Love, exciting and new,
Come aboard.
We're expecting you.
Love, life's sweetest reward.
Let it flow,
it floats back to you.
The Love Boat
soon will be making another run.
The Love Boat promises something for everyone.
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
It's Looooove!
Welcome aboard - It's Looooove!
OK, do you remember that junk? Cruises aren't exactly like the Love Boat, has-been stars and all. But cruises have become cheap, cheap, and are getting cheaper by the day. Our economy stinks and they need to sell cabins. Supply and demand, however, they're going to nickel and dime you to death. Is it worth it? If you like cruising, it is.
As with just about everything, you pretty much get what you pay for with a cruise, but sometimes you get a lot more. No, I'm not talking about the norovirus either. You have your cheap cruises and cruise lines, your medium priced, and then your luxury. Anyone reading this is probably opting for a cheap or mid-priced cruise. Don't be fooled though, some of the cheap cruises are pure junk and are like going on a tug. Then you have your mid-priced cruises like Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, NCL, and a few others. So how do you decide? First determine what you want to see or what type of weather you want. Then call your local travel agent. I strongly suggest NOT booking a cruise online. Travel agents have specials, incentives, and shipboard credits not available to the general online sites and you get white glove service from a travel agent at no additional charge.
Which cruise line should you choose? In my opinion, Carnival is at the bottom of the heap, next in line is NCL. Some of the newer Carnival fleet are nicer, but the older ships are simply tugs. The food isn't great, the service is adequate at best, and speaking of being nickel and dimed to death, they do. NCL isn't so fantastic either, but better than Carnival. My clients prefer Holland America, Princess, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. Remember that it also depends on the ship and it's staff. Your travel agent can and will give you the best advice and recommend what is best for you based on location and price.
Check out the online reviews at cruise-addicts.com or any of the others but keep in mind that a lot of those sites are biased because travel agencies or cruise agencies own them. Stick with the ones that are opinion based from real people and not professional.
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