After doing several summertime cruises along the Greek and Italian coastlines, I have compiled a list of my top ten reasons for going on a cruise. This list is tailored more to warmer climate cruises, but some of these listed still apply to cruises universally.
1. The Change of Scene
The journey itself and the ever-changing views are what makes cruising such an incredible experience. It truly is relaxing being able to lounge around on the top deck or private balcony watching the world drift by as you listen to the sound of the waves. A key aspect of cruising is being able to wake up somewhere new each day. The ability to open the curtains and see somewhere new really does set you up for the day and just makes you want to get out and explore. The day trip excursions provide the opportunity for you to sample various aspects and sites of each location; possibly helping you decide whether you want to return again in the future. Also, cruising provides you the luxury of travelling from place to place without having to worry about additional travel and repacking but instead be able to make your cabin home for the duration of your trip.
2. Onboard Entertainment
Cruise ships are designed to make sure passengers are never bored! With an array of activities such as swimming, gambling, crazy golf and rock climbing alongside theatre shows, karaoke nights and outdoor cinemas, there is always something happening to keep you busy on your holiday. If you would prefer a more relaxed cruise experience there are also spa and salon facilities available.
3. Food
The joy of cruising is that food is available 24 hours a day! All ships offer a wide selection of buffets, both low and high budget dining, poolside bar food, along with room service available all hours. There is something fun about having weird food combinations at the buffet, being able to sunbathe by the pool with burger and chips and be able to sample fine dining in the evening. I personally have not had a bad food experience while dining at sea.
4. Drinks packaging
Need I say more?! This is a must for any cruise! If you plan on making the most of your cruise, this will save you a huge amount of money and set you up for many a fun drunken night at sea.
5. Nightlife
To say I have a few drunken stories from cruising would be an understatement! Regardless of whether you drink or not, cruise ships house a range of bars and clubs to cater for passengers intending to dance and sing into the early hours.
6. Formal Nights
Who doesn't love an excuse to dress up?! The majority of cruise liners have maintained tradition of having at least two formal dress evenings a week. These black tie events see the majority of passengers sporting their best suits, ballgowns and highest heels. On non-formal evenings certain venues within the ship will still maintain a dinner dresscode, so this is always good to check ahead of making reservations.
7. Sunrises / Sunsets at Sea
The views are so beautiful, it has to be seen to be believed! Add seeing sunset at sea to your bucketlist immediately!
8. Disconnect
Something that may please or concern some of you is the lack of wifi available at sea. I personally enjoyed being able to disconnect and spend time away from scrolling through my phone. Although I would have a load of messages to reply to and Snapchat streaks were lost, I felt refreshed after the time away. If you are not so keen on being separated from the internet, cruise ships do offer wifi but connection is poor or non-existent and incredibly expensive. I would advise saving money and using free wifi available on land. Also, maybe type up any messages beforehand so that they can instantly send and you can make the most of the wifi.
9. Meeting New People
Cruise ships are a great place to meet new people from across the world. Entertainment crew like to encourage group participation at sail away parties and poolside games. Therefore there are plenty of opportunities to chat to new people and make friends.
10. Different Experience Everytime
No cruise is the same. There will always be new sights, experiences, people etc, which can totally transform your holiday and make it memorable for hopefully the right reasons!
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