Cruising Through Life
An estimated 73.7 million Americans will
travel outside the United States in 2011, estimates Business Monitor International. While air travel sales remain on a perpetual roller coaster of ebbs and flows, cruises grew more popular for wealthier Americans. Business Monitor International reports that in 2011, 9.6 million will have traveled outside the United States by cruise. The Cruise Line International Association plans to welcome 22 new ships to its 25 lines. A 12-night stay in the Mediterranean on luxury cruise liner Celebrity Solstice costs $9,299 per person.
