I must admit that my experience of watching movies while travelling had always been a bit of a disaster. When I am on a plane I never seem to find anything decent at all. A particularly traumatic flight when I was stuck with the choice of Legally Blonde or one of those Lethal Weapon things still remain fresh in my memory. I went with Legally Blonde by the way but I still have my doubts about having made the right choice.
Anyway, that was nothing compared to the horrific bus journey I once undertook in South America. If you can imagine 10 hours on bumpy roads accompanied by a badly pirated copy of the entire Home Alone series dubbed into Spanish then I am sure that you sympathise with me.
So you can imagine my delight when I discovered that modern cruise ships such as Oasis of the Seas offer the very latest films to their guests. These are shown in classy theatres and a lot of the vessels also have amazing poolside theatres which are brilliant for late night films under the stars. I hear that they even lay on the popcorn for you.
This is likely to be a big attraction of the trip for a film buff like me. I don’t get to the cinema as much as I would like to and the chance to see some of the latest movies in a relaxed setting just sounds too good to be true. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it is one of the key factors I will be taking into account for my future holidays.
I really enjoy travelling but the thought of a long and dull journey often puts me of the idea before I even pack my flip flops and factor 40 sun cream. Just 2 or 3 hours on a plane can seem like torture to me. For some reason I just can’t seem to ever be able to concentrate on books, magazine or even the undoubted comedic talents of Reese Witherspoon.
Home Comforts Close to Hand
If I compare the thought of twisting and turning in my seat for a couple of hours to a longer but infinitely more comfortable journey then there is no comparison in my book. I guess it also saves that age old problem of not knowing what to do in the evenings when I am far from home. I have tried watching films abroad but the closest I have got to an enjoyable experience so far was a showing of Shrek 2 in Italian. With cruise ship movies I can settle down and watch new films in English knowing that I am not far from my cabin and all sorts of home comforts.
If this sounds like the easy option then I make no apologies for preferring it that way. My days of getting travel sick while watching the lovable MacAulay Culkin lay all sort of lavish and frankly improbable traps for bungling crooks are long gone. Can you blame me?