Cheap Cruises: Which ships to sail for the best value

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1-22-2011 @ 9:06PM

Kel said...

When choosing a cruise be very careful. Carnival may be a good buy, BUT they generally appeal to a younger crowd so it probably would not be a good choice for the senior cruiser. Families will probably find Royal Caribbean, Disney, and Princess to their liking with lots to do on the ship. Older cruisers will in most cases enjoy Celebrity and Holland American. Then there is the upper scale such as Cunard, Seaborn and other smaller up scale lines. Many times on a cruise I have heard people complain about the ship, such as recently on a Holland Ship I heard, "there weren't enough shops and no promonade." This person either didn't check out the ship or if they did use a travel agent (a good plan that doesn't cost you any more) they were not matched to the ship. Be also wary of "Spring Break" and other times school is not in session is you don't like kids.

1-23-2011 @ 4:19AM

Larry Fischer said...

I have to disagree. We are in our 70s and spent three nights on the Carnival Fantasy from Port Canaveral. Maybe we were lucky but it was one of the most enjoyable cruises. The younger crowd showed us nothing but respect, holding doors for us and asking us to get in front of them. We even danced our slow dance in the back of one of the clubs while most others danced the new way in front, and nobody cared. Of course Disney is the best (we've cruised Disney three times) if you have children or grandchildren, but you have to be able to afford it. It's by far the most expensive.

1-23-2011 @ 4:21AM

Larry Fischer said...

One more thing. Holland America cruise line is fantastic; your room is cleaned every time you leave it and the crew is excellent. HOWEVER, be careful of the old passengers, some are disgustingly grumpy. My worst cruise experience was on the Holland America Westerdam, where some ancient passenger tried to hit me with his cane because he thought we were trying to sneak ahead of him into the show; we weren't but he didn't believe me. I didn't want to hurt him so I didn't respond but so much said for the old and crotchety.

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