INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS AND BEGINNING

WHAT IS CRUISE?
Cruise is a vacation trip by ship. The definition
excludes traveling by water for purely business
purposes (e.g., cargo ships), sailing on one’s own
small pleasure craft, or travel on a vessel for
primarily transportational purpose (e.g., a short ferry
ride).Cruise is primarily a leisure vacation
experience, with the ship’s staff doing all the work.
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE
ANCIENT WORLD
THE PYRAMIDS (GIZA,EGYPT)
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
(BAGHDAD,IRAQ)
THE STATUE OF ZUES AT OLYMPIA
(GREECE)
THE TEMPLE OF DIANA AT EPHESUS
(TURKEY)
THE MAUSOLEUM
(HALICARNASSUS,TURKEY)
THE COLOSSUS
(RHODES)
THE PHAROS LIGHTHOUSE
(ALEXANDRA,EGYPT)
CRUISING TODAY
Round-trip or circle itinerary when the vessel leaving
from and returning to the same port.
One-way itinerary the cruise might start at one port but
finish with another.
Port days when usually the ship docks early in the
morning and leaves in the evening.
At-sea days when the ship is travelling a long distance
without stopping at any ports.
Pre-and post-cruise-packages lodging can be purchased
from the line or booked separately.
Round –trip or close-jaw itinerary a flight to and
from the same port.
Open-jaw itinerary an air itinerary features a
return from a different city than the first flown.
These last two scenarios would be booked as a
cruise-only trip.
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