Cruising - Five Quick Tips Before Taking a Cruise Ship Vacation
Cruising is a wonderful and relaxed way to see several countries while enjoying the sun. Today, cruise trips are extremely popular due to their low cost and luxury travel experience.
However, like all travelling, there are a few things you need to be aware of before you start to plan your cruise ship vacation.
Here are some cruise tips to help guide you on your journey.
1. All inclusive cruises are not available
Most all cruise lines do not offer an all inclusive cruise package. Alcohols, soft drinks and even water all needs to be paid for when on cruise ships.
The only things included are the cruise itself, your cabin and generally at least 1-2 meals a day.
2. Shop around and consult different cruise agents
Cruise Agents are like travel agents, but are experts in cruising. Be prepared to tell the cruise agent exactly what you are looking for. You could visit 5 different agencies and receive 5 different quotes for the same cruise. In addition, look for deals in off weeks.
A fare may be $2000 one week and $800 the following week.
3. Be aware of added charges
If you are planning to cruise alone and don't want to share your cabin, you can anticipate a single's supplement charge of 10% to 100% of a per person's rate (depending on cruise line). In addition, a lot of cruises require you to pay extra for any on shore excursions, or any special activities that are offered on board. Be prepared to spend an additional 30% of the cost to take part in any of these activities.
4. Knowing when
the best time to cruise is
Cruising is usually a little cheaper during the spring or fall.
Weather can be uncertain, especially in the fall given many Caribbean destinations could have hurricane seasons during this time. This is something to watch out for. The dry season for Caribbean cruises is during the summer where as the rainy season is during the winter. Other cruise lines have short cruising seasons, such as Alaska cruises which normally run from May to September.
5. Have fun!
One of the most important tips that I can give to you on your cruise ship vacation is to have a great time. Relax! After all it's your vacation and you deserve to make the most out of it.
There are many things for you to do, fancy dinners and dressing up, meeting new friends, visiting exotic locations, being on deck in the sun, doing off shore excursions, and much more! It's important to have fun, so when you come back you feel better about yourself and that you got the most out of your time and money.
Remember, cruising is an absolutely exceptional way to spend your vacation. They are very relaxing and a very enjoyable way to spend some time away. However, like all vacations, you need to know what is required before purchasing your dream cruise ship vacation. Keep this in mind and I have no doubt your cruise trip will be a complete success
Cruise Critic and NLG Sign Content Licensing Agreement
PENNINGTON, NJ (ContentDesk) May 19, 2004 -- Cruise Critic the Internet's leading consumer information-based online cruise travel site, and NLG, one of the nation's largest online and offline leisure travel companies, have signed a content licensing agreement.
As a result, NLG will distribute select Cruise Critic content ? including cruise reviews, port of call profiles and feature stories ? across a host of travel sites. Specifically, Cruise Critic will furnish reviews of nearly 200 ships, cruise line profiles of more than 45 cruise lines, and destination-oriented features on 18 regions and 100 ports worldwide. NLG will supply the content to its owned brand websites...
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Cruising - Five Quick Tips Before Taking a Cruise Ship Vacation
Cruising is a wonderful and relaxed way to see several countries while enjoying the sun. Today, cruise trips are extremely popular due to their low cost and luxury travel experience.
However, like all travelling, there are a few things you need to be aware of before you start to plan your cruise ship vacation.
Here are some cruise tips to help guide you on your journey.
1. All inclusive cruises are not available
Most all cruise lines do not offer an all inclusive cruise package. Alcohols, soft drinks and even water all needs to be paid for when on cruise ships.
The only things included are the cruise itself, your cabin and generally at least 1-2 meals a day.
2. Shop around and consult different cruise agents
Cruise Agents are like travel agents, but are experts in cruising. Be prepared to tell the cruise agent exactly what you are looking for. You could visit 5 different agencies and receive...
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High Gas Prices and a Weak US Dollar Result in A Drop in Summer Cruise Prices
Nicholls, GA (ContentDesk) July 27,2006 -- According to a recent Los Angeles Times report, high gas prices and concerns about the weakness of the U.S. dollar could reduce summer travel figures. The drop-off may be especially apparent in August, and that factor will create a great many vacation opportunities. Cruise prices are so low that they have affected hotel and package rates.Home-based independent travel agent, Willie D. Tomlin of Global Travel International (GTI), has been busy booking group cruises this summer season.
Tomlin has access to some of the best rates that the industry has to offer. His affiliation with GTI allows Tomlin to provide his customers with the best prices available. I love being affiliated with such a big player in the travel industry, Tomlin said. GTI's relationship with companies like
Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and the Celebrity Cruise Lines is built on 12 years of success and customer satisfaction. Tomlin has been...
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Where Are You Going on Your Next Cruise Vacation
(ContentDesk) October 28, 2005 -- The Kelly family thought they had planned out everything for their cruise. But after they stopped at the first port-of-call they realized that there were more shore excursions than those listed in the cruise brochure."We thought we knew about all the excursions on our Caribbean cruise adventure but now realize that there were many additional places to explore. "But," exclaimed Kelly, "We did not know about the excursions we could have gone on in addition to the ones described in the cruise line brochure. We found many places to visit that were better matched to our own interests."Many people who have been on cruise vacations often find out about interesting shore excursions after it is too late. They arrive at a port of call with plans in place to go on a particular shore excursion only to find out that other opportunities existed that they were not awareof.But a new website has been established by The Cruise Report to help cruise travelers learn about...
Where Are You Going on Your Next Cruise Vacation
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Cruise Critic Receives Lowell Thomas Award
Pennington, NJ (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) September 23, 2005 -- Cruise Critic, the industry's most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented cruise information, has been honored with a prestigious Lowell Thomas Award by the Society of American Travel Writers. This is the second time that Cruise Critic has won a Lowell Thomas Award. The results of the 21st Annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition were announced this week in Las Vegas at SATW's annual competition. Cruise Critic's submission was one of 1,385 entries in 27 different categories ? only two of which featured Internet-oriented travel journalism. The Lowell Thomas Award is, in essence, travel journalism's equivalent to the Academy Awards' Oscar.The competition was judged by faculty members of the Missouri School of Journalism.
Cruise Critic, which won a bronze in the Internet Publications/Web site category, was cited for its "array of resources to help...
Cruise Critic Receives Lowell Thomas Award
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