The Unofficial Guide to Cruises

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Summary: The book that convinced me to take a cruise!
Review: What more can I say about a book that convinced me to take a cruise? This book is a handy guide to choosing a specific cruise. You are told what to expect (and what not to expect) during your cruise. The first part of the book gives you an overview of cruising in general, and advise on how to select a cruise. The second part is a review of cruise ships. They are arranged by cruise line, with general classes of ships grouped together. A map is provided at the beginning of each line's listings showing where they cruise. The third part of the book discusses non-tradiditional cruises such as sail boats and freightors. The fourth part of the book is a reference guide showing each ships planned iteneraries. The book is a very easy read, and doesn't waste space on a lot of trivial or repetitive information. The only minus with the book is that the individual ship descriptions are hard to find amongst other ships of the same type, and are quite brief. If only other passangers on my cruise read this book, they would have learned what was not included in their cruise fare, and not have been so upset when they got the bill on the last day!

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Summary: Better than Frommer, not as good as Berlitz
Review: Worth looking at for a second opinion, but neither as detailed or as hard-hitting as the Berlitz book.