Remarkably, the world’s luxury cruise ship fleet is set to double in the next eight years as 43 new ships are currently on order.

I suppose one might wonder why they are building all of these ships.  Well, the answer is really pretty simple:

1. There are 80,000,000 baby boomers retiring at a rate of 10,000 every day.
2. This demographic enjoys the “unpack once” ease of an ocean or river cruise.

Carol and I have made it our goal to personally sail on all of the luxury ocean and river cruise brands. And by luxury, we define that as 4-star and up. Furthermore, we tend not to care for ships with more than 1,000 passengers.

We sailed on one of those floating cities once and I wanted to jump overboard after the first day.

So far, Carol and I have sailed with Crystal Cruises (twice), Viking Ocean Cruises, Silversea Cruises, and Azamara Club Cruises. This photograph is one that I shot while sailing with Regent Seven Seas Cruises last summer.

So, want to know who is building all of these ships?  Take a peek at this list from the folks at Cruise Industry News:

Wow.  Quite the list.  Right?  Which one is on your bucket list?

If you would like to know the best way to book an ocean or river cruise, take a peek at this article.

And to book your next ocean or river cruise, please call Roaming Boomers Travel Services at (480) 550-1235 or use our convenient online information request form (click here) and we will reach out to you.

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