Select the Type (or market segment) of cruise:
- Contemporary Cruises ($ - $$): These popular amenity-packed cruise lines are great for first-time cruisers and people looking for lots of activities and a great value.
- Premium Cruises ($$ - $$$): These more upscale cruise lines also offer many amenities, with increased focus on refined service and more space.
- Deluxe Cruises ($$$ - $$$$): These deluxe lines combine the service and amenities of a premium line with the intimacy of a smaller luxury line.
- Luxury Cruises ($$$$ - $$$$$): These luxury cruise lines are tailored to the discerning cruiser. From highly personalized service to exotic itineraries, these cruise lines focus on creating a rewarding experience both onboard and ashore.
- Specialty Cruises ($$ - $$$$): These specialty lines offer a unique and unregimented cruise environment and focus on a specific destination or sailing experience.
- River Cruises ($$$ - $$$$): An increasingly popular vacation option for travelers who enjoy the convenience and comfort of cruising, but wish to travel to locations inaccessible by larger cruise ships.
Value-packed vacations exceeding or rivaling any land- based vacation. These main-stream cruises offer a comprehensive and amenity filled vacation, inclusive of accommodations, meals, and entertainment, in a casual environment. Newer (or extensively renovated) ships offer modern design and comforts, together with lots of open deck and pool space, organized activities, sports, beauty and fitness centers, libraries, shops, lounges, major "Vegas" style or "Broadway" productions, night life, dancing, music, and comedians. Both sit-down (with some formal nights) and buffet style meals available on every cruise.
- Carnival Cruise Lines -- a fun, casual, value-oriented cruise line appealing to the young at heart of all ages. Carnival's family-friendly ships range from medium to large.
- Norwegian Cruise Line -- modern ships offering many activities, but in an intimate environment focused on Freestyle Cruising. NCL's medium, large and mega-size ships offer varied activities and unique suite accommodations.
- Royal Caribbean International -- an activity filled, value-oriented cruise line with a casual, yet sophisticated atmosphere. Royal Caribbean's ships range from medium to mega-sized.
Up-scale cruises for those demanding premium quality vacations. Beautifully appointed and decorated ships are designed to offer greater space and comfort for each passenger in a semi-formal environment. Multi-million dollar art collections, themed lounges/ theatres/ and public areas, and a detail-oriented staff and crew create an experience of elegance and pampering far removed from any stress or worries. Participate in activities, games, shows, and fitness, or simply relax to refined service and quality food and dining. Priced inclusive of accommodations, meals, and entertainment, premium cruising's value still exceeds or rivals the best packages offered by upscale hotels and resorts.
- Celebrity Cruises -- a semi-formal, value-priced premium line with excellent food, service, and attention to detail.
- Holland America Line -- a premium, elegant and classic cruise line with a semi-formal and yet relaxed atmosphere. Holland America's ships range from medium to large.
- Princess Cruises-- a premium line focusing on passenger choice in entertainment, dining, activities and accommodations. These ships range from medium to large.
Positioned somewhere between "premium" and "luxury," deluxe cruises are slightly more inclusive, adult-friendly lines with a country club casual atmosphere. These beautifully appointed medium-sized ships are designed to offer a combination of elegance and comfort for each guest. Priced inclusive of accommodations, entertainment and meals (including select beverages), deluxe cruising offers the perfect balance of luxury and value.
- Azamara Club Cruises -- an intimate, resort casual atmosphere, out-of-ordinary destinations and a more personalized experience with extraordinary service.
- Oceania Cruises -- offers the warm, friendly ambiance with gracious staff attending to your every need with highly personalized service. Oceania's mid-sized ships feature an adult-friendly, country club casual atmosphere.
For those demanding the finest quality in all respects, luxury cruise ships rate among the best vacations among any resort in the world. A formal atmosphere with nothing but the most refined white-gloved service. Appointed and decorated with the finest quality and care, these ships offer spaciousness, comfort, luxury, and choice, while exploring exotic ports around the world.
- Crystal Cruises -- a formal luxury line with six-star quality service and all the amenities and choices of modern cruise ships.
- Paul Gauguin Cruises -- luxury cruise experience tailored to the unparalleled wonders of Tahiti and the South Pacific aboard ms Paul Gauguin, the renowned, award-winning, luxury cruise ship built specifically to discover these emerald islands.
- Regent Seven Seas -- all-inclusive, mid-sized luxury ships with a country club atmosphere. Regent's ships are comprised entirely of suites.
- Seabourn Cruise Line -- an intimate ultra-luxury cruise line with an all-inclusive country club atmosphere.
- Silversea Cruises -- all-inclusive ultra-luxury line with six-star quality service and an elegant and formal atmosphere.
These specialty lines offer a unique and unregimented cruise environment and focus on a specific sailing experience.
- Cunard Line -- for over a century and a half, the iconic ships of Cunard have been defining sophisticated ocean travel. Cunard's large luxury liners offer traditional cruising with a formal "Golden Era" atmosphere.
- MSC Cruises -- true to their slogan, 'Beautiful. Passionate. Italian.', MSC Cruises offers European charm and Italian elegance. From the genuine warmth of the Italian officers, to Italian-inspired décor and flavors of Mediterranean cuisine, guests enjoy a truly European experience.
- Windstar Cruises (Motor-sail Market) -- a casually elegant and unregimented cruise line sailing just 148 pampered guests on each of three exclusive motor-sail yachts.
Specially designed river boats - usually built to carry fewer than 200 passengers - take guests through the heartland of a nation for an unparalleled travel experience. While some river ships lack the variety of onboard features and amenities found on larger oceangoing vessels, they make up for it with port-intensive itineraries. Plus, river cruise itineraries often focus on smaller towns and villages, offering a more personal and in-depth experience within a region. Plus, river cruises commonly package shore excursions, such as guided tours, in the regular cruise fare. [ Learn More About River Cruises ]
- Avalon Waterways - With the youngest fleet in river cruising, Avalon's 120 all-inclusive itineraries have been designed to meet the needs of luxury and budget-minded travelers, Boomers and young families looking to take in the sights, smells and sounds of some of the world's most beautiful destinations, not accessible by traditional cruise ships.
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection - offers a cruising experience unlike any other, with their European boutique style amenities and uncompromising sense of service. The untiring efforts of Uniworld give their guests a level of anticipatory service where there is no such thing as too large of a request.
- Viking River Cruises - offers the widest assortment of river cruising itineraries with engaging, exploration-packed itineraries. The price you pay includes your stateroom, meals, excursions and any pre- and post-hotel accommodations. Enjoy comfortable, modern accommodations along with Viking's top-notch service and dedicated staff which often accompanies cruisers on tours and land excursions.
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