With so many mega liner ships being launched nowadays people forget how the cruise holiday industry has evolved over the last few years.
We only need to go back just 20 years when ships such as Carnival Fantasy and Sovereign of the Seas entered service.
These ships were the first of now what we call mega superliner.
They were massive in the scheme of things and were topping the 70000 tonnes mark.
It is funny how 20 years down the line these ships are now known as small.
With economies of scale and polarisation hitting the industry everything has changed.
Bigger is best or is that the case? Only at the end of last year the kings of innovation Royal Caribbean cruises launched the biggest cruise ship into the market place.
The now famous Oasis of the Seas defies logic.
It dwarfs it's little sisters the Freedom class of ships which previously holds the record of the world's largest ship by a mere 30%.
The facilities on-board now a days just blow your mind.
The ship has an outdoor area called central park where they have 65000 plants and flowers.
At the back of the ship is a carousel for the children.
It also has a zip line going through the heart of the ship and at the back the piece de resistance an Aqua theatre where they can put on Cirque Du Soleil water type show.
However this cruise ship comes at a price.
It has no heart or soul.
You are just a number walking around the ship you are a customer not a guest and this style of cruising is not for everybody.
So what are your options? You can go for smaller cruise lines and cruise ships and what are the advantages? The main advantages are the following: you are treated like a guest not a number and you receive the personal touch.
When you go the bar the bar staff will get to know what you drink, they will get to know your name but the main advantage is the intimacy in which many life long friends can be made.
Do you make friends on the bigger cruise ships, sometimes but half the time you won't see that same person again.
It is funny now that some of the cruise lines are changing their opinion.
P&O cruises have replaced the Artemis now with the Adonia.
The Adonia is currently sailing as the Royal Princess and in essence is tiny at just over 30000 tonnes and holds just 710 passengers.
Are they listening to what their guests want.
At the end of the day there is now enough choice out there for everyone with an amazing choice of cruise holidays for everyone.
Whether it 3*, 6* big or small.
The only winner to come out of this is the consumer with so much to spend their hard earned cash on.
We only need to go back just 20 years when ships such as Carnival Fantasy and Sovereign of the Seas entered service.
These ships were the first of now what we call mega superliner.
They were massive in the scheme of things and were topping the 70000 tonnes mark.
It is funny how 20 years down the line these ships are now known as small.
With economies of scale and polarisation hitting the industry everything has changed.
Bigger is best or is that the case? Only at the end of last year the kings of innovation Royal Caribbean cruises launched the biggest cruise ship into the market place.
The now famous Oasis of the Seas defies logic.
It dwarfs it's little sisters the Freedom class of ships which previously holds the record of the world's largest ship by a mere 30%.
The facilities on-board now a days just blow your mind.
The ship has an outdoor area called central park where they have 65000 plants and flowers.
At the back of the ship is a carousel for the children.
It also has a zip line going through the heart of the ship and at the back the piece de resistance an Aqua theatre where they can put on Cirque Du Soleil water type show.
However this cruise ship comes at a price.
It has no heart or soul.
You are just a number walking around the ship you are a customer not a guest and this style of cruising is not for everybody.
So what are your options? You can go for smaller cruise lines and cruise ships and what are the advantages? The main advantages are the following: you are treated like a guest not a number and you receive the personal touch.
When you go the bar the bar staff will get to know what you drink, they will get to know your name but the main advantage is the intimacy in which many life long friends can be made.
Do you make friends on the bigger cruise ships, sometimes but half the time you won't see that same person again.
It is funny now that some of the cruise lines are changing their opinion.
P&O cruises have replaced the Artemis now with the Adonia.
The Adonia is currently sailing as the Royal Princess and in essence is tiny at just over 30000 tonnes and holds just 710 passengers.
Are they listening to what their guests want.
At the end of the day there is now enough choice out there for everyone with an amazing choice of cruise holidays for everyone.
Whether it 3*, 6* big or small.
The only winner to come out of this is the consumer with so much to spend their hard earned cash on.
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