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The sold-out International Cougar Cruise took place aboard Carnival’s Fun Ship Elation bound for Ensenada, Mexico.
Guests participated in three nights of dancing and partying, featuring special guest Miss Cougar America.
It
was promoted as a cruise for the cougar who “knows exactly what she
wants … (and) what she doesn’t want is children, cohabitation or
commitment”.
was promoted as a cruise for the cougar who “knows exactly what she
wants … (and) what she doesn’t want is children, cohabitation or
commitment”.
Industry experts have welcomed the cruise, saying
that older women should not be discriminated against because of a
relationship with a younger man.
that older women should not be discriminated against because of a
relationship with a younger man.
"Age discrimination is perhaps
the most pervasive prejudice in American Society," Rich Gosse, Chairman
of The Society of Single Professionals in the US, a sponsor of the
cruise, said.
the most pervasive prejudice in American Society," Rich Gosse, Chairman
of The Society of Single Professionals in the US, a sponsor of the
cruise, said.
"Older
women, in particular, are victimized by our youth-oriented society.
They are regarded as 'non-sexy'... The truth is that there are millions
of American men who find older women attractive, and we will prove it
on the Cougar Cruise."
"2009 is the year of the Cougar," says Ann Thomas, Executive Director of The Singles Travel Company, said.
"We were surprised to discover that there has never been an International Cougar Cruise. Obviously this cruise is long overdue.”
Tickets cost from $US125 ($138) per person, for double occupancy. The ship set sail on December 4.
