A cruise I'd like to take...

The War Department has a dream of taking a cruise someday. I've let her know my days at sea are long over. This might qualify as an exception to that rule...

(From ananova.com) Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.

Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.

When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.

Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.

The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.

The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.

"They are worse than the pirates," said Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov. "At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder," he continued.

Found the story via Jihad Watch. It's probably an indication of a sinful nature but my first response is, "Do they give discounts?"

In case it isn't apparent, I've no sympathy for pirates. If you're gonna play, be prepared to pay.