If the economy has you in a bind and has you rethinking that summer vacation take a few moments to check out some of the cruise deals that are there. Cruise vacations are on the rise as more and more people start to realize the value provided and worry less about sea sickness or ships being too crowded. The facts are most large ships are built so you barely feel the movement and crowds are magically managed so that it will never seem as crowded as it really is. Below are three reasons that make cruising a great vacation.
1. See more of the world for less
Cruise are a great way to see many different countries on one trip for one amazing glow price. You can find Western Caribbean cruises out of Tampa for less than $400 a person that visit Mexico, Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands all in one trip. Try adding up how much each of those trips cost separately and you will see the savings of traveling via cruise ship are immense.
2. Good food included in the price
Food quality may have gone down some since the introduction of specialty restaurants, but to be fair cruise prices have come down as well, so it’s a bit of a give and take. That being said you can still get better than average food on your cruise and on many ships you can get it 24 hours a day. Cruises are a great way to try new dishes like lamb or duck for the first time. If you don’t like it you can get something else. Room service is also included in your cruise cost and in many cases can also be ordered 24 hrs a day.
3.Shore Excursions
If you aren’t taking shore excursions on your cruise you aren’t getting as much out of your trip as you should. I’m not saying you should book an excursion at every stop but excursions can turn a great vacation into a phenomenal vacation and if you book them outside of the cruise lines they can be fairly inexpensive. Just based on the Western Caribbean trip mentioned above you could swim with sting rays in the Caymans, visit Mexican Mayan ruins, snorkel reefs in Roatan and go Belize Cave Tubing all in one trip.
As you can see that is quite a bit of excitement and adventure packed into one vacation and the best thing is you aren’t going to go broke doing it. In fact you may find you spend less money on a cruise vacation than you would have staying home for a week.