Small Ship Luxury Cruise or a River Cruise. Choosing the right one for you!
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they're definitely two different animals with a few things that are the same
by definition that's probably going to be under a thousand people
all river cruise lines include a daily program that includes shore excursions
my number one go-to is is alma waterways
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Choosing between a luxury small ship cruise and a river cruise. Travel expert Shari Marsh drops by to give her expert advice and cruise tips when trying to decide which cruise is right for you. Shari details the main differences between the two types of cruise vacation and what to consider when you are trying to make the decision between a luxury ocean cruise and a river cruise. Shari defines what a small ship is and reveals what her top three go cruise lines she goes back to time and again for luxury cruises and those for river cruises. When choosing between the two it comes down to what you want out of a vacation and Shari details how she works with guests to arrive at a memorable cruise vacation. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:20 Meet Shari 1:30 What is luxury? 2:40 Small ocean ships 4:32 River Cruise ships 7:00 All-Inclusive cruising 8:18 Guest capacity matters 10:35 Who is the luxury cruiser? 12:30 Demographics of luxury cruisers 14:30 River cruises vs. guided tours 15:40 Small ship destinations 16:45 SeaDream cruises 17:50 Windstar 19:16 Viking Ocean 20:00 Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn & others 21:14 AmaWaterways 22:10 Avalon Waterways 23:00 Tauck & Uniworld 23:42 Advice regarding booking 25:30 Advisor training and experience 27:00 How to contact Shari Contact Real Travel Experts: questions@realtravelexperts.com https://realtravelexperts.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RealTravelExperts/ https://www.instagram.com/realtravelexperts/ Contact Cruise Holidays Land and Sea: smarsh@cruiseholidays.com Cruise Holidays Land and Sea: https://crazy4cruises.com Image / Video Credits: Silversea Logos & Images: Courtesy of Silversea Cruises Regent Logos & Images: Courtesy of Regent Seven Sea Cruises Windstar Logos, Images & Clips: Courtesy of Windstar Cruises Avalon Waterways Logos & Images: Courtesy of Avalon Waterways AmaWaterways Logos & Images & Clips: Courtesy of AmaWaterways Seadream Logos & Images: Courtesy of Seadream Cruises Tauck Logos & Images: Courtesy of Tauck Uniworld Logos & Images: Courtesy of Uniworld River Cruises Viking Ocean Logos & Images: Courtesy of Viking Cruises Virgin Cruises Logos & Images: Courtesy of Virgin Cruises RTE Travel Talk does not endorse any of their guests' products or services. The opinions of the guests may or may not reflect those of the host and RTE Travel Talk.