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Posted: 6 years ago | 813 Views

Does the NEWS impact your Daily Life and does it Influence your Cruising?

I need a cruise right now to get away from the NEWS ... I have found myself in a crazy position of watching cable news (all 3 channels - MSNBC, CNN and FOX) throughout the day and night - nonstop - constant background noise as I work on various projects ...I watch all 3 to see the different perspective they take BUT have seriously become addicted to this craziness.

When Barcelona happened, I immediately search to see what cruise ships were in port and cringed at the thought of innocent cruisers wandering through port ...

I obviously crossed Guam and Venezuela off my travel list ... Without getting "political", I watch in horror as America implodes before our very eyes ...

I have never done this in my life and am actually getting concerned at my obsession yet when I am on a cruise, I pay little if any attention to what's going on in the world.

Anybody else experiencing this odd phenomena right now ...

13 Answers

Posted: 6 years ago

The older I get the less I watch the news. Can't think of a single example of where my worrying changed the course of anything on the news.

I generally check national and local news once a day--mostly just a quick skim unless there is actually something new going on.

Unless there is a direct and credible threat to my destination, I'm not going to let the news interfere with my cruise addiction Big Smile
Posted: 6 years ago

I'll be honest. I'm going to North Carolina in October and am a bit worried. This unnecessary stirring up of racial tension is ridiculous. I just want to travel the country and enjoy other parts of America without having to worry about a riot or being harassed.

I will say all my trips so far to the south have been fine except for one isolated incident. Overall people there are friendlier than here in California.

One reason I love being on a cruise ship is no news and (almost) everyone is in a great mood.

Posted: 6 years ago

I understand your concern DV about what is going on. This is the main reason I quit watching the news years ago. It seems if they have nothing good to report ever. I read most of my news from several different outlets and I can not stand listening to the pundits on the networks. Don't care which one it appears to this old guy they are more concerned about their views than the truth and before folks get upset I don't care what side of the political ideology they are on.

I do pay attention to what is happening in the world but it's has not stopped. Me from picking a cruise yet.

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