WHY A Romantic HONEYMOON CRUISE?

Take a Honeymoon Cruise and You'll Have a Romantic Honeymoon

Today, there are many choices of where to go on your honeymoon. The options are varied whether you decide to stay in an expensive spa resort, take an African safari, or enjoy a romantic honeymoon cruise.

But these days, more and more couples are choosing to forgo dry land and take their honeymoon on the ocean aboard a honeymoon cruise. Honeymoon cruises are one of the most romantic honeymoons you can take. Without question, every couple has different reasons for taking a honeymoon cruise, but there are a few attributes of honeymoon cruising that are appealing to just about everyone.

Thinking about taking a romantic honeymoon cruise? There are many reasons why you might want to.

Honeymoon Cruises Are Romantic Honeymoons

Remember the Loveboat? Well, there's something very romantic about being secluded on an ocean liner with the one you love.  Intimate staterooms, 24 hour room service, couples massages and romantic add-ons like chocolate covered strawberries and champagne make cruises perfectly suited for honeymoon couples.  You can spend evenings star gazing from the secluded decks of your cruise ship or enjoy a night "on the town" with dinner, drinks and a show.  You and your new spouse can spend as much time one-on-one as you choose which gives you the opportunity to relax with each other after months of hectic wedding planning.  Check with your cruise line to see if any romantic packages are offered.

Honeymoon Cruises Give You More for Your Money

If you've never cruised before, you may not know that cruises include lots of services all at one reasonable price. By taking a honeymoon cruise, couples can take advantage of the great value offered by paying for room and board, travel (to the places on the cruise itinerary), food and entertainment in the initial price of their cruise. Usually, with the quality and level of service you receive on a cruise line, you'll end up spending much less than you would if you purchased all of the individual pieces separately. So, when you take a honeymoon cruise, you'll be doing it for a lot less than you would if you stayed at a hotel and purchased all of your meals and entertainment. If you want to get the best value for your money, taking a honeymoon cruise is a great idea.

You Get to Visit Many Different Places on a Honeymoon Cruise

Typically, a honeymoon cruise that is 5 days or longer will visit several different spots, so you'll get to see many different ports during your trip. When you take a honeymoon cruise, you'll also visit exotic locales that you might not ever visit if you didn't take a cruise. Stops in the Caribbean Islands like Puerto Rico, Aruba, St. Thomas, the Grenadines and more are available on several cruise itineraries. You can also find cruises visiting other interesting places like the Mediterranean, South America, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and almost anywhere else you'd ever want to go.

Another benefit that's tied in with visiting different places on a honeymoon cruise is that travel time to the places on your itinerary is a lot smaller since you'll visit each port by sea. You may go to sleep one night in the Bahamas and wake up the next day in Puerto Rico because your cruise ship sailed while you were sleeping. Also, while you're traveling, you'll be enjoying the activities onboard ship instead of waiting in an airport or driving to your desired destination. And, since you stay onboard for your entire cruise, you only need to unpack your suitcase once.

Honeymoon Cruises Make Vacation Planning Easy

If you're planning your honeymoon on your own, you'll soon find that there are a lot of details to take care of. You'll need to arrange where you'll stay, how you'll get there, where you'll eat and what you'll do during your free time. But, if you elect to take a honeymoon cruise, lots of the details that you'd normally have to take care of are already a part of your cruise package or can be arranged through your cruise line. Transfers to the cruise ship from the airport, plane tickets, activities (or excursions as the cruise lines call them) and sometimes even dining and spa reservations can be arranged with the cruise line before you ever set foot on the ship. Leaving some of the details to the cruise line takes some of the hassle out of your honeymoon planning.

There's Lots to do on a Honeymoon Cruise

Cruises offer a wealth of activities onboard and in port, and this is another reason why honeymoon cruises are so popular. Whether you like to swim, sunbathe, gamble, learn new things, get pampered in the spa or take in an evening show, you'll never feel like you have nothing to do while on your honeymoon cruise. When your ship is in port, you can take one of the cruise line's pre-arranged shore excursions like horseback riding, kayaking, swimming with the dolphins or sailing on a catamaran.

But just because there's a lot to do on your honeymoon cruise, it doesn't mean that you can't relax and take it easy on your vacation. While at sea, you can always find a quiet nook on the ship for relaxing. And when you dock at each port, you can go on a laid back shore excursion or you can even stay onboard the ship for more quiet time.

There are many wonderful reasons to take a cruise that you'd be hard pressed to find a romantic honeymoon trip that tops a honeymoon cruise. Whatever your reason for taking a honeymoon cruise, enjoy yourself and have a bon voyage!