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| Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships, 2001 | 
 enlarge | Author: Douglas Ward
Publisher: Berlitz Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1999414
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Compl Rev
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 623
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 2831572061
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.45
EAN: 9782831572062
ASIN: 2831572061
Publication Date: September 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2001 rates 255 cruise ships cruising the world's oceans and waterways. Providing all the advice the first-time or repeat cruiser will ever need, this is the essential guide to choosing the perfect cruise. This revised and expanded tenth edition features more than a dozen new ships, what to look for in a ship and crew, must-know details presented in easy-to-use charts, covering everything from the number of dining facilities to cabin amenities, sample cabin diagrams, information on specialty cruises, expert advice for all ages and interest, plus a special sections for singles, families, and the physically challenged.
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 Change the Title July 27, 2008
As a veteren cruiser myself I firmly disagree with the author's view of many of the cruise lines and ammenities listed and point out some examples where he was outright dishonest. For example when reviewing Carnival Cruise Lines food he described the coffee as rusty water served in paper cups. Carnival serves their hot beverages on deck and in the restaurants and buffets in ceramic cups with handles. Paper cups are available if desired. He also complained that Carnival does not have a selection of breads and cheeses yet at every dinner seating and on the buffet there was always a selection of bread and cheeses. From reading the book it sounds like the author would like to be pampered and catered to in a way not possible on a large cruise ship. Maybe the title of the book should be changed to "Cruising for the Snobbish and Pompous!"
 Thorough and Succinct July 19, 2001
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Simply the best reference for learning about the cruise experience and comparing ships. Should be required reading for anyone contemplating a holiday on a cruise ship.
Sophisticated & Intelligent Guide - Highly Recommend June 16, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I disagree with the reviewers who say Mr. Ward is too picky. I WANT someone who is a detail freak and VERY picky when describing cruises they have been on. The issues he chooses to criticize are important to me too - but I wouldn't even know these issues existed if he gave only bland perfunctory reviews. My first cruise was a TOTAL disaster because I didn't do my homework. This book helped me do my homework and find out what was important to me on a cruise. Lots of decisions: do you want to be around kids? Then travel during a peak holiday like Easter Break, Christmas, etc. Do you want to hear blaring PA announcements all day every 15 minutes in 3 languages? Certain ships do this, certain ones don't. Do you want to travel with 3,000 other people with frantic activity all day long, or would you be more comfortable around only 500 people in quieter more elegant surroundings? Mr. Ward can help you structure the questions to ask yourself so you can make an informed decision. His reviews are the ones used on a huge website travel agency - (It starts with an E.) I just booked a cruise with them based largely on Mr. Ward's reviews. Mr. Ward helped me quickly pick out the exact kind of cruise on the exact kind of ship that I wanted. I didn't realize I had so many choices and so much control over my environment and itinerary. The only criticism I would have about the book is that the typeface is a bit small. I can read it easily without glasses, but it is smaller than I would prefer. However, if the typeface were larger, the book would probably have to be 200 pages longer. I would recommend this book to anyone cruising for the first time who knows NOTHING. Plenty of info so you can make an informed decision - or at least start you in the right direction. The other cruise guide books I read gave the same general advice without the ship reviews. The general advice was so similar in each book it felt like plagiarism. I would recommend starting with Mr. Ward FIRST.
Doug Ward's Guide To Cruising & Cruise Ships March 24, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Detailed and descriptive, this reference is "tops" in the field. Doug Ward's high standards and detailed critique of ships will enable you to select a ship and itinerary so that, upon disembarkation, you'll be thinking of your NEXT cruise vacation. Bon Voyage!
Definitely the best available March 9, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
There is a *lot* of information here - 623 pages of small type covering the gamut of ships from the ultra-luxe to some ghastly-sounding Ukrainian tubs. There's even plenty of data that can't be found on the cruise lines' own web sites. If this book can't help you pick a cruise, I can't imagine what would.
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