A friend once quipped that I’m a “shipaholic” and, yes, I plead guilty. Here are my picks for the ten best reasons for taking a cruise.

10. My steward brings breakfast to the stateroom and I sit sipping coffee on the balcony with no time pressure.

9. The ultimate freedom of days at sea, when I can be as active or lazy as I please.

8. Returning from a morning workout at the gym to find my stateroom in pristine condition, the bed made, new towels and my mess better organized.

7. Food, food, food. I certainly believe the urban legend that cruisers put on an average of five pounds per week.

6. Proceeds from bingo go to the cruise line instead of the Catholic Church.

5. There is no better way to visit some areas of the world including Antarctica, the Greek Islands, the Baltic or transit the Panama Canal.

4. With rare exceptions, officers and crew go out of their way to ensure my voyage is wonderful and problem-free.

3. Casting off from home port, watching the shore fade in into the distance, is as thrilling today as it was in the time of Columbus.

2. The sexiest men alive are ships’ officers, the more stripes the better.

1. The sense of being at sea, the gentle rocking of the ships and a peaceful mind because I left the harried, worried, stressed out me in home port.

Would love to hear some of your best reasons to take a cruise!

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