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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Cruises by Kay Showker, Bob Sehlinger ISBN: 0-7645-3979-5 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 22 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An informative, up-to-date, comprehensive guide to cruises
Comment: This is a great book. I like it because it gives information but is not opinionated. It is full of practical advice on how to figure out the most important variables of a cruise, how and why to book through a travel agent, and why trip cancellation insurance is important and a good value. It includes about 20 pages of maps (cruising areas of the world).
It also helps the reader think about the differences between cruises that stop at many ports of call vs. the benefits of just spending time at sea. The authors articulate the many types of cruises, and links various cruise lines, individual ships, and specific locations with categories of people you might find on that particular cruise.
I never thought I would be interested in a cruise but after reading this guide I realize there are as many different types of cruises as there are people. I feel empowered to work through a travel agent with an understanding of how these industries work, knowing that if I'm flexible I'm going to get a good value.
This book is a cut above your typical guide book. It has more information than you would ever want about cruise lines and individual ships including background and history on the cruise line companies.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book and I recommend it to anyone who wants to research cruise alternatives. It is a great way to begin.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very comprehensive and informative guide; humor included
Comment: This book was informative enough, entertaining enough, honest enough and impartial enough to motivate me to book my first-ever cruise. There is useful - indeed, necessary - information about every facet of a cruise, from booking the best deal, to required documents and from incredibly detailed descriptions of every cruise (and all of their ships) to a full description on what a day on a cruise is like. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is considering a cruise, particularly for the fisrt time.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very Good Source For Cruise Information
Comment: "The Unofficial Guide to Cruises 2003" is a well written book that is a quite complete guide to virtually all cruises that you might realistically be interested in. The detail on different ships and lines is excellent, though I personally think that the Berlitz book "Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2003" is more detailed on the ships themselves, and is generally easier to use than "The Unofficial Guide to Cruises 2003," though both have strong and weak points.
The strength of this book is in the complete and clear explanations of every aspect of a cruise for someone new to cruising. Some people like the breakdown by separate quality and value scales, but I didn't find it particularly user friendly, and often was scratching my head trying to resolve the grades received with narrative about particular ships. Once again, I think Berlitz has a more straightforward numerical system where it is clear why each ship got the overall score that it got.
While I prefer the Berlitz book marginally, this is also an excellent book with it's own unique viewpoints and strengths. My strategy has become to use the two books in tandem, as together there is a complete picture that neither book completely captures on it's own. Overall a noble effort and in the end this book is recommended for anyone considering a cruise, especially first time cruisers.
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Title: Frommer's Caribbean Cruises and Ports of Call 2004 by Heidi Sarna, Matt Hannafin ISBN: 0764537393 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Berlitz Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2003 (Berlitz Cruise Guides, 2003) by Douglas Ward ISBN: 9812460586 Publisher: Berlitz Travel Guide Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Cruise Vacations for Dummies 2004 by Fran Wenograd Golden ISBN: 0764538225 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: 100 Best Cruise Vacations, 2nd: The Top Cruises throughout the World for All Interests and Budgets by Theodore W. Scull ISBN: 0762709812 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Essential Little Cruise Book, 2nd: Secrets from a Cruise Director for a Perfect Cruise Vacation by Jim West ISBN: 0762705086 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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