If you've never considered it before, then you should really think about taking a cruise on your next holiday. While it may not be a terrible obvious choice for younger people especially, it's one that you should really consider. With so much competition the price of cruises is really coming down quickly. The cruise is no longer the sole domain of the old age pensioner who spends a ton of someone's inheritance on one last final holiday hurrah before settling down into their final home.
No, cruises are now open to everyone and there's no reason for you to not want to take a cruise now that the price is reasonable and now that the destinations offered are growing every single day. There are thousands of ports in the world that can take cruise ships, and there are even more itineraries being offered for your first Holiday cruise, if that's what you decide that you want to do. For those who are a little younger and are thinking about doing their first cruise, there are a huge selection of options for a Holiday cruise that are not all cheesy entertainment, formal dinners that require fancy clothes and port calls at dulls places where you cannot have fun or even party.
No, you'll see that there are a lot of cruises that are actually explicitly dedicated to the 18-35 market. On these cruises you should expect that the atmosphere will be much more relaxed than you've found on other cruise ships in the past. This sort of Holiday cruise will be all about fun, with buffet dinners always available, and no-one telling you what you have to wear to dinner. There will be dance-floors that are open for as long as you want there are no rules governing opening hours on a cruise ship of course.
However, if you want to travel with a family there are similar cruises that are more geared towards that sort of market. There are a wide number of swimming pools for the family market cruise, many will look like water parks, somewhere that kids can spend almost everyday.
For parents there will be the chance to go on a number of exciting excursions that can really get you immersed in the culture. Meanwhile the kids can stay on the boat if they want it's their holiday after all, and they will certainly be safe just where they are.