Cruise Reviews Of All Cruise Ships

So you want to go cruising but you’re confused by itineraries, stateroom categories, the differences in ships and in cruise lines?

I know it can be daunting. When I first started in this industry more than two decades ago, I scratched my head for a few years before I began to understand what distinguishes one cruise line from the other.

My cruise reviews are designed to help you make informed vacation decisions so that you end up on the right vessel, in the right stateroom and on the right itinerary.

There’s a lot to sift through, but let’s make it easier for you.

Got money to burn? Look to the luxury cruise players as Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line (grill class), Hapag Lloyd, Paul Gauguin, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club and Seabourn. Actually, though these cruise lines command higher fares than the rest of the cruise lines on this page, luxury cruises can be a great value.

For a bit less investment, you can cruise on the upper-premium ships operated by Azamara Club Cruises and Oceania Cruises, as well as the mid-sized vessels that make up the fleets of Celebrity Cruises and Holland America Line (often erroneously called, Holland American).

You’ll also find cruise reviews of such popular large-ship cruise lines as Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Disney Cruise Line,  NCL, MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International. These cruise lines typically offer the best lead-in rates.

Under our Cruise Reviews, you’ll find reviews of Niche Cruises, Sailing Ships and more.

Undecided? See My Favorite Cruises.

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. I’ve personally sailed on most of the ships you’re here to learn about and I’ve spent time ashore in a lot of the destinations you’ll visit. I hope I can help you with your big decision!

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or comments. Keep in mind my responses may be slow coming back to you, but I always try to help when I can.

Bon Voyage, Ralph Grizzle

Cruise Review By Category

Cruise Reviews Of All Ships

Know the cruise line and ship you’re interested in sailing? Simply find it in the list below and click, view and cruise. Don’t know the cruise lines and ship that’s best for you? View our cruise reviews by ship category instead. Still confused? Contact me.

Luxury Cruises

Big Ship

Sailing Ships

Upper Premium

Premium

Niche Cruises

Family Cruises

  • Rui de Castro Guimaraes

    OMG That was a year ago LOL

  • Rui de Castro Guimaraes

    Call Mary in Lisbon +351-938 234 054 References from Ralph and others on Trip Advisor! :D

  • Rui de Castro Guimaraes

    Thoroughness

  • http://www.facebook.com/matteo.fabbi1 Matteo Fabbi

    If any of you wish to know more about the cruise industry, check my papers at http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/180656/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-rccl-a-brand-portfolio-analysis

    ….an examination of the nature, the typology and the management of a well known corporate brand operating in the Tourism industry: Royal Caribbean Cruises Line Ltd (RCCL).Adam Weaver in his article Complexity at sea: Managing brands within the cruise industry(2008), stresses how in the late eighties, corporate consolidation within the cruise industry, had as a result many cruise brands to be a part of a brand portfolio. In the complexity of the cruise industry, culture, languages and country of origins represent a major challenge for managers when adapting their brands across an international environment and portfolios are always bigger (Weaver, 2008).Originally Royal Caribbean Cruise LTD’s strategy to overcome the complexity of this issue has been to opt for a Global brand strategy instead of a multiple decentralized local brands strategy, which on the other hand, has been Carnival Corporation’s main strategy, also main RCCL competitor, as well as market leader for the global cruise industry (Weaver, 2008).

  • Norneee

    Hello:

    We are cruising on the Grand Princess Oct 21,  29 days from Southampton to Ft. Lauderdale.  We will be stopping at:  Cadiz, Alghero, Rome, Florence, Cannes, Brcelona, Gibraltar, Zeebrugge, Paris, Vigo, Lisbon, Ponta delgada and Bermuda.  Any suggestions on any of these ports for tours we should take.

    Thank you for your help