"Funding a trip to Antarctica is certainly a luxury, anyway you go. I couldn't find details about the Disney cruise you mention in your letter but I took a look at a few other cruises being offered and the cost for a family of four today is about $10,000 per person, but could cost as much as $50,000. Assuming a 5 percent rate of inflation for these cruises, you'd need to save between $36,000 and $72,000 just for a budget cruise."
"Hearing stories of my mom's travels in the Air Force before she had me, it was my dream as a kid to see all seven continents before having my first child. In my 20s, I traveled frugally; a scholarship brought me to Europe and South America. I got engaged in Asia, honeymooned in Africa, and did a babymoon while six months pregnant in Australia on my husband's work travel points."
The correspondent traveled frugally in her 20s, visiting Europe and South America on a scholarship, getting engaged in Asia, honeymooning in Africa, and taking a babymoon in Australia using travel points. The correspondent wants to visit Antarctica with a spouse and two children in about 12 years to mark a 20th anniversary and the kids' high school graduations, and targets saving about $50,000. Current cruise offerings show costs around $10,000 per person for a family of four and up to $50,000. Assuming 5 percent annual inflation, the projected budget for a cruise could be roughly $36,000 to $72,000.
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