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Matt Gross Parties on the New Love Boat

February 26, 2007 at 10:19 AM | 0 Comments

This week's New York Times travel section steamed into port with a bounty of cruise reports. (We read them so you don't have to.) But it's not all shuffleboard and overpriced trinkets. Things get spicy with a story from Frugal Matt about his latest adventure: a ride on easyCruiseOne.

True, we remember reading this article last year. But we admit that easyCruiseOne has all the ingredients needed to remain the most talked about ship in the Caribbean. Gorgeous French women? Check. Stories of a strip club named Seaman's? Check. Two for one happy hours? Two checks for the price of one.

The ship also sets itself apart with its a la carte business model. Food, drinks and maid service are all optional. The easyCruise focus is on partying in the hot tub, but Matt enjoyed two of the three--also optional--shore excursions he took. So would he do it all again?

as I walked down the gangway, I realized I was, if not a cruise person, then at least an easyCruise person

Hey, we'll drink to that.

[Photo: lathahey]

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· Sailing with Few Frills or Inhibitions [NYT]
· Simplifying EasyCruise [Budget Travel]
· easyCruise [Official Site]