Cruise Critic Picks the Year's Top 5 Cruises. TRAVEL SNOB TRAVEL BLOG
From big ships in exotic destinations to small ships in more well-trodden ones, Cruise Critic - a leading cruise community and editorial site which reviews cruises, ports of call highlights, cruise deals, cruise news and features, and active cruise forums - looks for cruise lines and ships that play against type & conventional wisdom. Their Top 5 picks for the year include:
- Bermuda Starting in May, Celebrity's new Journey will be the most contemporary mid-size ship offering Bermuda itineraries. A high ratio of cabins with balconies, multiple dining venues and a charming spa put it at the top of the list.
- Disney Magic in Europe Sailing out of Barcelona, there are 10- and an 11-night itineraries available. Ports include Sicily's Palermo, Naples, Sardinia, Civitavecchia (for Rome), Tuscany, Marseilles, and Villefranche.
- Liberty of the Seas or Freedom of the Seas A destination in its own right, the newly-debuted Freedom of the Seas boasts a surf park, kids' splash park and boxing ring, as well as an ice skating rink, rock climbing wall, and indoor promenade teeming with shops and eateries. Sister ship, Liberty of the Seas, debuts in April 2007. They alternate between the same Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.
- Cross The Atlantic in Style Eight-day all-at-sea sailings between Europe and North America are on deck on the luxurious Regent Seven Seas Voyager or Cunard’s Queen Mary 2.
- Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess in Asia The amenities of a big-ship, with a reasonable length, and moderate pricing. The 16-night trip sails between Beijing and Bangkok; stops along the way include Japan's Nagasaki and Okinawa, China's Hong Kong and Shanghai, Vietnam's Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, and Singapore.
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- The Travel Snob
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