Cruise Vacation

Placed on the Caribbean plate, this region houses more than seven thousand islands most of them enclosing the sea and there are some special tourist attractions like the National Park in Curacao, the El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico, the Mayan Ruins in Cozumel and the list goes on! While planning a Caribbean cruise vacation travelers are often in a dilemma as to which way to sail – western Caribbean or eastern Caribbean. The fact is, both the itineraries are equally gorgeous! All you need to do is to decide and book the right ship; however, a research of the ports of call is definitely required before that. Although equally exquisite, the two most popular Caribbean cruise itineraries have their own attraction points to welcome their visitors, let us explore!

Cruise vacations have become extremely popular in the last decade or so and today there are some very popular cruise liners. Disney cruise ships are a favorite among those who love cruising. From the Caribbean to the Bahamas and the European cruises, Disney takes you to many places. The best time to plan a Disney Cruise vacation is during the spring and summer breaks and an advance booking will always necessary.

Here are two luxury vacations on the Disney that you can probably never forget.

Disney Cruise: the marvelous Nassau port in Bahamas

The port of Nassau is in the Bahamas, where you can go for sightseeing and enjoy some unforgettable shore excursions from your Disney Cruise. Nassau, located on the New Providence Island is the capital city of the Bahamas. Beside the New Providence Island is the Paradise Island. Besides relaxing and soaking up the sun at the beautiful beaches in Nassau you can add a dash of adventure to your Disney Cruise vacation by going parasailing, renting a watercraft or even waterskiing. Well, that’s an undeniable fact about the wonderful Disney cruise. Or you may simply want to sit at the deck and relax and watch the sea go by in your luxury vacation.

And while you are sailing on Disney cruise ships, you will of course want to check out the on board entertainment that include live shows, night clubs and the movies. There are also health clubs, libraries, game rooms and pools to entertain you in your cruise holiday.

If you are a history buff, then the Bahamas is going to charm you with its rich historical resources like the elegant fortresses, charming churches and beautiful houses. The port of Nassau has amusement potencies for the shopaholics too! A short walk takes you to the city center where there are huge malls are awaiting your pleasured sashay. And the neighborhood Paradise Island is just a joyride away from here, taxi are always at your service here. Booking an excursion would be the best bet for the passionate tourists.

As you arrive at the Nassau port, you are welcomed with a red carpet that houses a number of merchandise where you have the liberty of bargaining to get the best deal. And if you are too shy to bargain, there is a shopping center where you can be on your own and pick up whatever you like at a reasonable rate. The best thing is that Nassau is just not too big to be covered. You can at ease execute your excursion within the time span that the hip halts here for.

You can even spice up your tour by a treasured visit to the Blue Lagoon beach and taking a Historical Harbor tour that will truly enhance your Disney cruise vacation to the fullest.

Disney Cruise vacation: the colorful Castaway Cay

Castaway Cay an island where you will find a new you while biking and swimming in the fizzing blue waters! It is the soothing getaway for the peace loving tourists who can enjoy their solitudes in this serene ambience. The pristine beach flaunts lounge chairs with a central colorful umbrella and the hammocks scattered here and there invite you a well deserved respite. There is a beach for the adult guests above eighteen called the Serenity Beach and one for the teens too. There are open air massage cabanas as well.

Castaway Cay is a world full of expeditions where you have a whole lot of options to choose from. Like you can splash the water right after stepping off the ship, you can go snorkeling, you can book an excursion for the Stingray adventure, or you can simply sit and watch the crystal clear water that is sheltered to minimize the tide effects. This private island of Disney is a great place for the foodies. You can enjoy a barbeque festival including chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs and potato salads that pamper your taste buds and you pamper your sweet tooth with a yummy beach dessert. There is an exotic buffet lunch arranged with fantastic tropical drinks, “Konk Kooler” being the hot favorite of the Disney Cruise devotees.

After all the fun you have to board your ship back which is rather the worst part of a Disney Cruise vacation. But that’s how all the good things in life come to us! But you can always explore the splendors of Disney on another voyage another vacation. The picture perfect romantic weather assures you to welcome next time with equal zest!

Disney cruise lines offer many more wonderful vacation plans as well that range from 3 nights to 14 night plans. There are 2 transatlantic plans too on Disney cruise ships that you are surely going to love if you have the time. But before booking your cruise holiday do check the Disney cruise price of the plan that you want to opt for.

Let us begin at the end. Yes, cruising is the best vacation value for a number of reasons that are listed below. And now for the front end – cruising is affordable if a vacation is affordable to any person. After all, it is a fact that almost nowhere else you are entitled to a stateroom from the beginning of the cruise till it ends at your port of entry plus all your stately meals, routine on-board activities including contemporary movies in plush theater halls and transportation from port to port. In short, you feel like a state dignitary for the price of one ticket to board the ship. What is more, it lets you know beforehand what your vacation will end up costing you. This is never possible in any other mode of vacation available under the sun.

Let us now come to the question of affordability that partly depends on the type of cruise selected. A shorter cruise will obviously prove more cost-effective as compared to a longer one stretching up to a month or so. In fact, affordability itself is such a stretchable expression that means so many things to different individuals. While thousand dollars a night may seem affordable to a tycoon, it may sound exorbitant to many. They may prefer affordable cruising instead. There are many cruise discount plans too foe their benefit. You need to check out the discounted cruise liner packages – and there are quite a few of them too. Though they are termed as ‘discounted’, but the experience in these ships are also highly enjoyable for most tourists.

Those in search of a vacation value may look for these deals. The following cost analysis may throw some light on the point of is cruising affordable and a good vacation value.

Items	Typical cruise vacation	Typical land-based vacation
Cruise Fare	$	Vacation Fare: $
Room	included	$
Transportation	included	$
Ground Transfers	included	$
Daily Breakfast	included	$
Daily Lunch	included	$
Dinners	included	$
Midnight Buffet	included	$
Sports activities	included	$
Entertainment	included	$
Onboard Parties	included	$
Onboard Disco	included	$
	Total	$

It needs to be mentioned here that there are standard cruise vacation packages where there are many inclusions and exclusions. While the standards are included (such as pre-decided menu and tickets to some shows), the extras are not (such as your preference for alcohol). You need to of course pay extra for them in your cruise vacation because most cruise vacation deals will not have them included.

Checking and comparing the overall cruise fare with the total cost of land-based vacation may at once convince anyone that a standard cruise vacation costs much less than a standard land-based vacation taken on the same level as a cruise.

Besides, cruise ships are unique floating resorts complete with their sauna and gym, dance and disco along with various entertainment facilities for people of all ages. But what sets them apart from any other land-based resort is their ability to move from one port of call to another every other day to savor the culture and tradition of a multitude of people and races. This may have an outstanding vacation value that none can offer or provide with.

Cruising offers a great vacation value by providing three basic things necessary in terms of (a) Relaxation, and (b) Adventure. As far as relaxation is concerned, the cruise crew is specially trained to pamper the gusts literally towards spoiling them forever. Choice food and beverages keep on coming 24 hours for the guests irrespective of their age and sex, turning them into gastronomes right from the beginning. As for adventure, every port of call beckons a trip inland to see and savor the unknown. Of course, the ship’s security system provides all the necessary safety measures associated with such tours.

Most cruise lines strive to turn their cruise ships into floating dreamlands, complete with all the luxuries available under the sun and the guest is provided with so many options and choices that one is apt to become overwhelmed with so many worthwhile offerings. Compared to a car trip with motels or a trip to a land-based resort, a cruise ship is several resorts grouped together with all the amenities and services reserved at one place. This may surely be called as an example of good vacation value.

Despite all the additional charges that are collected from a guest for drinks, shore excursions, photographs, wireless internet usage, etc, a cruise ship vacation is by far the best value for the guest’s hard earned greenbacks which he or she happily spends for the fun enjoyed during the cruise. None perhaps has left a cruise ship with a grudging mind so far.