THE INTERNATIONAL - International Indian
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Top: A typical JE stateroom –<br />
it is comfortable enough for four<br />
people. With kids extra care must<br />
be taken when using the balcony<br />
Brilliance of the seas in Venice waters-it's amazing to see giant cruise ships enter Venice harbour and find a berth<br />
A Family Cruise Holiday:<br />
Fun with Three Generations at Sea<br />
There’s something extraordinary about a cruise holiday and it’s not just about being out at sea, it’s the<br />
whole package of a floating five star hotel, first rate facilities, Broadway style entertainment, and great food<br />
anytime you feel like it. Combine all that and you have a vacation that’s probably the most restful as holidays<br />
go, offering options for enough sightseeing without the stress of lugging heavy baggage around or wondering<br />
where to eat, or rushing to catch flights. Make it a family affair with three generations at sea and you have a<br />
memory filled holiday of a lifetime.<br />
Three generations at sea-two Raj’s and four Parkers: It’s<br />
not mandatory but few voyagers can pass up a “Welcome on<br />
Board” photo as an official cruise souvenir<br />
[ By Frank raj ]<br />
Tirzah Sanjana our three-yearold<br />
grand-daughter and Rivkah<br />
Supriya her 7 year old Didi could<br />
hardly believe their eyes when they first<br />
spotted the huge cruise liner waiting to<br />
sail. As our taxi pulled up at Barcelona’s<br />
port where the Brilliance of the Seas<br />
was docked at the pier, watching their<br />
reactions was a treat in itself. A big cruise<br />
ship looks like a floating city, awesome<br />
to anyone who sees it for the first time.<br />
The girls already delighted with their red<br />
polka dot flamenco dresses we bought at<br />
the boarding area boutique, were jubilant<br />
about their first seafaring adventure.<br />
Posing enthusiastically for the ship’s<br />
photographer as he snapped a ‘welcome<br />
on board’ picture, they could hardly<br />
wait to get going. Apart from having to<br />
deposit our <strong>Indian</strong> passports, check-in<br />
was fairly painless, and our family of six<br />
boarded Royal Caribbean’s ‘Radiance<br />
Class’ Brilliance of the Seas for a twelve<br />
night Mediterranean cruise starting and<br />
ending in Barcelona, Spain.<br />
We had arrived in Barcelona two<br />
nights in advance to relax and do a bit of<br />
sightseeing. It was a good idea because<br />
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