure that once I get on that big ship on the sea that I have a full line up of entertainment waiting for me. That includes companionship and of course an option for a great place to be quiet, think, listen to the sound of the ocean and await the port of call.
Which reminds me: the last cruise I took I could have really used an extra suitcase. Not for all the trinkets I picked up along the way, but for custom promo bags I collected from the ship and on land. I have to admit, the plastic bags made great wrapping material for fragile mementos I gathered (not the boys!) and I also used them to wrap my shoes in.
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