Today’s guest post is written by Georgena, who has joined PackThePJs as Tracey’s ‘KidzCruises’ partner. Friends since college days, Georgena is a primary school teacher by day, but cruise enthusiast when outside the classroom. Georgena can be found writing on the blog’s巡航页面, while also being found onFacebook,twitter,pinterest和Instagram.

As a child I was taken on many cruises by my family. We mainly took Mediterranean cruises, with each cruise taking us to new ports each time. The cabins rarely had balconies, but I remember spending hours staring out the windows; I loved staring at the sea, looking for land (and dolphins).

我妈妈总是说巡游是她的理想假期。她一直想探索我们去哪里。我经常听到她与朋友谈论巡航。这些是她一直用来将该概念“出售”给他们的观点：

• 其他人在开车；您是乘客享受旅程
• You unpack once for the whole holiday, yet visit several countries
• 您不必担心食物和饮料，因为所有食物都包括在内
• The cruise line offers a range of excursions, so exploring is very easy
• The children get to visit lots of different places.

Then versus Now

当然，自从我还是个孩子以来，邮轮已经发生了现出变化。他们现在不仅有适合儿童的俱乐部，而且还可以超过冒险假期期间提供的活动！在我生孩子之前，我喜欢旅行。我经常进行折扣巡游以捕捉一个新区域。我没有花很多时间（和金钱）前往我可能不喜欢的新国家，而是参加了在那里港口停靠的巡游。我可以在陆地上的一日访问中获得快照，这将决定我是否会独立前往那里探索更多。在典型的巡游中，我可以采样3或4个新国家。我没有参加船舶游览，而是安排了自己的观光。让游轮带我在目的地之间带我很完美。

However, when I had children, we stopped going on cruises. Two children in quick succession changed our focus and for the last 12 years we’ve holidayed within the UK.

未来

Having recently spent time on a new cruise ship – well, a ‘floating resort’ best described it! The new generation of ships focusses on every traveller, from the really young, through to the seniors. Everyone is catered for. ‘Back in the day’ cruise ships were known for copious food, overeating and gaining weight. But now ships have modern gyms, exercise classes, and amazing spas. As a child, the ships I travelled on had very little to entertain me – I used to play lots of board games and hide and seek!

我的孩子 - 现在的青少年 - 会喜欢经过精心设计的俱乐部，以适应他们的年龄。没什么幼稚的……很多游戏机！It means we can all holiday together, yet also have some quality time apart enjoying the activities onboard that appeal to us (they will want to do all the ‘adrenaline’ things – I’ll be happy lounging in the spa with a cocktail!) And when our ship docks, I can put my past travel knowledge to use and plan some independent family exploration.

我迫不及待地想让特蕾西（Tracey）和我自己（以及我们的家人）体验过去几年中更多的宏伟船只，并跟随目前正在建设的船只。创新令人垂涎。很难相信您实际上是在船上。

巡游是一种探索世界的神话般，无压力的方式。现在也有很多目的地选择 - 我已经有很多赶上