Then again, the youngest ships usually cost more per day than the oldest in the same line, so your budget might override your desire for the biggest and best.
Rather than focusing on what you will miss, consider all you experience.
Often, the ship embarking closest to home won't be state-of-the-art, but it will be convenient.
This is especially true for short trips of 3 to 5 nights, which are the easiest to find time to take.
These short escapes give you the opportunity to easily try cruising for the first time or renew your love affair with life at sea.
While you may not have an ice skating rink or bumper cars, you will have most of the great entertainment you find on the newest ships.
The performers are consistently fantastic, and often the crew works harder to make the most of what they have to work with.
You can enjoy sea days, great dining and take fun excursions in ports.
In short, you get a full cruise vacation.
Is it as good as the finest cruise experience on the newest ships?
Quite honestly, no.
There's a reason people pay more for those latest and greatest innovations.
One obvious draw back on some older ships is a shortage of balony rooms, which have become the stateroom of choice for most travelers. You may have to do without a private balcony or pay more than twice as much for a suite.
On a less tangible note, the trip won't have the same cachet when you mention it to others afterwards.
Nonetheless, major cruise lines regularly refurbish their ships, often introducing the most popular features of their new designs during scheduled drydocks.
Your cruise vacation can definitely still be amazing, especially if the alternative is foregoing a trip altogether.
The itinerary you personally want at the time you want to go might be available only on an older ship.
How can you know for sure whether a ship will meet your needs?
Speak with a travel agent you trust to help you find the right trip for you.
"Better service leads to better trips!"
P.S. None of these ship photos in this post are from the newest of the fleets.
This is especially true for short trips of 3 to 5 nights, which are the easiest to find time to take.
These short escapes give you the opportunity to easily try cruising for the first time or renew your love affair with life at sea.
While you may not have an ice skating rink or bumper cars, you will have most of the great entertainment you find on the newest ships.
The performers are consistently fantastic, and often the crew works harder to make the most of what they have to work with.You can enjoy sea days, great dining and take fun excursions in ports.
In short, you get a full cruise vacation.
Quite honestly, no.
There's a reason people pay more for those latest and greatest innovations.
One obvious draw back on some older ships is a shortage of balony rooms, which have become the stateroom of choice for most travelers. You may have to do without a private balcony or pay more than twice as much for a suite.
On a less tangible note, the trip won't have the same cachet when you mention it to others afterwards.
Your cruise vacation can definitely still be amazing, especially if the alternative is foregoing a trip altogether.
The itinerary you personally want at the time you want to go might be available only on an older ship.
How can you know for sure whether a ship will meet your needs?
Speak with a travel agent you trust to help you find the right trip for you.
"Better service leads to better trips!"
P.S. None of these ship photos in this post are from the newest of the fleets.
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