Philosophically, life itself is an odyssey if you apply Merriam-Webster's definition. However, on a more practical note, a cruise can take you on a "long voyage marked by many changes" right now! Today cruises are more popular than ever.

Cruises provide an opportunity to see many different places in foreign lands. Unlike land-based vacations, with a cruise the means of getting to your destination is just as enjoyable as the destination. In fact, the time at sea is so enjoyable to some that they book Trans-Atlantic cruises where the time at sea is the experience and the ports-of-call are incidental.

There are so many activities on cruises these days that even the pre-school age children have fun. Cruises are no longer the old-fogy vacation. There are cruises for all interests and even specialized cruises geared towards whatever theme you can imagine: singles, lifestyles, music genres, you name it. Companies can even book group cruises for specific trainings and seminars. How would you like to take a cruise and have it be a business expense?