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Thursday's Essay Preview

This is the first of 17 essays that cover our Southeast Asia cruise during March, 2010 - our tenth cruise.  The first paragraph of the first essay reads as follows: "There is a certain safety and security that can be appreciated when you are protected and followed pre-travel (and during your travels) by a well-known cruise-industry line.  For example, when my wife and I traveled to the Great Rivers of Europe via Grand Circle, a representative met us at each of the airports: the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Amsterdam, and Vienna, our final destination.  Nothing was left to chance, and there was someone at all points to shepherd us to the places we needed to go—even when a plane was missed in Amsterdam because of a prolonged security investigation of our carry-on baggage."

Thursday's Essay Excerpt - from the last paragraph of the essay

This essay was not intended to scare-off would-be world travelers; however, once aware of the kinds of things that require early thinking and preparation, the entire process becomes easier, more efficient, and less stressful.  Although it is comfortable being protected by a cruise company, a cruise company cannot nor will not remind you of all the activities and processes necessary prior to traveling.  As I said, the more you travel, the easier it becomes to remember everything.  One key for us is simply starting the process early.  For example, we began setting things out a month or more before traveling, and we were fully packed (except for small last-minute items) a full five days before leaving home.  It was Henry Ford who said, “Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success.”

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