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The explosion of cruise ship companies has coincided with the golden years of baby boomers, once the largest demographic cohort ever. Seniors and retirees who have saved and prepared for retirement ...

Conventional wisdom tells us that cruising is an easy way to travel more while crossing more countries off your bucket list, and sailing the open seas is often a popular retirement travel goal.