European Cruises
Photo: Crystal Cruises
European cruises, one of the hottest cruise markets, vary in length from one to three weeks, depending on how many cruising grounds – the north Atlantic, northern Europe and the Baltic, the British Isles, Iberia, the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, even the Middle East and North Africa – are included.
Europe is, in fact, one of the “hot” destinations for 2009 and remains one of the dominant markets in the cruise industry.
Many cruise lines are significantly increasing their capacity in Europe, including year-round deployments of large capacity ships and the introduction of new ships straight out of the shipyards of Europe.
With cruising considered a relatively “new concept” in Europe – it is estimated that only five percent of Europeans have taken a cruise vacation – some members of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) are also establishing their own European brands targeting the Spanish, French, German and UK markets.
The cruise boom in Europe has also fuelled the development of new itineraries and ports of call in the region.
These range from out of the way ports in Scotland and remote islands in the north Atlantic to ports on the Black Sea, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania and Dalmatian coast, to Tunisia and other North African ports, Sicily, Corsica, and “undiscovered islands of Spain, Italy and Greece.
From north to south, hot weather to cold climates, luxury to casual, cultural to mindless self indulgence, there is a European cruise for every taste and lifestyle.
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