Cruise tour: embarking on a sea voyage

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

A sea cruise is a rather unusual type of vacation. It is usually chosen by those travelers who have already traveled the world, visited many excursions and are eager for new experiences.

Cruise tours in our time have become affordable and universal for any tourists: families with children, friendly company, groups of tourists, as well as for romantic vacations and business trips. We invite you to find out everything about the features of sea cruises, their advantages and disadvantages, and what awaits you on the cruise ship itself.

How the sea cruise is organized

During the day, liners enter the port, and people have the opportunity to go ashore and enjoy the local attractions.

Usually the longest sea crossings are made at night. But in the afternoon, the liners dock at the port, and people have the opportunity to go ashore and enjoy the local sights. You can do this on your own or with an excursion group.

Most tour operators that organize sea cruises gather Russian-speaking groups and provide a guide for the duration of the trip. And the most popular cruise ships among Russian tourists already have Russian-speaking staff, as well as instructions and menus translated into Russian.

Types of cabins on cruise ships

Absolutely all cruise ships provide tourists with a wide selection of comfortable cabins, which have modern TVs, refrigerators, climate control systems and soft multi-level lighting.

The greatest demand is usually for cabins with individual balconies and sun loungers. Resting in such a cabin, you can enjoy the clean sea air, sunbathing and the view of the endless sea at any time.

The less luxurious cabins have portholes and all the necessary conditions for a good rest. And the most economical cruise tours offer interior cabins without portholes at all.

Entertainment on board

On board the cruise ship you will be offered standard entertainment - bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and swimming pools. And for those who want to look great in any situation - SPA-salons, solariums and beauty studios.

On board the cruise ship you will be offered standard entertainment - bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and swimming pools.

In addition, new types of entertainment are constantly appearing on modern liners: mini water parks, bowling clubs, rollerdromes, mini golf, climbing walls and even an artificial ice rink!

Well, in the evening life on tourist ships flourishes. Animators and show programs entertain their guests, the bar offers a variety of drinks, and at the disco, to the sounds of incendiary music, you can have fun even until the morning!

Pros and cons of cruise tours

Are there any disadvantages to this type of recreation? And how are cruises fundamentally different from other tours? Let's find out.

Pros:

1. This is a wonderful way visit several countries in one trip … Many cruise tours include day trips to the cities where the liner stops.
2. During a sea cruise, you can unusually celebrate any holiday - from a wedding feast to the New Year.
3. Cruise tours there is for every taste and wallet - from the most budgetary options to respectable rest in deluxe cabins. In addition, the cruise tour will cost you much less than similar tours with air travel. Many tours provide children with free seats or good discounts.
4. Imagine that you are in a miniature city, where all kinds of entertainment are collected! Only you do not need to stand in traffic jams to get to them, use public transport or hustle on crowded streets. This is exactly the situation on a cruise ship - silence, beautiful seascapes and all services are compactly collected on one territory.
5. Modern ships are equipped with reliable, sophisticated stabilization and navigation systems. This guarantees safe and comfortable journey in any weather!

Minuses:

1. Seasickness worries many tourists. The swaying is strongly felt during a storm, and in calm weather it is almost invisible. However, if you are very prone to motion sickness, then it is worth picking up special remedies for this scourge. Or think again before choosing this type of vacation …
2. The cruise ship arrives in one city no longer than one day … If you have opened a visa, then you will have limited time for sightseeing, and it is forbidden to be late for the liner. And if you go on a visa-free tour, then you can't go ashore at all!
3. Cruise tours are mainly chosen by those who travel with a company, family, or go on a romantic trip. And here traveling alone on a liner is riskyespecially if you don't know a foreign language. But if you have already decided on this, then choose tours with Russian groups.
4. During the cruise, you you can only look at the sea - it will be possible to swim only in the pool. But the water in it will be sea, and the sea view is amazing! And if you really want to relax on the beach - do it when the liner moors to the shore in one of the ports.