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| The Unofficial Guide to Cruises (Unofficial Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kay Showker
Creator: Bob Sehlinger
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
Buy New: $6.35
You Save: $16.64 (72%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 86134
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 704
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0470087919
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
EAN: 9780470087916
ASIN: 0470087919
Publication Date: August 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Unofficial Guide to Cruises 2001 July 8, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
For planning our first cruise, this book is excellent. Prior to reading this book, even though I had spent countless hours on the web, I was uncertain as to the best cruise choice for us. This book provides so many details that made it a simple matter to compare ships and make a decision. Especially helpful is the information on fellow passengers and recommendations to find the ship that best matches one's preferences. The detailed descriptions of the ships' features and life styles were extremely valuable in making a selection. The section on preparing for the trip and settling in is great for first-time cruise travelers. So much information is crammed in this book, and it is very well written. Would be nice to have an index, but the book is well organized so that one can easily bookmark sections of interest.
Better than Frommer, not as good as Berlitz March 9, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Worth looking at for a second opinion, but neither as detailed or as hard-hitting as the Berlitz book.
A Good Comprehensive Guide for Cruisers--New or Experienced July 4, 2000
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
I'm going on my third cruise, and have a slightly itchy feeling that I might like to try a somewhat different cruise next year. I bought this book because of its detailed rating system (two scales: one for quality and one for value)and because of its detailed coverage of scores of ships and cruise lines. I'm glad I did, even though it still doesn't include everything I'd like to know (one of these days someone will write a cruise guide that includes sample floor plans and relative sizes of different classes of cabin--but it hasn't happened yet!).I personally found this guide to be helpful even though I would qualify as both an experienced cruiser and a devoted internet searcher (see review below). It has very good information on how and why you might want to figure out your own air transportation, which cruises are for you and which aren't, and is pretty accurate in summing up cruise ship ambience. I particularly enjoyed the "This cruise recommended for..." and "This cruise not recommended for..." sections, which really help you to narrow your list down to precisely those ships that offer what you want--even if you want a luxurious but not stuffy sports minded cruise without waterslides! I wish it had had an index, and I found some of its Cunard Line information inaccurate, but even still I am glad to have this book on my travel reference shelf.
Very informative and easy to read. Good details. November 18, 1999
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This book had good details about the various ships cruising in the Carribean. It gives details about ports of call and pricing that other books don't include. I especially appreciated his detailed rating system since you can't use the star rating system anymore. He compared each ship line and individual ship thoroughly.
 No great secrets revealed in this "unofficial" guide July 19, 1999
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book is very thorough and detail oriented for the novice cruiser, but no "insider information" is revealed for an experienced traveler. If you have never cruised, or don't want to take the time to read the brochures, search the internet and ask lots of questions, this books may be for you. If you want to know things that aren't readily available from other sources (see above), you won't find any "unofficial" information in this publication. Your best bet for that type of info are different cruise interest sites on the web or "Cruise Travel" magazine.
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