Now we always thought cats were scared of water — but apparently, cougars love it.

Carnival Cruise Lines declawed a group of Cougars — rejecting the idea that a boat should become a playground.

Apparently, no one at Carnival has ever heard of the USS Minnow and why Ginger had her sights set on Gilligan.

Now for anyone living in a cave for the past 10 years, the cougar craze started when the HBO show Sex and the City became popular and one of the characters, Samantha, became the female version of a man. (Though true Cougars would argue they’ve been around forever, look at Queen Elizabeth.) What was once a fad has become an accepted practice — older women dating younger men.

Say what you will, but this den of cougars has become an affluent demographic that travel companies would be smart to address. Carnival, however, disagrees and wants to maintain a family friendly atmosphere. (And we imagine the bar bills are a lot less.)

If the cougars are growling for boy toy cruises, then Carnival — which sounds a little too much like Carnal — should go ahead and give them what they want. As soon as Carnival put the kibosh on this particular plan, another cruise was quickly booked some where else with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

However, according the Sun-Sentinel, Carnival canceled the Cougar Cruise — which was basically a boat load of hungry women and wide eyed young men. The cruise line had before allowed the Lambs to the Slaughter ship.

Rich Grosse, the executive producer of CougarEvents.com and chairman of The Society of Single Professionals, told the Sun Sentinel, roughly 300 cougars and cubs set sail on a “very successful” trip aboard the Carnival Elation in December.

However, when SinglesTravelCompany.com tried to book another Cougar Cruise, Carnival rejected the idea.

“We have decided not to have any future groups on our ships booked on this theme,” Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz told the Sun Sentinel.

Since then, two more cruises have already been planned, and no doubt, more will come.

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