Life on cruise control  Chad Filley  Chad Filley  Chad Filley
Guest Columnist  There are a few things that anyone
contemplating a cruise must consider before saying “Bon Voyage.”
The brochures make the thought of going on a modern day Titanic
seem like one of life’s greatest decisions … It’s a no-brainer,
right?  My wife and I went on an August cruise to Alaska’s
Inside Passage. We had some great times but there were also
things we hadn’t anticipated. First, we paid lots of U.S.
currency to stay in a room half the size of a prison cell. Let’s
just say that child protective services would intervene on the
welfare of our children if we expected them to live in a bedroom
this small. The bathrooms were even smaller. I had to back out
of the shower and turn around and then back in just to be able
to wash my other side. The ironic thing was the shower had a
safety bar. What was this for?  There’s no chance a person could
fall in there, tilt maybe, but not fall.  Everyone raves about
the food, which is good, but the