I Waited 8 Years To Try My First Luxury Cruise
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I've just disembarked a luxury five-star cruise which has changed the way I think about cruising forever.
I usually cruise with the budget or mainstream cruise lines, normally in the cheapest inside or ocean view cabins to keep the cost as low as possible.
It was an unanswered question for me. I just couldn't let it go, though.
I was instantly blown away. All of the decor, the cushions, the books, the lights. It looked fantastic.
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I’ve just disembarked a luxury five-star cruise which has changed the way I think about cruising forever. Even though I’ve been cruising since I was a child, on this cruise I saw and did things I’ve never experienced before and never expected to. I usually cruise with budget and mainstream cruise lines, normally in the cheapest inside or oceanview cabins to keep the cost as low as possible. I’m very used to sharing cruise ships with thousands of other guests so this experience on a small luxury cruise ship really was a shock. 7 years ago I was able to visit a Viking ship very briefly and ever since then it has been top of my bucket list to get back onboard for a real cruise. I did wonder if I had built up the experience too much in my mind and that the reality would be disappointing, but in those 7 years I’d never found a cruise that I could afford anyway so it always remained a pipe dream. It was an unanswered question. I just couldn’t let this dream go though so what I decided to do was to head to Vikings website and to sort every cruise for the next 3 years, in the entire world, by price, low to high. The date didn’t matter, the destination didn’t matter, the only thing I cared about was the price. I just wanted to be onboard. When I saw that the cheapest cruise was a 7 night cruise over the 2025 new year in the Mediterranean. I was very happy. It was £1990 ($2663) per person which is still double what I’d usually like to pay for a week long cruise, but it was half the price of most of the cruises on sale and I’ve never seen a Viking cruise that cheap before. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 hello@emmacruises.com