Cruise Lines
The popularity of cruise lines has grown dramatically over recent years. Millions of people every year take to the cruise lines for their vacation. So what do people get out of a cruise? A cruise is a holiday like no other. Cruise lines offer passengers a complete experience rather than just a mode of transport from one place to the next. Your luxury hotel is in a different location every day. There is a different port to explore every day and a floating city to explore whilst at sea. Port calls are usually frequent and you can usually book excursions into nearby cities and points of interest. Whilst on your cruise line you can expect to be treated like royalty. The supply of food and drink sometimes seems endless and fine dining is often just a stroll away.
Other amenities onboard your ship might include a cinema, a gym or a theatre house. Modern cruise lines really are floating cities. With shopping malls, bars and restaurants you would be forgiven for thinking you were in a thriving city centre location. Only the sun and the sea breeze is there to remind you that your next port of call is only a few hours away. Certain destinations would be inaccessible without the cruise lines. Places like the Arctic and Antarctica are now accessible to members of the public.
Its a wide, wide world out there and it is there to be viewed. The world is getting smaller and more accessible and the cruise lines offer a great way to see it all in absolute luxury.
Featured Cruise Lines Articles
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Cruise To AntarcticaAntarctica, the final frontier in cruising. A cruise to Antarctica is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anybody. A trip to tell the grandkids about. But what does an average cruise around this icy landscape entail? Well it would be far from average with breathtaking scenery around every corner. Penguins, ice bergs and exotic birds are not the only things you will see. (more…)
Cruises with Cunard CruisesThe Caribbean remains one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world, and with its white sand beaches, gently swaying palms, all year round sunshine and laid-back lifestyle, it isn’t difficult to see why. With 7,000 islands, all of which offer their own breath-taking scenery and culture, a cruise is a fantastic way to see as much of the beauty of the region as possible, hopping from island to island with sailing time in between, allowing you to take in some of the most beautiful waters in the entire ocean. (more…)
American cruisesAmerican cruises is a small cruise line that currently operates 6 ships. Incorporated in 1991 their first ship was the American eagle, a small ship carrying 49 passengers. (more…)
Why you Should Choose the Baltic for your Next CruiseBaltic cruises tend not to be as popular as others, simply because you’re going to Northern Europe where it is cold, as opposed to somewhere south and hot like the Med or the Caribbean. (more…)
Cruise line facilities
Far from being a basic mode of transport cruise lines have evolved into modern floating resorts. Full sized heated swimming pools are available on most cruise ships. Holiday makers can surf, swim, rock climb, shoot, play golf or simply sit and relax in the sunshine. It is your holiday and you can do as much or as little as you want! Some cruise lines offer clay pigeon shooting off the back of the boat and others offer surfing lessons in a specially constructed pool. Pick your cruise lines depending on what facilities you require. You may be surprised just what is on offer.
What cruise lines are there?
There are hundreds of cruise lines across the world. They are not all equal, they each offer different facilities and locations.
It is important to get what you are looking for when you buy your cruise. Different cruise lines cater to different peoples needs and tastes. Some are better for children, some are better for couples. The only way to get what you are looking for in a cruise line is to do your research.
The internet is awash with articles and advise about cruise lines so you really have no excuse to find what you want.
Biggest cruise lines
- Royal Caribbean International
- Cunard Lines
- MSC Cruises
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Celebrity Cruises
- Princess Cruises
- Costa Cruises
By no means a full list of cruise lines but it could be a good place to start when you decide you want to go on a cruise.
Latest Cruise Ship Reviews
whilst agreeing wholeheartedly with most the comments on ventura norwegian fjord cruise there were a couple of things we found that were not so good, the entertaiment was quite poor, the simply red and neil dimound tribute acts being about the best, theatre company was one of the worst we have seen, as it is a family ship the comedy acts were very tame and almost childish, surely there could be adult comedy show in one of the many venues?, after all this ship is meant to be for a variety of age groups Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - MediterraneanJust returned from a med cruise on board Independance of the seas 23rd May 2009 Read the full post
P&O Cruises - Panama CanalOur cruise to the Carribean and Panama Canal was excellent and a model of efficiency by P&O who organised flights luggage transfers ans immigration with faultless ease Read the full post
P&O Cruises - BalticWe have been on about 15 cruises before and without doubt this was one of the best Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean Cruises7 Night Mediterranean Cruise Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - Oasis of the SeasIt was the first commercial 4 nights cruise of Oasis of the Seas called Preinaugural, with destination to the private beach of Labadee (temperature of 35 degrees Celsius) in Haiti Read the full post
Cunard Cruises - Queen Mary 2We returned from New York on the QM2, not for the first time, because if you have the time and money available it is a far more civilised means of travel than the alternative overnight flight Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - MediterraneanExcellent holiday was had by all my family Read the full post
Cunard Cruises - Northern EuropeThis was our first cruise with Cunard, we travelled with our 8 year old daughter and my parents, who have never cruised before Read the full post
Ocean Village Cruises - Ocean Village CruisesThe staff were ok throughout the ship, but we have been on other liners were they were more friendly Read the full post
Latest Destination Reviews
Cunard Cruises - Cunard Cruises
This was our first cruise with Cunard, we travelled with our 8 year old daughter and my parents, who have never cruised before Read the full post
Ocean Village Cruises - MediterraneanThe staff were ok throughout the ship, but we have been on other liners were they were more friendly Read the full post
Princess Cruises - Grand PrincessThe cruise began with a wait of an hour to board ship , we were told it is a mechanical problem and then told it was a scanner malfunction, we eventually found out they were trying to sanitize the ship due to noro-virus Read the full post
Celebrity Cruises - CanariesWe looked forward so much to celebrating our Wedding Anniversary on Eclipse Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - MediterraneanJust returned from a Med cruise on Navigator, the food was awful my wife ended up ill after dining inthe Windjammer, the food choice and quality in the main restaurant was poor Read the full post
Cruise & Maritime Voyages - MediterraneanI wonder whether some of the people who have written the very negative reviews were on the same planet never mind on the same ship! Sailed from Plymouth September 27th to Iberia and Med Read the full post
Princess Cruises - Grand PrincessArrived at Southhampton at 1 Read the full post
Ocean Village Cruises - Mediterraneanmy husband myself and son daughter in law and our 14 year grandson were on the ocean village cruise 27th to the 11aug, i have to say, that it was the best holiday we have had, the food was great as was all the crew, from the waiters to the cabin crew, nothing was to much trouble, the entertainment was out of this world my grandson was never bored at all, we would do it all again i can honestly say we would have loved to have stayed longer,, well done all the crew Read the full post
Royal Caribbean Cruises - AzuraMy wife and I went on a 7 day Greek Islands and Turkey cruise on the Royal Caribbean “Splendour of the Seas” Read the full post
Seabourn - Mediterraneanhaving cruised for many years on most of the larger cruise ships with not many complaints and an agreeable standard of service we decided to try the smaller all inclusive Seabourn Experience Read the full post
