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Have you ever been on a cruise? Although I'm not a cruise expert, I have been on several and have had the opportunity to talk to many cruise travelers about the pros and cons of this niche of travel. Cruises take a very specific type of traveler, and can be a blast if you're ready, or a horrible time if you're travel agent malaysia not.
1. It's a moving hotel. After my husband and I planned our wedding for fourteen months, we wanted nothing more than to not plan a single second more. A honeymoon cruise was just what we were looking for. We knew we wanted to go to Europe, but were exhausted by the thought of planning each train, hotel, and restaurant. The cruise saved us from all of that.
3. You know the cost in advance. Barring travel agent malaysia all elective expenditures off of the ship (or alcohol on board) you know exactly what you are spending before travel agent malaysia you even disembark which is both nice for the pocketbook and makes budgeting for the trip easier.
4. Excursions can take you directly to the sites that you want to see the most. Instead of having to plan your own ground transportation, excursions from the ship can take you directly travel agent malaysia where you want to go and get you back on time. Plus, all arrangements are made for you in advance, so there are no lines or waiting for hot-ticket tourist attractions. You can make a mental note of places that you might like to return to in the future to spend more time.
5. You get to eat — constantly. No, it may not be the most amazing 5-star travel agent malaysia cuisine travel agent malaysia you've ever had, but let me tell you, if you haven't tried Carnival Cruise's Pizza Pirate station, you haven't lived.
6. You get to see a variety of destinations rather than just one or two, all in a short period of time . We did a jaunt to Italy, by way of Spain and Croatia. If it weren't part of the itinerary, I may not have made the point to go and see Croatia, but I'm so glad that the cruise went through those ports — they were some of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.
1. You don't have extended time at your destinations. There is something to be said for wandering lovely streets in exotic locales without a care in the world, living like the locals and discovering restaurants and shops. If you really want to get a sense of local life in a location, a cruise won't do it for you. Cruisers are required to be back on the ship at a certain travel agent malaysia time, which leaves travel agent malaysia little leisure time in certain ports. If you want to take your time and really get to know a destination, go on your own.
2. The proximity of your fellow travelers. If you are prepared to ignore that family of eight directly travel agent malaysia next door that ignores the non-smoking signs, parties all night and acts like they own the joint, you'll do just fine. But if you want a quiet, relaxing getaway, be sure to do your research and perhaps consider non-cruise plans.
3. The food. Depending on your cruise line (more expensive cruises are starting to incorporate more options) you may not have a very large variety of choices when it comes to the cuisine. If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, it may be difficult to find something appetizing on the cruise. Also, you definitely won't be eating the local food of your destination. travel agent malaysia It will most likely be pre-planned and processed.
4. If you don't splurge on a balcony, you'll really be missing out. Interior rooms are fine if you are social and easily get along in a crowd. If you're an introvert (like me) you'll definitely want to have a balcony where you can sit with your glass of wine and enjoy the lovely view. The public decks are usually crowded and noisy, so be sure to weigh all of your options.
5. Depending on the cruise line, it can be a little cheesy. Don't get me wrong, I embrace that lovely, hilarious cheese. I couldn't get enough of our European Cruise and all of the silly videos, games and excursions. However, if you're not up for laughing at yourself — and with everyone else — definitely make non-cruise plans. We'd love to hear your pros or cons to cruise travel, and remember — whatever floats your boat!
I don't like cruises. The excursions are often too structured and I would prefer to be able to explore as I like, and not have to be with 50 other people. And I love planning, so anything that is all-inclusive takes all the fun out of it for me.
The exception I'll make for cruises is if it's difficult, nearly impossible to visit that location through other means, like Alaska or Antarctica. Or if being on the water enhances the experience, travel agent malaysia like seeing glaciers.
Haha, I agree with all of this! When I was younger, my family went through travel agent malaysia a phase where we did cruises for every vacation for a few years. It definitely had all the pros and cons that you wrote about. Thanks for the hilarious article :)
Well, I really dislike cruise trips, travel agent malaysia especially after all those accidents and scandals. Cruises don't really let you see the world. You are only allowed to see what the agency wants you to. For me travelling means mingling with the locals and do as they do. But each one has their own ideal trip.
cruises are really bad for the cities that serve as berths. particularly in the caribbean or latin america, the cities turn into draws for sex tourism and drug trafficking as soon as a cruise line decides to make them a port of call. boardwalks get cluttered with people travel agent malaysia selling random crap, then the tourists complain, so the cruise line makes an agreement with local governments to only allow approved vendors near the port. eventually entire city streets are blocked off to local residents whenever the cruise ships are docked. locals can't go to the shore, they're forbidden from the areas that often have the banks and nicer retail establishments. all so that the tourists won't have to confront poverty while they're on their structured, travel agent malaysia pre-planned vacation.
cruises just ruin towns. they ruin local economies. travel agent malaysia they draw crime and violence. maybe the situation travel agent malaysia is different in developed countries (like alaskan travel agent malaysia cruises or the mediterranean) but, if you're going to the caribbean or latin america on a cruise ship, you're part of the problem. just please don't do it.
to the people who don't like organized tours, like complete control over what you do, and like to do things as a local. I'm 100% in the same boat. That's why I make my own land plans not through the ship. Either using local companies, catered to my needs or just see the destination as a local. I love land based vacations but have found that cruises also have their place in my vacation mix. I just will not book an excursion through the ship. You get better pricing by not, complete travel agent malaysia control over your plans and don't have to be guided through places with microphones and coach buses.
One of my favorite aspects of cruising is the lack of choice. Anytime I've been putting in 10-16 hour days for any length of time the idea of a break where I don't have to make any decisions is a holiday in and of itself.
For me the most important decision is which cruise line. More than the balcony paying a bit more for a higher rated line is money well spent and not that much more the mid-tier lines like Princess or Royal Caribbean. A Cunard cruise we took ended up costing about $200 per person, per night for a balcony. Service food were on par with a 5-star hotel, travel agent malaysia the cabins were larger and fewer than on the same ship for other lines so it never felt crowded. travel agent malaysia A Princess cruise to Alaska travel agent malaysia slightly upgraded stateroom is going to cost $215 per night; if Cunard were an option I would have taken a lesser cabin even at a higher per night cost.
I disagree. A few holiday's ago my wife and I took a cruise on which we visited Dubai and went to the highest public travel agent malaysia deck of the Burj Khalifa; the lost city of Petra in Jordon; The Pyramids at Giza; The Great Mosque of Muhammed Ali in Cairo; The Acropolis in Athens; The Colosseum in Rome and several sites in London. Those were just the highlights, in most of those locations we enlisted a local cab driver and were able to eat some fantastic local meals well off the beaten path. The only trips we used the cruise agency for were Cairo and Petra. The former because the ship didn't actually dock you were tendered travel agent malaysia ashore and Petra was a 2+ hour road trip from the dock which I didn't fancy gambling travel agent malaysia a getting non-airconditioned car nor one of unknown reliability. Admittedly I would have liked more time in Petra, Cairo and Rome, but a similar trip outside of a cruise would have been prohibitively expensive.
I would just like to reiterate what others have said about cruises being an extremely travel agent malaysia irresponsible form of tourism. cruise ships are have a serious environmental impact. the rights of workers on the ships are often ignored and working conditions can be very poor. the cruise industry makes billions of dollars exploiting the port cities where they disembark and the people who live in those cities. it's great that people want to see the world but we should all try to do so in a more responsible way.
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We were persuaded to go once, and hated it. The cruise ships are floating, polluting eyesores, a blight on the various ports of call. Passengers spend their money on board, doing nothing for the local economy. The food is crap, lucky if you don't get food poisoning. And after the recent well-documented disasters, who would ever want to go on a cruise again?
We recently took a barge cruise through Provence; travel agent malaysia it was the best vacation of our lives. Barge had 9 cozy cabins and a staff of 6 (who had regular days off and staggered shifts so no one worked super-long days), including a world-class chef. The food was the best I've ever had in my life. We putted down canals and rivers, went to tiny towns, saw some major tourist attractions where b/c of our small number of people travel agent malaysia we got behind the scenes tours with dedicated guides. Other passenger