Cruise Vacations Provide Outstanding Value

Saturday, March 1, 2008

(NAPSA)—When it comes to getting value from your vacation dollar, there’s more to consider than just good prices. For example, can you put a cost on relaxation, comfort, service and convenience? How muchis it worth to explore exotic locales without having to worry about the details? As it turns out, the best vacation Cruise vacations offer the com- value on earthis at sea. All Aboard fort of a “home away from home” while traveling from port to port. worldwide took cruise vacations in 2007, according to Cruise Lines restaurants and entertainment to More than 12.6 million people International Association (CLIA). CLIAbelieves that one key reason for this increase is that, when compared to other types of vacations, cruising holds the highest percentage of participants who express extremesatisfaction. Those who choose to cruise quickly discover that when it comes to seagoing vacations, the value proposition reaches new heights. Typically, a cruise package will include accommodations, meals, shipboard facilities and activities, entertainment and, of course, travel from port to port. Comparethe price of a seven-day cruise to a week’s stay at a comparable resort, where the guest must also pay extra for all meals, entertainment andleisure activities—with no additional travel— and the value of cruising is readily apparent. But this is only the beginning. Consider a European cruise that visits three or more destinations. The cruise guest arrives on board, settles into a comfortable stateroom, packs and unpacks only once, has a remarkable choice of enjoy, and relaxes completely as the ship travels from port to port, city tocity. The cruiser benefits from not having the daunting task of navigating through multiple foreign countries and languages on their own. And given current exchange rates, paying for a European cruise in dollars also has a positive impact on travelers’ wallets. Cruising makes it easy to explore the world. In addition to inclusive, value-added pricing and the comfort of having a “home away from home”for the duration of the trip, there’s the relaxation that comes from knowing that every travel arrangement has been made. There are many other reasons to choose a cruise vacation—big ships and small, short and long itineraries, voyages to every part of the world and a price for every budget, to name a few. This also explains why the cruise industry enjoys higher customer satisfaction ratings than any other type of vacation. For more information on cruise vacations, call your CLIA travel agent or locate one at www.cruising.org.

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