Beyond the enticement of shows and sun, the cruises also offer fans the chance to spend time hanging out with the musicians onboard.

Alaskan cruises offer adventurous on-shore activities, suited especially towards children aged over eight years old.

For the musicians, too, the cruise offers more than an ordinary engagement.

The cruise offers memorable moments for older children, but younger ones might find it too long.

According to Meg Maiden, the association's marketing director, every cruise offers informal lessons for anyone interested.

The one-and-a-half-hour cruise also offers a clambake at $22 for adults and $18 for children.

While tours and cruises offer plenty of distractions, camps pack a lot of lessons into a short period.

But Norwegian cruises offer views of a stunning, often remote coastline that invites exploration.

I thought a cruise would offer an ideal way to get to the different courses, see the Swedish countryside and meet some fellow golfers.

Baltic cruises offer a fascinating, cultural view of northern Europe.