There are specialised forms of travel agencies, called Cruise Agencies, that provide door-to-door help and bookings for cruises.
Luxury Cruises covers a plethora of modes of sailing from memories of the great Luxury Liners in the golden era of late Victorian times to modern Luxury Barges on the canals in Holland.
A good place to start could be at the Cunard Fleet. Here you will find details about the three stars of their fleet the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Victoria. Cunard claim that the Queen Mary 2 is the grandest, most magnificent ocean liner ever built. A true heir to the timeless elegance,legacy and inspiration of the great Cunard liners of legend and the Cunard White Star ServiceSM.
She is 1,132 feet long and 151,400 gross tones with a crew of 1,253.
Depending upon the season she could be on her normal Transatlantic Route or any local section of it or taking 3 months to sail around the world.
Another company with a wide variety of Luxury Ocean Cruises is the Discovery World Cruises
Their new flagship the Royal Clipper is claimed to be the largest fully rigged sailing ship in the world today.
Itineraries range from the sun-kissed Mediterranean to the exotic Far East and the Caribbean. Want to hoist the sails or climb the mast? No problem
The more modest Orient Lines, has the Marco Polo. It is 578 feet long and 22,080 gross tons with a crew of 350.
Each company has its own specialities. How do you choose.First determine which type of Luxury Cruise you want. Examples include; a Pacific Ocean Luxury Cruise and visit Tahiti and other ports of call, possibly a River Rhine Luxury Cruise to visit different Cities but keep the same accommodation, or on a Luxury Barge and wander the Canals in Amsterdam or Strasbourg.
Next find out what other people have found out on their cruises. Go to a site where they share their experiences both good and bad such as Review That Cruise.
Enjoy your cruise and remember to post your own comments after you get back.
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