All About Cruises

The Best Cruise Lines, According to Condé Nast

What are the best cruise lines? It is a natural enough question to ask, not only because it is always entertaining to learn of the best of anything, but also because it bears on how you might plan your next cruise vacation. If you are looking for the best cruise vacation, then presumably you’ll need to book it through the best cruise line.

What Makes a Cruise Ship a Cruise Ship

A cruise ship is a cruise ship is a cruise ship, right? Well, that’s what we thought, until we started seriously considering what precisely makes one type of ship a cruise ship. What are the essential attributes of a cruise ship? If a cruise ship lacked one of these attributes, would it cease to be a cruise ship? Are there characteristics of a ship that necessarily make it a cruise ship? This is a grave ontological question, at least for those of us who take our cruises seriously, so below you’ll find a list of characteristics that ships must possess in order to be properly labeled a “cruise ship.”

American Safari Cruises

American Safari’s fleet consists of Safari Spirit, Safari Quest, and Safari Explorer. Safari Spirit was built in 1981 and renovated in 2005. It is 105 feet long and accommodates 12 guests in six staterooms.

International Cruises for Adults Only

Luxury cruises are expensive and they feature a wide variety of entertainment options for adults only such as a large number of casinos, lounges, bars, and events just for couples and singles.

Vacation.com Food & Wine Cruise Program

Culinary Collection cruises feature cooking classes, wine tastings, demonstrations from world-renowned chefs, and meals based on regional cuisine.

Cruise and Cruise Ship Tips

Once you feel that you know a bit more about the different cruise lines and cruise ships, you should get to know your destinations. Depending on the cruise line, you can expect to travel to popular destinations such as the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii or romantic and exotic destinations such as Tahiti, Fiji, Australia, Bermuda, and Europe.

NYK Asia/Pacific Cruise News

NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Cruises offer everything form one-night cruises to 100-day world cruises. NYK has a number of operators and they have made several changes on the agenda for 2011.

How to Become a Butler on Cruise Ships

To become a butler on cruise ships, you must have experience working with demanding clientele for a (minimum) 5 star vessel or hotel. Most luxury cruise lines also prefer candidates with food & beverage experience as well as a degree in hospitality.

MSC Abu Dhabi Cruises

MSC Lirica will travel from Abu Dhabi’s Mina Zayed Port to five destinations between November 2011 and March 2012. Nineteen eight-day/seven-night cruises will travel regionally from Abu Dhabi to Muscat, Al Fujayrah, Bahrain, Dubai, and back to the capital.

Luxury Singapore Cruises

Each cruise line offers exciting Singapore cruises such as Singapore to Hong Kong (Oceania), Jewels of the Far East (Costa), and Singapore to Dubai (Silversea).