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It should have been, because going by my son Sam’s huge grins, casting adrift with the Cookie Monster, Elmo and Big Bird is about as cool as you get.

It’s even more surreal because the onboard backdrop is one of the world’s top beaches, Grace Bay on Providenciales in Turks And Caicos.

The 12-mile stretch of idyllic beach is so revered around the globe that luxury inclusive holiday operator Sandals has named its Turks And Caicos family resort Beaches after it.

And while Grace Bay tops the world beach rankings, Beaches tops the world’s family resorts. It’s perfection in paradise.

Even minus the Sesame Street catamaran cruise, Beaches is one-of-a-kind with its own huge waterpark, four distinct themed villages, six pools, 19 restaurants, 15 bars, supervised kids camps, teen discos, swim-up bars and an Xbox lounge.