Cruising Seasons: When to Go Where
Cruising Seasons: When to Go Where Whether you're cruising the entire world or just a little part of it during a weeklong vacation, the weather will play a key role in your happiness. It can also make a difference in how much your trip costs. In general, the best time to visit the Caribbean is the winter, starting in December. The temperatures in that part of the world are lovely during the fall, as well, but that's also hurricane season, and you could lose your entire vacation to rain if you happen to catch the wrong week. The high season in the ...
Top Family Cruises
Top Family Cruises It's impossible for anyone but you to decide which cruise ship makes the most sense for your personal vacation. Your budget, your family members' personalities, and your ideas about ideal ports of call are going to be key factors in any cruise vacation you book. Having said that, a few cruise companies are doing their darnedest to get your family vacation business, and they consistently rank highest in multiple surveys done by several sources throughout the industry. The reasons they tend to score highest include affordable pricing, good kids' activities and clubs, good onboard facilities and areas for children, ...
Choosing The Right Ship
SOMETIMES, you will use your ship as nothing more than a home base from which to explore ports of call. In other cases, your ship will be a destination unto itself-bigger and more packed with activities than some of the towns where it will dock. And in both cases, whether you want to be aboard a mammoth vessel or within a cozier setting, you can have either top-shelf luxury or more affordable amenities. There are big ships and small ships, luxurious ships and value brands, in multiple combinations. Ship Tours Even if you have never before set foot aboard a boat of ...
Cruise Ships
Crystal Symphony
Crystal Symphony At 781 feet long, the Symphony is the smallest of Crystal Cruises’...
Celebrity Infinity
Celebrity Infinity The Infinity is one of Celebrity’s newer ships, launched...
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Top Family Cruises
Top Family Cruises It’s impossible for anyone but you to decide which cruise...
Choosing The Right Ship
SOMETIMES, you will use your ship as nothing more than a home base from which to...
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Shopping Cruise Insurance
Cruise Insurance Most of the cruise companies offer them with varying degrees of protection and for various prices. Should you buy a travel insurance plan? The truth is, it usually doesn’t hurt to get one. Especially aboard the value-oriented cruise ships that cater to kids, prices for the travel insurance plans are kept low enough to be affordable... [Read more of this review]
CHOOSING A CRUISE SHIP
CHOOSING A CRUISE SHIP CHOOSING A CRUISE SHIP and itinerary is just the beginning of your vacation-planning process. After you’ve selected the cruise itself, it’s time to start thinking about shore excursions, before- and after-cruise land vacation deals, airline tickets, travel insurance, and more. Luckily, most of the major cruise lines... [Read more of this review]
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU expect to pay
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU expect to pay for your family cruise vacation? It’s a simple question, but the answer depends on various decisions you make. Will you cruise for three days or three months? Do you want the most spacious, top-level cabin with a private balcony? Do you want to stay aboard and enjoy the ship’s free amenities? Or will you... [Read more of this review]
Kids’ Rates
Kids’ Rates At the other end of the age spectrum, there are a couple of different ways to save money when booking a trip with your children. For starters, some cruise lines offer kids’ discounts on a seasonal basis. Crystal Cruises promoted a Kids Sail Free program during the summer of 2005 aboard its ships in Alaska. The discount was good... [Read more of this review]
Senior Cruise Discounts
Senior Rates If you’re a “seasoned” citizen, or if you’re bringing grandpa or grandma along on your family cruise vacation, you’ll be happy to learn that senior citizen discounts are indeed available aboard some cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise Line, for instance, offers discounts for anyone fifty-five years or older on some... [Read more of this review]
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