What do you like about cruising?

Sometimes I get calls from customers about what they think is their top reason to go on a cruise. I have looked around and did a short survey. The result of this I have put below. Let me know why you like to go on a cruise, do you have a better reason ?

10. Production Shows: Some people find them corny, but the musical reviews to be charming and very entertaining. While they seem to follow a generic kind of formula, including music and dance that appeals to wide variety of people, the shows often feature some of the favorite Broadway, country and pop songs and spectacular costumes and staging. Celebrity’s Millennium class ships feature a high tech rotating multilevel stage for its productions.

9. Theme Parties:
They are corny too, but most of us like the theme parties like the 50’s party and the Island night. The activities staff are experts at getting people to loosen up and enjoy themselves at these parties. They get people dancing by teaching line dances or having competitions between each side of the room.

8. Kids Program:
People sort of have a love/hate relationship with kids programs. Parents want to enjoy time with their kids while on a cruise, but they also want them to have their own fun. The on board cruise program provides them with safe, supervised, fun and educational activities to keep them engaged and enjoying themselves without disturbing other passengers. This also gives parents the opportunity to take part in other activities on board the ship without the kids in tow.

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Karaoke and Talent Shows: SOme people love to sing, so they always try to make it to Karaoke. The audience always cheers on other passengers whether they are good or bad, and have great fun meeting others. Almost all cruises offer a chance to passengers to show off their talents on board a stage. Usually the kids program puts on their own show. If there are enough adult passengers interested in putting on a show, a cruise line will usually have sign-ups and then a rehearsal. For example, on the Celebrity Mexico cruise in 2006, the passengers performed on the large stage in main theater.

6. Baked Alaska:
A lot of people think the whole Baked Alaska Parade is silly, but many passengers love it. There is just something fun and freeing about dancing, yelling and cheering – all over Neapolitan ice cream and burnt merange.

5. Wine Tasting:
Cruise ships offer a lot of opportunity to learn about wine. While land based cellars often have better or more vintage wine, cruise ships present an opportunity for wine education. Celebrity offers a wine and food pairing class and a wine blending class. While both of these classes were conducted with mass produced wines rather than interesting boutique wines, they were a great opportunity to discern the different qualities and attributes of wine.

4. Lectures:
Though lectures may sound boring, most passengers have found them any thing but. One of the favorites included Brent Nixon’s lectures on Alaskan Wildlife. Or a lecture on the coral reefs and volcanoes of Hawaii.

3. Sea Days:
Who needs to bother with those silly ports? Even on the smallest of ships, passengers can either enjoy the ship board activities or relax and do nothing. People love sharing this carefree time with their family and other passengers they have met on board. On many cruises, there were always ports where passengers did not get off the boat but instead relax and enjoy the almost empty ship.

2. Formal Nights:
Not only do passengers love getting all dressed up , but they love seeing the rest of their family looking their finest.

1. Elegant Dining:
Everybody loves the attentive service, creative menus and the elegant food presentations. For most passengers, sharing this wonderful experience is the most relaxing and most fun part of the cruise experience.