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Taking to the high seas for an ocean adventure is a fun and versatile way to spend a holiday. Cruises offer the opportunity to see a good variety of places in a short amount of time and choosing a discount cruise in particular means the experience can be had for a reasonable price as well. With a cruise ship holiday you could be sunning yourself on a sandy beach one day and strolling through pine groves on a completely different continent the next. The whole time you can enjoy yourself safe in the knowledge that your transport is waiting patiently for you at port, with a huge range of luxuries on board.

Being able to visit a number of different destinations in a single trip is one of the most obvious benefits of taking a cruise. In around 10 days, for example, you can explore Spain and North Africa, or head to the Med for a cruise around Greece, Turkey and Israel. And unlike many traditional holidays, the travelling is all part of the fun as you get to enjoy your cruise ship’s many comforts and facilities as you go.

While cruise ship holidays may often be considered as an expensive option, this does not have to be the case. Getting value for money, whether while on a cruise or staying at a 5 star hotel, is naturally a concern when on holiday. The all inclusive nature of cruise ship holidays helps to deliver value when compared with more traditional holidays and makes it easier to keep costs down. There are of course plenty of ways to spend extra cash on a cruise ship if you wish, from shopping, to a visit to the onboard casino, but all the basics will be covered to ensure an enjoyable trip.

Meanwhile, searching online can reveal discount cruise holidays starting from around just £50 per person per night. Booking early will help to ensure you get the most from your experience with the best choice of cabins. Late bookings can have their merits too, however, with considerable amounts saved if you opt for a last minute cruise deal.

If you like the idea of going on a cruise holiday then you could be spoiled for choice with many different luxury cruise companies to choose from and an even wider range of destinations that you could pick. The great part of cruise ship holidays is that you can pick almost anywhere there are oceans for the boat to cruise on, this means that pretty much anywhere in the world that isn’t land locked can be accessed and in most cases stopped at for you to be able to get off and explore.

Two of the main cruise companies available to choose from are Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises, both with a wide range of destinations cruised to by a large fleet of luxury liners at any time of year. P&O are well known for world trips and other destinations such as Dubai and the Middle East or further destinations such as Asia and the Orient. Princess cruises also have a wide range of destinations too that include Australia and Hawaii and the South Pacific. Princess Cruises even have tours that go where boats can’t reach with their range of CruiseTours.

Princess’ CruiseTours includes cruise ship sections of their trips but also luxury rail services that can take you inland to some truly amazing sights you may have struggled to see on a cruise holiday. One popular destination for this is Alaska and Canada, by taking these special CruiseTours you can experience much more whilst you are on your cruise holiday.

The boats on which you will stay during your cruise holiday are the very definition of luxury. Even when staying in the cheapest accommodation and dining options on board the multiple decks and activities you can enjoy whilst on board the liner will be perfect for the ultimate relaxing holiday. A lot of cruise holidays used to be known for being a couple only type of holiday and whilst there are still child-free liners as a part of P&O cruise holidays as well as other companies a lot more liners are becoming family friendly with plenty of childcare and children’s entertainment and activities available.

Cruise holidays can be taken in warmer climates such as the Caribbean or Mediterranean seas and these tend to be typical destinations for most cruise ship holidays but colder climates with their stunning vistas like Scandinavia, Alaska and the Baltic regions are equally popular for cruise holidays these days.

Cruise ship holidays have been popular for many years where instead of being tied to one destination for your holiday you get to experience many more types of cultures and countries. Cruise ship holidays aren’t just spent on the decks of the cruise liner as many cruises have multiple stop offs at ports along the way, allowing you to set foot on land to experience the local atmosphere, do some gift shopping and other activities.

When people think of cruise ship holidays there are usually two main companies that come to mind: P&O and Cunard. Both have their advantages and their destinations can be similar with each one having a few different options compared to the other. Their cruise ships themselves are similar too in some ways but generally their fleet will have many different ships that can cater to different crowds.

For instance P&O cruises have ships such as the Artemis that is a child-free boat, there are many people who take cruise holidays to get away from the screaming children at beach resorts so having the option for just a couple’s holiday without children around can be right up some people’s street. Other ships though are family orientated to help dispel the myth that cruise ship holidays are for older tourists.

Cunard Cruises have a smaller although incredibly impressive fleet including the Queen Mary 2 which recently visited Liverpool docks hailed as the grandest, most magnificent ocean liner ever built. The Queen Mary 2’s most recent trip has been a cross Atlantic trip to New York which is one of the many routes or voyages you can book a place on.

Other destinations that the Cunard ships travel on are the USA and Canada, Scandinavia and the Baltic region for a cruise with a difference and many familiar trips such as Caribbean and Mediterranean and round the world cruises. P&O has many more ships in its fleet and so has a wider choice of destinations such as Central America, Asia and the Orient and even Dubai and the Middle East which can include holiday hotspots such as Sharm El Sheikh too.

Both Cruise line companies have a lot of choice not only from what ships and which countries to visit but accommodation and dining options for the duration of your trip too. Depending on how much money you are willing to spend you can upgrade your cabin to a more luxurious one or you could choose more exquisite meals. The Aurora ship from P&O has a Marco Pierre-White restaurant on board.