If you want to eat delicious gourmet food, enjoy live theater and visit some the most beautiful beaches in the world, a cruise is a great vacation. But what if you want to go off the beaten path a bit, and do something really adventurous?
Turns out, taking a cruise could be your best bet if you want to be more intrepid. Booking a trip that visits far-flung ports of call could be your ticket to an exciting journey. But the proof is in the pictures: Check out 10 things you’d never guess you could see on a cruise.
Play a round of golf on the world’s northernmost golf course in Iceland
Go on a mangrove safari in Brunei
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See a Tasmanian devil Down Under
![Tasmanian_Devil_11](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tasmanian-Devil-creative-commons-Travis-1650x1100.jpg)
Tour the desert of Oman in four-wheel-drive
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Follow in the footsteps of Indiana Jones at Petra
![Petra, the Monastery](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Petra-creative-commons-Arian-Zwegers-1650x1100.jpg)
Visit the farm that inspired the Anne of Green Gables series on Prince Edward Island
![AnneGreenGables creative commons David Mertl](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/AnneGreenGables-creative-commons-David-Mertl-1650x1100.jpg)
Check out the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
![Brandeburg Gate creative commons Stacey MacNaught](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Brandeburg-Gate-creative-commons-Stacey-MacNaught-1650x1237.jpg)
Kiss the Blarney Stone on the Emerald Isle
![Blarney Stone creative commons Heather Elias](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Blarney-Stone-creative-commons-Heather-Elias-1650x1077.jpg)
Walk a section of the Great Wall of China
![Great Wall of China creative commons rarbol2004](http://webapps.royalcaribbean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Great-Wall-of-China-creative-commons-rarbol2004-1650x1100.jpg)
Play some volleyball on Rio’s Copacabana Beach
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