| Why do people choose to go on cruises, instead of | | | | places of port. No need to pack and unpack. No need |
| booking a plane flight? One thing that attracts people | | | | for unnecessary travel. On the ship, you have any |
| to these large boats and cruises is the food. Not only | | | | number of things to keep you entertained while waiting |
| does a cruise offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, they | | | | for the next docking. |
| also offer midnight buffets, afternoon snack buffets, | | | | Carnival® Cruises is great for the first time cruiser. It |
| ice cream bars and 24-hour room service! There is a | | | | has many departure sites around the country. Land |
| veritable open bar on food. You can eat casually or | | | | and sea prices are available for those who need to fly |
| formally. You can have a large meal or a small meal. | | | | to a port of departure. Just a few of the destinations |
| You can eat with hundreds of people or privately. | | | | to which Carnival® Cruise Lines will take you include: |
| Keep in mind, of course, that the quality of the cruise | | | | the Bahamas, Aruba, St. Thomas, St. John, San Juan |
| line determines the quality of the food. Also remember | | | | Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the Keys, Cozumel, Hawaii, |
| that many of the cruise ships are feeding | | | | Alaska, Martinique and Barbados. |
| approximately 2000 people 10 meals per day! | | | | Celebrity® Cruises is higher-end. It has a |
| A cruise offers everything you could possibly want | | | | sophisticated AquaSpa on board and sports a unique |
| from a getaway: entertainment, relaxation, great food, | | | | art collection on the Galaxy ship as well. Celebrity® |
| and variety. Next time, don't overlook that great big | | | | has received a 5-star rating for its cuisine (not food but |
| boat out in the harbor. | | | | cuisine). If all of that is not impressive enough, it also |
| Entertainment is another attraction. Most cruise lines | | | | includes an in-cabin entertainment and information |
| run full-scale production shows, have live bands, and/or | | | | center. |
| add other specials for the children. The Disney® | | | | Radisson® Seven Seas, Seaborn® Cruises and |
| Cruise line offers meals with Disney characters and | | | | Windstar® Cruises offer even more luxury than the |
| special entertainment geared towards the younger | | | | Celebrity® line. The Radisson® offers the ultimate |
| crowd. Floating casinos adorn most cruise ships to the | | | | luxurious experience by managing suites only. It also |
| delight of many adults who use this as their evening | | | | offers unique destinations such as Tahiti, French |
| entertainment. Having activities planned throughout the | | | | Polynesia, Antarctica, the Mediterranean, and Europe. |
| entire day, some cruise lines are like floating day | | | | The Windstar® line has romantic trimasted ships and |
| camps. You can be as active or inactive as you | | | | sail to the Caribbean, The Americas, the Greek Isles |
| choose to be. | | | | and Europe. |
| Cruises offer one-stop-shopping. Variety. One flight | | | | As you can see, there are cruise lines for everyone. |
| plus one boat equals lots of different locations. It would | | | | These lines are just a few of the many options of |
| be impossible to attempt to visit each port individually | | | | cruises. But every line has something which makes it |
| outside of a cruise line. It would be very expensive and | | | | unique, so you might want to do some research to |
| much too time consuming. There would be no time for | | | | make sure you find the cruise you were looking for. |
| fun. Once aboard the ship, you leave only to visit the | | | | |