Cruise or Resort - We help you decide

Planning a vacation is tough — if you’ve never booked a cruise before or visited a deluxe resort, it can be intimidating and … hard to picture. So how is a cruise different than a resort vacation? Here is our breakdown:



Food 

Which is better — the food on ships, or the food at resorts? There’s no way to make a blanket statement about this, but in general (with a few notorious exceptions), in both cases, the food quality is in line with the price.

Winner: Draw




Beaches: 

On a ship, you’ll get to visit a variety of ports and potentially a variety of beaches if that’s your priority, but because of the limited time in ports, you’ll never get the sheer amount of beach time you would get at a resort.

Winner: Resorts




Pools:

Cruise ship pools tend to be small and, on sea days, they can be crowded. Resorts that have large enough pools to accommodate their guests win this category hands down based on size alone — and that’s before you factor in the time element.

Winner: Resorts




Activities:

Most cruises offer a wide variety of activities throughout the day and evening, catering to a range of tastes with plenty of options. Even resorts that pride themselves on activities fall short of the range available at sea.

Winner: Cruises






Accommodations:

Because cruise ships have limited space, it’s safe to say that in general, resort rooms are larger than cruise ship cabins — with larger bathrooms, too — and have more features and amenities.

Winner: Resorts




Variety:

Because cruise ships change locations every day, you’ll be exposed to a variety of destinations. For those who are new to a region, it’s a fabulous opportunity to decide which places you’d like to return to and explore in more depth.

Winner: Cruises




Spas:

People who look forward to massages, facials, and other treatments can usually get them at most major resorts and on all mainstream cruises. The difference is that cruise ship spas are typically larger and have more amenities — saunas, steam rooms, and, in some cases, Turkish baths and heated lounge chairs — than your average resort that don’t claim to be destination spas.

Winner: Cruises


And the winner is … It’s a draw!  Not sure which to book for your next trip?  Call a travel professional (like us) and they can share the difference with all your options and build a dream vacation that fits within your budget.

Happy Cruising!