December 4, 2006
Niche cruise for people who want to talk politics on vacation
I've talked about niche cruises before, including the geeky sounding Macmania cruise. But does it get more geeky than the National Review's 2006 Post Election cruise? Here's the article if you're interested.
In case you hadn't already guessed, you won't be reading about a normal vacation:
The centerpiece of the cruises are panel discussions at which the speakers offer their learning and insights on various topics. This past cruise included panel discussions on the 2006 election results, the meaning of conservativism, the war on terror, the 2008 presidential race, the media and popular culture, and others.Posted by James Trotta at December 4, 2006 12:45 AM | TrackBack
I found the conservatism panel to be the most interesting, as Robert Bork, Ken Starr, Dinesh D'Souza, and Ward Connerly, among the other panelists, gave different but equally impressive (and ultimately compatible) answers to the question presented.
Boy, if I went on a cruise with those guys, somebody would be walking the plank!
Posted by: Sally Kilburg at December 4, 2006 5:26 PMSally really said all that came to mind when I heard about this cruise. Come to think about it this could be the ideal gift for a retired father-in-law: just make sure you book him on the other party's week out at sea.
Umm.. Might be a good one for my parents. My mother never seems to get that everyone doesn't one want to talk politics and two share her view point. My father is a retired Merchant Sea Captain. If the ship started shifting too much to the left, he could put it back on course! I love it. Just don't ask me to go.
Posted by: Pauline at December 6, 2006 6:52 AM