For some of us, a vacation is to discover new destinations, places steeped in history and heritage; for others, it could mean a culinary adventure or entertainment and shopping. For me and my family, it’s all of this and more. We take a vacation to destress, to rejuvenate and recharge. The destination apart, however, these days getting there itself has become anxiety-ridden. The congested airports, for one, say when you have to take connecting flights from Heathrow or the passport controls and the security frisking when travelling anywhere to the West. So, the best holiday for me is to go to just a one-stop destination and stay put so that I don’t have to deal with the angst of packing and unpacking or the drudgery of going from one place to another. It was in search of such a vacation option that we discovered the cruise—vacation on the high seas on a floating city.