Cruise Vacations For Dummies 2007 (Dummies Travel) by Heidi Sarna (PDF)

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Listen to a free companion podcast! On a cruise vacation, getting there is half the fun—or more. Even if you’re a land lubber, this guide will get you ready and eager to set sail. You’ll learn what to expect and how to enjoy every minute—on board or in port. As the authors write, “The captain does the driving, the chef does the cooking, the bartenders do the pouring, and the stewards make your bed.” You unpack once and then relax and enjoy.Discover how to pick the cruise for you and choose great things to do, with:Reviews of the best cruise lines and specifics such as the best ships for families, best romantic cruises, best party cruises, best small ship cruises, and moreOverviews of popular cruise ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, the Mediterranean, the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii, and New England and Eastern CanadaSpecial icons that point out Bargain Alerts, Heads Ups (warnings about tourists traps, unsafe neighborhoods, etc.), and Kid-Friendly optionsInfo on onboard entertainment and activities, food, spa offerings, shopping, gambling, and children’s activitiesRecommendations on the top attractions and best shore excursions at popular portsDetails on everything from passport requirements to packing tips, and from embarkation day to clearing customsLike every For Dummies travel guide, Cruise Vacations For Dummies 2007 helps you make the most of your vacation. It includes:Down-to-earth trip-planning adviceInfo on the best ships for every budgetTips on sightseeing at ports of callHandy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pagesWhether you’re looking for adventure on the high seas or laid-back fun in the sun, get your sea legs and get set for smooth sailing with this friendly guide.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Coast along with cruise control at www.dummies.comHave a bon voyage the fun and easy way®Cruise these pages for the best ships for families, romance, fine dining, and more. Whether your style is laid-back or lively, rustic schooner or luxury liner, popular port or exotic adventure, set sail with this guide that covers cruise lines, destinations, shore attractions, and more.Discover:Down-to-earth trip-planning adviceWhat you shouldn’t miss —and what you can skipThe best cruise ships for every budgetHandy Post-it® Flags to mark your favorite pages About the Author Matt Hannafin is a freelance writer, editor, and musician based in Brooklyn, New York. Coauthor of the upcoming 1,000 Places in the U.S.A. & Canada to See Before You Die (a sequel to the 2004 bestseller) and Frommer’s Cruises & Ports of Call, he also writes regular travel columns for Frommers.com, the Boston Herald, and Porthole cruise magazine. His work has appeared in dozens of other books, magazines, and websites, including Gourmet, Modern Bride, Avid Cruiser, and Travel Weekly. Heidi Sarna is a freelance writer who has sailed the oceans blue for more than a decade, often with her young twin sons and lucky husband in tow. Coauthor of Frommer’s Cruises & Ports of Call and a contributor to several other guidebooks, she also writes regular travel columns for Frommers.com and Porthole cruise magazine. She’s written for many magazines and newspapers, including Gourmet, Condé Nast Traveler, Parenting, Bridal Guide, the Boston Herald, and Travel Weekly.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This is a very very biased view of the old way of cruise ships, way before COVID. For me, it served it’s purpose as a very general introduction to cruise ships and so I am satisfied considering the very low price I paid for a used book. I have already been on two cruises, and thus I have a bit of an advantage compared to the complete beginner.For most readers, avoid this book. The only way this will be helpful for most readers is as a partly true historical publicity piece for cruise ships, and this should be read with a very large sack of salt, not a grain of salt (i.e. skepticism). This book was written to benefit cruise ships, not the reader.The area of safety on cruise ships is very much glossed over. She deals with crime on board ships very lightly and casually, and basically mis-represents the unwanted reality. Are cruise ships crime-ridden hotels ? No, probably not.However, are there high levels of prosecution for crimes such as sexual assault and rape ? Absolutely no. What tourist driven jurisdiction is going to publicize these kinds of crimes, which would impact their business ? None. Which cruise ship is going to actively prosecute rape cases ? Basically, none of them. Particularly for crimes at sea, who has jurisdiction start or fiinish port ? Who will compel testimony internationally (out of their jurisdiction) or from a cruise ship ? Are there any laws at sea ? And which witnesses will travel internationally to testify (almost none) and how long will it take to subpeona them, if it can be done at all ?Basically, no female should be alone on a ship, on any part of the ship, particularly after dark or after drinks are being served. Sexual assaults happen and there is no recourse. For others, these cruise ships are giant Petri dishes of infectious disease, including COVID, but all other respiratory diseases as well. This was known before COVID and continues to be true.For COVID, the cruises claim to (finally) use 100% fresh air for circulation in the ship, which means it costs them more for blowing the air around and first heating it. But the room changes remain very low, like 1 room change of air per hour. Far far too low to be actually helpful in reducing COVID very much.The other thing is that cruise ships are now encouraging passengers to upgrade their cabin, so they have nicer places to wait if the passengers get COVID and need to quarantine for 10 days. However, in actual practice, if you test positive, you can NOT quarantine in your own room, but you are forced to quarantine in an interior cabin (no windows) with very little ventilation and you get the room service food (or worse) that goes with the very cheapest cabins, not the upgraded food you paid for.Before you cruise, check out the ventilation, it needs to be 100% fresh air, and how many room changes per hour ? Ask if you can social distance in the hallway outside your cabin (hallway at least 12 feet wide) as well as stairways, deck passageways, and so on. The answer is, so far, as of Jan 2022, no.Cruise ships were never that safe for disease or sexual assault, and the COVID pandemic has made them more hungry, but prefering to use marketing and sales techniquees instead if investing in making their ships safer. I truly enjoyed my two cruises, and I had hoped the cruise lines would have upgraded their ships to deal with their very high rate of infectious diseases, including COVID, but it seems this is not the case.The cruise lines will probably get away with it, as they seem to market, from the people I’ve talked to, to people who would like to have more money than they have, and would like to cruise as a way of showing that they made it in the world, so you get some really low prices for some cruises, but you would never believe you “made it” by staying at a hotel in the price range they are charging, and I mean at every single price point, not just the low end cabins.My advice is do your homework and really price them hard and be sure you know exactly what you are paying for. Hopefully, you’ll get it. This book might give you a very small start, esp if you don’t pay too much, but I discourage cruising except very very selectively, and this book doesn’t help you do that. It’s like a cheer-leading session for the cruise industry, definitely NOT a guide to the consumer.

⭐lots of good information

⭐I bought this right before going on my first ever cruise and took it with me, and it really helped me get the most out of my cruise and really enjoy it.

⭐This was a great book. I am dreaming of a cruise and after going over this book I now know I will pick just the right cruise. It lists all the cruise lines (at 2007) and gives details on everything. Thank you for a great book.

⭐This is a good tool for first-time cruisers . . . and great info if you’re going to the Caribbean. My cruise was to Canada (Atlantic side), so there wasn’t a lot about the tours for Canada.Otherwise, good info.

⭐great info for someone like me who has never been on a cruise. it will help me know which lines are a good fit and which to avoid because the people on them are not my type of fun.

⭐We are planning our first cruise and found important information in this book. We have applied information to our plans.

⭐Very informative book, I wish there was a new edition though as some of the information was a little out dated.

⭐I bought 3 cruise guides before going on our first cruise. This was the least satisfactory. It is heavily geared to the US market with little of interest to the UK/European reader. The Brits Guide is much better in that respect. For a UK audience you are frankly better off reading web sites such as Cruise Critic.

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