Cruise Reviews, Ship Reviews by The Avid Cruiser

Chris, a young contractor who did some work on my home last summer, told me about his most memorable cruise. It came as a result of a question he had asked his wife: “What’s your dream?”

“A Caribbean cruise,” she replied. It was a dream that Chris was determined to make come true: his wife, suffering from Cystic Fibrosis, had only a few months longer to live.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain

If you believe in buying low and selling high, then now is the time to invest in a cruise. The economy’s doldrums have hit the leisure travel business – just like any other industry — and cruise lines are responding with the best promotions ever seen.
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The Swedish firm Tillberg Design has come up with a number of ideas for tomorrow’s cruise ships. One of their visions: a “mother ship” capable of launching a fleet of smaller vessels.

“These designs are ships of the future, with natural, timeless materials and a crisp contemporary design,” says Fredrik Johansson, senior architect at Tillberg. “They are aimed at the next generation of youthful, design-savvy and environmentally conscious passengers who we now see entering the market.”

Tillberg Design has played a hand in the design of many of the ships that currently cruise the seven seas, including Queen Mary 2, Independence of the Seas and Crystal Serenity.

The firm’s forward-looking designs were presented in connection with the celebration of Britain’s Passenger Shipping Association’s 50th anniversary early in the summer.