First time to cruise

[cpj3898]

Can anyone tell me where I might find the best cruise deal and what I should expect on my first cruise. Things I should look out for or be aware of? This is my first cruise planning and though I am a bit nervous I want to make the best of it.
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[conexo-global-travel]

Cruising is becoming such a huge business with more ships being built each year offering tremendous facilities. Finding the right cruise is more difficult but it shouldn't be regarded as an unpleasant task!

You should decide what are the most inmportant criteria - is it the destination, activities onboard, the food/gourmet experience, cruising from the UK (no fly), formal or informal? If you are looking for something mainstream with a good balance of the above then I would suggest you try Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, or Princess Cruises. For real luxury try Cunard, Celebrity, Silverseas, Regent Seven Seas. Then, try and find an itinerary which is going to visit places you want to see - cruising is a great way to see a few different destinations and will often give you a taste of somewhere that you like and want to re-visit for a longer stay later on. Baltic cruises are particularly good for seeing many cities in Scandinavia and places such as Tallinn, Helsinki, Gdansk, St Petersburg etc without the expense of booking hotels and eating out in these places.

There are many other cruise lines for you to consider with one or two specialising in Alaska and the Arctic, and a company called Hurtigruten who combine the cruise experience with working boats along the Norwegian coast.

In short, there are so many aspects to cruising but you need to make sure you get the right advice for your own requirements.
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[Free_Spirit]

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Taster cruises (usually 3 or 4 nights duration) are an excellent way of trying out the cruise experience. There are some excellent ones to the Bahamas from Florida and also Northern Europe from the UK. The cruise operators are keen to do more of these as they are a perfect way to attract the new customers they need to fill the ever increasing ships they are launching.

As regards why people go back, the high quality of the accommodation, service and superb cuisine are just some of the reasons people go back. As a travel agent I can confirm that cruising has the highest level of repeat business in the trade which tells its own story!
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[CharChar]

Hi,

I got back from a cruise on Saturday around the Greek Islands with Royal Carribean Ship 'Splendour of the Seas'.

The cruise was fantastic in terms of things to do on the ship; a theatre, climbing wall, two pools, countless bars, two restaurants etc etc but in terms of the ports that we stopped at I enjoyed only 3 out of Mykonos, Katakolon, Athens, Corfu and Split.

If you are interested only in the time on the ship itself don't worry about the ports that you will visit but I would warn you that all the ports the ship stops at are really expensive, overly touristy and you do not get enough time there to get a real feel for the place. I think this is something you should consider when doing your research.

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[nedstar]

Before we planning our first cruise we searching every where on the internet and try to get as much as possible information but also special visual information because we like to know how this ships realy looks. With all this in mind I decide after the cruise to make a special website with all the cruise lines and they ships including pictures and flash movies and many more to make it easyer to make a decission the site is still not complete finish because I still have to add many ships but if you need to see more about cruises your welcome to visit and hope it will help you.
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[ecoventura]

Cruising with my family is one of the most unforgettable experience I will treasure forever

It is your first time to cruise first of all find a cruising company that will suit to what you want in cruising, there are some cruising companies that has so many offers like scuba diving and stop over to an island one of the famous cruising company is Galapagos Island check them out I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time in your cruise
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[Freddy]

Before going on our first Baltic cruise, we spent much time studying Cruise critic forum. It helped us a lot and we even found tour companions for our private tours in Talinn and St.Petersburg.
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[chasericcardi]

First time travelers have have great experience on the cruise, but they should select the balcony view to make most out of the cruise. It is really great to take a breakfast while sitting in balcony viewing the ocean.
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[traveller_cu]

You can always expect that your cruice will sink. So be prepare with lifesavers and take classes of swim.
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[tracybarb]

Cruise offers ultimate enjoyments and excitements... I love traveling by Cruises... Not all the cruise sinks.. But its an added advantage if you know to swim...
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[Aldrich]

As this will eb your first I highly recommend that you read the cruise reviews first at http://www.Cruise.co.uk and to get the best cruise price it is usually best to get a quote from a few different agents as this way you can haggle a little bit.