Cruising can be the best and most cost effective vacation that you can take.
Once you book and pay for your cruise, almost all of your other eminities are taken care of as well.
But, for many people, there can still be some concerns about a cruise: Will the ship be too crowed? Will I like the food or the service? Will there be enough for me to do on my cruise.
After many years of taking cruises, I have been able to determine a method of picking the best possible cruise.
There are a number of things to consider during your research and selection process that will make your next cruise the best that it can be.
1.
Look at the ship itself.
Was the ship built before 1999? Is the cruise ship smaller than 90,000 gross tonnes? Is it shorter than a 7 day Itinerary? If you answer yes to any or all of these questions, then chances are, it will be a sub-standard cruise.
In my experience, there is no way around it.
Some cruise lines have many cruises that still utilize older vessels.
These older vessels often make simply the 3,4,5 day cruises.
If you select a seven day cruise on a good size ship, newer vessel then you should be okay.
2.
Read Cruise Ship Reviews.
Just like in example number one, the cruise ship itself will make much of the difference.
Look up "cruise ship reviews" in a search engine, and find some reviews for the ship that you are considering.
Ignore the reviews that are either too negative or too positive, in my experience, no cruise is ever as bad as some of the negative reviews make it look.
Please remember that different people have different criteria for enjoyment.
Read the reviews, but read them carefully.
3.
Do not Select a cruise by Price alone The price of a cruise is often determined by the demand for that cruise.
If the cruise is going to fill quickly, then they will raise the price of the remaining staterooms.
If they believe that they will have difficulty filling that particular itinerary, then they will lower the price.
It seems to me that if they are having trouble filling a specific cruise then there might be a a reason for it.
But just remember that the most expensive cruises won't necessarily be the best.
Once you book and pay for your cruise, almost all of your other eminities are taken care of as well.
But, for many people, there can still be some concerns about a cruise: Will the ship be too crowed? Will I like the food or the service? Will there be enough for me to do on my cruise.
After many years of taking cruises, I have been able to determine a method of picking the best possible cruise.
There are a number of things to consider during your research and selection process that will make your next cruise the best that it can be.
1.
Look at the ship itself.
Was the ship built before 1999? Is the cruise ship smaller than 90,000 gross tonnes? Is it shorter than a 7 day Itinerary? If you answer yes to any or all of these questions, then chances are, it will be a sub-standard cruise.
In my experience, there is no way around it.
Some cruise lines have many cruises that still utilize older vessels.
These older vessels often make simply the 3,4,5 day cruises.
If you select a seven day cruise on a good size ship, newer vessel then you should be okay.
2.
Read Cruise Ship Reviews.
Just like in example number one, the cruise ship itself will make much of the difference.
Look up "cruise ship reviews" in a search engine, and find some reviews for the ship that you are considering.
Ignore the reviews that are either too negative or too positive, in my experience, no cruise is ever as bad as some of the negative reviews make it look.
Please remember that different people have different criteria for enjoyment.
Read the reviews, but read them carefully.
3.
Do not Select a cruise by Price alone The price of a cruise is often determined by the demand for that cruise.
If the cruise is going to fill quickly, then they will raise the price of the remaining staterooms.
If they believe that they will have difficulty filling that particular itinerary, then they will lower the price.
It seems to me that if they are having trouble filling a specific cruise then there might be a a reason for it.
But just remember that the most expensive cruises won't necessarily be the best.
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