I never had a desire to cruise as "people were falling overboard all the time". My son and daughter-in-law were going to take my 2 year old grandson (first grandchild!) on a cruise AND it was NOT going to happen without me there to make sure he didn't fall overboard! My husband and I accompanied them and within minutes of boarding I realized there was NO WAY of someone accidentally falling overboard. This was 6 years ago and have taken 8 cruises since!! I love it!