{"id":95,"date":"2012-03-16T12:24:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/blog\/?p=95"},"modified":"2015-02-03T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T16:25:25","slug":"seniors-travel-have-you-crossed-everything-off-your-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2012\/03\/16\/seniors-travel-have-you-crossed-everything-off-your-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Travel: Have You Crossed Everything Off Your Bucket List?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">We now use the term \u201cBucket List\u201d when in the past it referred to \u201cKicking the bucket\u201d.\u00a0 Times have changed!\u00a0 People are living longer, retiring earlier and, in general, enjoying a longer, healthier life. Best of all, seniors are now able more than ever to take those dream vacations and enjoy their golden days.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This is your time to enjoy! Treat yourself to the gift of travel because <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">time<\/span> is now your friend. The destinations are endless and the means of travel are diverse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not sure what your travel options are?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a short primer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Land independent Travel<\/strong> \u2013 Everything is booked and arranged for you, but no escort is provided. You\u2019re on your own to explore and enjoy the destination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Land Escorted Tours<\/strong> &#8211; An escort is with you throughout the complete trip.\u00a0 They make sure you get from point A to point B as planned all while having some fun along the way. Most of these tours are operated in groups.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cruising<\/strong> &#8211; Unpack your bags once and enjoy a variety of cruise ports! There are cruise lines available to match every lifestyle in a multitude of destinations. Want a specific time away? No problem! There are also many cruise length options &#8211; from 3 to 4 days all the way up to 150 day world cruises.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cruisetours<\/strong> \u2013 This combines a cruise with a land tour package at the beginning or end of the cruise. \u00a0The land package segment is escorted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>River Cruising<\/strong> \u2013 This is a fast-growing and wonderful way to see the rivers of the world. Just like a regular cruise, you unpack your suitcase once, but the atmosphere and port access is quite different. Because the ships are much smaller and river ports often land you in the middle of small towns and villages, you will get to stop in more intimate ports, be close to the castles and cathedrals of Europe, see the wonders of Egypt or explore the temples of Asia much more easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The best time to travel is off-season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want the most value for your money, you will take this advice to heart. Look for times when children are back in school and the crowds are more manageable. This usually means any time from September to March (Exclude Spring Break, summer and Holidays) and into the beginning of May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get started checking off those dream vacations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Book Early! It is a misperception that prices will always go down. Unfortunately, as we see everything is going up.\u00a0 To get the best price, desired tour, stateroom or flight, it\u2019s a smart idea to start planning several months ahead with the help of a trusted travel agent professional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go get your Passport and start spending your kids\u2019 inheritance! Where would you love to go<\/strong>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We now use the term \u201cBucket List\u201d when in the past it referred to \u201cKicking the bucket\u201d.  Times have changed!  People are living longer, retiring earlier and, in general, enjoying a longer, healthier life. Best of all, seniors are now able more than ever to take those dream vacations and enjoy their golden days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8,14,6],"class_list":["post-95","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-2","tag-advice","tag-seniors","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}