Cruise Reviews You Can Trust
Ralph Grizzle The Avid Cruiser
Through surveys, I know that 70 percent of you came to avidcruiser.com today looking for cruise reviews. You’re trying to make decisions about ships and cruises that you’re considering.
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I know that any vacation is a big investment, both financially and emotionally, although financially, cruising offers some of the best value vacations.
My mission is to help you in any way that I can. The Avid Cruiser’s objective is to act as forum to help you make informed cruise vacation decisions. In addition to my own commentary, I welcome and encourage other points of view through the comments form at the bottom of each review. I rarely, if ever, filter comments.
You should know that I can only speak with true authority about the cruises I’ve experienced, and I provide a list of some of my favorites below. Go to the listing of My Favorite Cruises.
Don’t worry! I do not sell cruises.
In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should know that if you ask me for a referral, I will refer you to cruise sellers who syndicate content from this site. That is to say that they pay me a monthly fee to license my content so that they can display it on their web sites. Those “travel agents” are some of the nation’s most knowledgeable cruise sellers, and they encourage honest reviews, meaning that I can feel good about referring you. After all, they want to make sure their clients are happy with their cruises and return for future business.
You can trust my reviews.
I can certainly be biased. For example, I like small ships better than large ships, and I prefer the Mediterranean over the Caribbean. I realize that my preferences may not be in sync with yours, and if we’re far apart on our preferences, I encourage you to look around at other sites, such as Cruise Critic or Cruise Mates. I’m also a big fan of Gene Sloan’s Cruise Log.
You can read more about me at Read more about Ralph Grizzle. If you just want the basics with regard to my reviews: I am a journalism graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, a journalistic code of ethics was pounded into me. Plus, I am someone who genuinely enjoys helping and informing others. I’ve cruised for nearly 20 years and have won awards for my cruise writing. I’m a natural-born traveler, and I enjoy helping others get the most from their travel experiences.
I hope I can help you with your big decision! Bon Voyage, Ralph Grizzle
My Favorite Cruises
All Cruise Ships Featured on Avid Cruiser
Note that not all ships in the list below have been reviewed. If there is a ship I haven’t reviewed, I’ll try to help you obtain more information if you Contact Me.
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