The containment of the prices in the commercialization of the cruises and the many possibilities that exist in the market to choose the suitable cruise has caused that this sector begins to become popular enters all the groups of population. It does not concern the plan in which trips nor the age of the passenger, the style of life or the economic and cultural capacity. Families, single woman, friendly groups, young people, people majors, lovers of the sports or with special interests, like music, the dance, the gastronomy or enology; all can find a cruise that fulfills its expectations: more or less days, with health earth stay, thematic, exclusive…

The reasons to travel in cruise are infinite. For example, on board a boat you will make and undo the luggage solely once without limit of weight. You will not have preocuparte either to look for hotels or restaurants to eat and/or to have dinner, will be able to continue practicing exercise in the gymnasium of the ship and to visit many places in different countries from the world without happening through the annoying safety controls, or in organized excursions or to our air… And all this, in addition, by the same price, because in him normally they are including the stateroom, the meals and nonalcoholic drinks, the entertainment on board and some visits. For that they travel with children, the majority of the cruises also offers service of day-care center.

On the other hand, between the numerous activities that will be able to realize without lowering of the boat they are taking a walk by the cover, relaxing in spa, enjoying a beautiful one to get late, dancing until high hours of the dawn or to attend an funny spectacle of magic or improvisation. In addition, the majority of the ships has permanent information bureau, and excursion, currency exchange, boutiques and duty free store, beauty parlor and hairdressing salon, laundry, swimming pool, casino, nightclub, bar, library, chapel, etc. and is that to travel in cruise it is to travel without annoyances and stress, which means to be useful to the maximum our vacations every day.

                                                                                                                                                                                           

What clothing to take?

In the majority of the cruises, the normal thing is to dress sport informal clothes and, although in some cases codes of clothing for dinners and the celebrations exist in full dress, that they demand to wear elegant and neat clothes, for example, a dark suit and necktie in the case of the gentlemen and a cocktail dress in the case of the ladies. Also it is important to put in the suitcase some jacket or jersey of long sleeve by the temperature differences that could have between the conditionned rooms and the outside.

                                                                                                                                             

To find the cruise suitable

• 1º the destiny

The election of the itinerary is the first question to consider at the time of finding the cruise suitable. Therefore, we must know beforehand if the date in that we want to start off is propitious for the destiny that we want to visit.

- Mediterranean: the most recommendable months are of March to October, although it is possible to be extended until months of winter if the cruise is by the South Mediterranean. Generally, two zones are different: The Western Mediterranean with visits to the Blue Coast, the Italian Riviera, Tunisia, Malta, Corsica, Sardinia or the Balearics; and the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly centered in the Greek islands with a possible shutdown in Istambul.

- Atlantic: the cruises that combine the Atlantic (Morocco-Canary Islands-Madeira) with the Mediterranean can be realized in any date, since by these latitudes the climatology is smoother.

- North of Europe: it allows the traveller to move away of the high summer temperatures. The suitable season more is of June to September. The cruises by fiords are very common.

- The Caribbean: the advantage is that it almost enjoys sun the 365 days of the year.

- South America: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Panama.

- Pacific: Galápagos islands.

- Fluvial Passages. The geographic areas and the main rivers by where these cruises reason are the following: Nile (Egypt), Rhin and its affluents (Germany), the Danube (Austria), Volga (Russia), the Seine (France), the Rhone (Switzerland), Po (Italy), Amazon (Brazil), Mississippi (the United States) and Yangtze (China).

• 2º the boat

The boat that we choose will be vitally important for a good development of the trip, since the quality standards can remarkably vary between companies and others. Of there, the differences of prices between the different boats, still realizing equal or similar day's works.

Ships of passage of high speed 

- Hovercraft: boat that does not make contact with enemy with the water, but leans in an air cushion. It is impelled with helices. It can transport vehicles. Speed: 50 knots. Passengers: 400.

- Jet: its system of propulsion is similar to the one of the airplanes jets. It owns supports directed with automatically controlled wings and ailerons that, in operation, emerge outside the water. Speed: 43 knots. Passengers: 250.

- Hidrofoil: seemed to the jet-foil, with the difference of which its system of propulsion is hydraulic engineer. Speed: 37 knots. Passengers: 200.

- Fast Ferry: fast boats of passengers who also can transport vehicles. Speed: 37 knots. Passengers: 500-600.


Ships of passage of high speed

Its importance is in the facilities, comfort, services and benefits of the boat, not in the speed. The differences will be determined by the year of construction or last remodeling (the ships of last generation are the constructed ones in the decade of the 90), and by the size and tonnage:

- Small: up to 15,000 gross tonnage; less than 500 passengers.
- Medium: from 15,000 to 50,000 gross tonnage; between 500 and 1,000 passengers.
- Great: from 50,000 to 100,000 gross tonnage; between 1,000 and 2,500 passengers.
- Megabarcos: more than 100,000 gross tonnage; more than 2,500 passengers.

• 3º Other excellent questions

- The situation of our stateroom within the boat (inner or outer), space and equipment. It agrees to choose a stateroom centered and remote of the zones of noises (engine room, elevators, discotheques).

- To know the language in which they are going to us to take care of in the boat and what services.

- To know what type of spectacles will be carried out on board and when.

- Service of meals (special, hour breakfast in the room, buffet, menus…).

- If the price includes a basic insurance and the transfers to and from the port.

- To know the operational range and the sea endurance.

SOME NAUTICAL TERMS

Trade winds: regular winds.
Anemometer: instrument to measure the direction, speed and wind force.
To berth: to moor a ship to a wharf or peak.
Vestibule: multifunctional space in the new boats.
Autonomy: capacity to remain in the sea and to cover great distances without resupplying themselves of fuel or taking provisions at a certain speed.
Track: apparatus destined to measure the speed that takes the ship. It are expressed in knots (1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour = 0.5144 meters per second).
Cover: each one of the floors that unite the flanks of the ship. It is called to him in excess when superior is a continuous cover that goes of band to band and prow to stern.
Between-decks: space between two covers where, generally, the crew lives.
Scales: stairs of the ship.
Length: length of a ship between the prow and the stern.
Anchorage: place of sufficient depth.
Gambuza: place where the foods keep.
Sleeve: greater width of a ship.
Operational range: maximum distance that can cross a ship following the different speeds that it develops.
Day's work: the way that a ship crosses in 24 hours.