Top Three Boutique Small Ship Cruise Line Comparison Azamara, Windstar & Ponant
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Laura brings with her 20 plus years of travel experience and has been serving clients in and around Oregon and across the country since 2002.
all three of these lines come in at about for every two passengers one to one and a half crew members this makes for some outstanding service when you're on board the ship.
prunat includes gratuities and punat includes Wi-Fi it is a French Cruise Line the one thing I do caution and I let my clients know is you know all of the crew and the officers are bilingual but sometimes it can be very French driven versus English.
Windstar is also very relaxed they don't have any formal nights so for clients that you know don't want that formality for the man that wants to wear the polo shirt and the Chino every night into the dining room uh that Windstar is a perfect fit.
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Comparing Top Three Boutique Small Ship Cruise Lines. Real Travel Expert Laura Dodson of Cruise & Travel Specialists joins Ken to provide a review of what she considers the top three premium boutique, small ship, cruise lines: Azamara, Windstar and Ponant. Laura brings extensive knowledge of these three cruise lines having sailed on all of them as she uses them exclusively for her group departures. Discover the Blue Eye Lounge with Ponant, the joys of jumping into the ocean from a Windstar sport deck , and an Azamazing evening with Azamara. Laura details how each cruise line may be a good fit for a particular individual guest, as well as cruise tips for mobility-challenged guests and those traveling with children. All of this, plus an invitation to join Laura and her husband, Todd, for a very special British Isles cruise with Azamara. Contact Real Travel Experts: questions@realtravelexperts.com https://realtravelexperts.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RealTravelExperts/ https://www.instagram.com/realtravelexperts/ Contact Cruise & Travel Specialists: Email: info@cruzholidays.com Phone: (503) 367-7541 Cruise & Travel Specialist website: https://cruztrav.com/ Laura's British Isles Cruise: https://cruztrav.com/special-offers/british-isles-golf-cruise-escorted-by-laura-todd/ Image & Video Credits: Ponant Clips and Images: Courtesy of Ponant Cruises Windstar Clips and Images: Courtesy of Windstar Cruises Azamara Clips and Images: Courtesy of Azamara Royal Liverpool Image: Courtesy Jorge Franganillo via Wikimedia Commons 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. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Introducing Laura Dodson & Boutique Cruise Lines 01:32 Azamara Overview 01:49 Ponant Overview 02:00 Windstar Overview 02:29 Guest to Crew Ratios with Boutique Lines 03:23 Similarities Between the 3 Cruise lines 04:20 A Look at Ponant in Depth 06:27 A Look at Windstar in Depth 08:36 A Look at Azamara in Depth 10:11 Which Cruise Line Are You Best Suited For? More Options To Consider 13:38 Ponant Expeditions 13:50 Age Demographics for Each Cruise Line 15:19 Contact Information for Laura 16:04 Laura's Up Coming Travels