Cheaper breaks attract younger crowd as climbing, skating and cafes add to onboard pleasures

Kirsty Scott and Patrick Barkham
The Guardian

It was once the preserve of the moneyed and the aged, the only ones with the cash and inclination to float across the world's oceans in the lap of luxury.

Now cruising is one of the UK's favourite holiday options, with the number of Britons taking cruise holidays topping the 1 million mark for the first time ever, according to figures released today by the Passenger Shipping Association for sea and river cruises last year. And it appears the average age is dropping ......
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