![]() ![]() Aside from the occasional captain's wife, stowaways, or gender-hiding adventure-seekers, few crews tolerated a feminine presence. Once there was a time when it was rare to find a woman on a ship. It took planning and guts and sometimes weeks, but there was simply no other way to transverse the ocean then. Although, as in the historical nonfiction book Maiden Voyages by Siân Evans, ocean travel also used to be a chance to change lives.Ī hundred years ago, if great-grandma wanted to travel overseas, whether as an immigrant or for pleasure, it's likely that she had just one option: she went to a port, bought a ticket or got a job, and boarded a ship. Eliminate a school loan, donate to charity, and then take a vacation, maybe a cruise to somewhere exotic. ![]() Pay some bills, or splurge on a vehicle perhaps. What would you do if you won the lottery? ![]()
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