| As more and more of us are leading busy lives, and | | | | saw this on numerous occasions during the last cheap |
| the pressures of work constantly on the rise, going | | | | cruise I was on. |
| away on that cruising holiday may not be as relaxing | | | | Are the days of people reading by the top deck pool |
| as it sounds. Cruising is all about getting away from it | | | | numbered? (not for the Cheap Cruises I go on). |
| all, relaxing in the sun, finding cheap places to eat on | | | | Research from a leading UK newspaper suggests |
| excursions. However, more and more people are using | | | | that one in five couples argue on holiday, due to their |
| this free, relaxation time to use the ships internet | | | | partner accessing work online. The terrible truth behind |
| café or wi-fi to check work emails. | | | | this, is that maybe people are so used to the hustle |
| This "work addiction" was seen years ago, when | | | | and bustle of everyday life, they are unable to |
| mobile phones were all the rage, but now it appears to | | | | completely relax, even when on holiday, floating in the |
| have switched to emails. Cruise holiday agencies are | | | | sun. |
| responding to this demand, by increasing the use of | | | | In twenty years time, will most people be lying by the |
| Wi-Fi on board ships. So not only are people moving | | | | pool chatting to colleagues on MSN instead, or finishing |
| from mobiles to email for work communication, they | | | | off that report due in on the first day back? Only time |
| are also going as far as taking their works laptop on | | | | will tell. |
| board and emailing from the top deck by the pool. I | | | | |