| The definition of luxury world cruises has changed | | | | This means more staff is available for each |
| over the last decade and this article will help identify | | | | passenger as well as more personal and quality |
| some of the new characteristics you can expect | | | | service from cruise staff. When the staff to |
| from a luxury cruise line or package. | | | | passenger ratio is too high then the service on the |
| - Top of Line Amenities | | | | ship suffers as there is less human resources to go |
| - Renowned Chefs and Cuisine | | | | around for each of their passengers. If you inquire |
| - Lower Staff to Passenger Ratio | | | | about the staff to passenger ratio on a ship and |
| - Fares Boast All Inclusive Pricing | | | | make a comparison between ships you can assess |
| - Unique Port of Calls | | | | which cruise line is in a better position to utilize their |
| Top of Line Amenities | | | | staff for providing luxury passenger service. |
| When you begin to explore a booking for your | | | | Fares Boast All Inclusive Pricing |
| cruise, expect luxury world cruises to now provide | | | | Many top of the line hotels first came up with the all |
| passengers with top of the line amenities in their | | | | inclusive pricing promotion. This marketing technique |
| suites. As the competition for cruise passengers has | | | | was designed to give the guest a packaged |
| increased among cruise lines, passenger luxury lines | | | | experience. Once they paid for the suite, multiple |
| have been forced to supply quality amenities in the | | | | complementary experiences and services where |
| suites. Cruise lines, in desiring to attract the more | | | | provided at no additional cost. Guests responded to it |
| discriminating traveler have upgraded amenities with | | | | very well and so it remains a feature of many hotels |
| designer labels to include such items as bath oils, | | | | even today. |
| scented candles, imported coffee, high-thread count | | | | Luxury around the world cruises picked up on the |
| sheets, towels, and bathrobes. Suites are also | | | | success of inclusive pricing and started to offer many |
| designed and furnished with items by well known | | | | complimentary features as part of their luxury cruise |
| decorators comparable to what you might find in the | | | | packages. Because of the venues in which some |
| luxury suites of some of the world's finest hotels. | | | | cruise lines sail they can offer some very unique |
| Renowned Chefs and Cuisine | | | | complimentary items not available elsewhere. Inclusive |
| The passengers booking luxury world cruises bring | | | | items might be tickets to shows, concerts, mainland |
| with them a lot of discriminating tastes and that | | | | tours, museums or special events. |
| includes their taste in cuisine. Today's cruise lines | | | | Unique Port of Calls |
| understand this about their passengers and spare no | | | | As the tastes of passengers over the years has |
| expense in providing only the very best in dining. It is | | | | changed the luxury world cruises have changed as |
| not unusual to find a staff of very well known | | | | well. The passengers of years past tended to be |
| gourmet chefs, bakery, and dessert chefs or even | | | | much older then the passengers of today. In |
| candy chefs on staff preparing some of the finest | | | | response to this shift in demographics cruise lines are |
| creations for the passengers. | | | | offering many new and unique port of call activities. |
| The luxury cruise lines are so proud of their culinary | | | | Today it wouldn't be unusual to fly by helicopter to a |
| achievements they will invite guests to spend a day | | | | remote island for a beach barbecue and wave |
| in the galley learning a few techniques about the | | | | boarding. |
| creation of these fine delicacies from their chefs. | | | | Another advantage of luxury ships for providing |
| Lower Staff to Passenger Ratio | | | | unique port of calls is they tend to be smaller ships |
| Luxury world cruises pride themselves on the ability | | | | and can gain access to ports unavailable to the larger |
| to cater to the passengers every need while aboard | | | | cruise liners. When booking a luxury cruise expect |
| their ships. Compared to other cruise ships, luxury | | | | some unique port of call options that will make your |
| liners tend to be smaller ships and so the staff to | | | | trip more exciting and more adventurous. |
| passenger ratio is generally smaller as well. | | | | |