Any cougars and cubs who were looking to party on the high seas this summer will have been dismayed to see that Carnival Cruise Lines refused to run Singles Travel Company’s 2nd Cougar Cruise.

Carnival pulled out of hosting a second event this year, claiming that it was purely a “business” decision - despite media speculation that Carnival had decided to shy away from thee cougar/cub scene.

Fortunately for sea-loving cougars and cubs, the mantle has been passed to another leading cruise operator, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean. The fun will go ahead, departing from Los Angeles on May 16 for seven nights of fun along the Mexican Riviera. Last year’s cruise attracted around 300 cougars and cubs, and organisers say it’s likely to be bigger and better this year.

Whilst the cruise is going ahead, the incident has raised questions about prejudices towards cougars and cubs. Travel experts have claimed that Carnival pulled out of the cruise to protect its family-friendly image. Does that mean that cougars and cubs are something that companies want to hide away from? We hope not!

Good news…someone has had the idea to create a brand new TV dating gameshow all about sexy cubs and hot cougars. Here at Cougared.com we’re excited at the prospect of Cougar Den hitting our screens in Spring 2010.

Hosted by cougar champion Dr Fayr Barkley, the show features a single cougar and three cubs who compete for her affections. Each cougar must select their cub based on his voice and his answers to her questions, before meeting him for dates to decide if he cuts it as her cub.

The show combines elements of familair series as the ‘Let’s Make a Deal’, Dating Game’, ‘Blind Date’ and ‘Dr.Phil”.

Filmed in Hollywood Center Studios as well as in various locations in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the show will go out to 40 million households on 135 US TV markets. We feel a new TV obsession coming on.

Being a cougar is about way more than just having a thing for younger men, it’s also an attitude; a way of thinking that shows you are a liberated, confident and proactive woman who knows what she wants.

Take Debora Jo Myers for example - the creator of LadyFire.com, a cool (or should that be hot) little site packed full of sexy, inspiring and entertaining articles and opinions.

Debora says, “A Life without Fire, is like a heart without passion”. So if you want to turn the temperature up in your love life, check out LadyFire today.