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You Shouldn’t Cruise on These Lines. Here’s Why

A while ago I made a video about the best lines to cruise on. And during that video, I said, “are there any cruise lines that I would avoid? Yes. That is a topic for another evening and another video”

Well, that evening has come. Now, just a warning. You might freak out because I may include your favourite cruise line as one to avoid, but that’s less important because the key purpose here is to help you avoid lines that won’t serve for you.

So, you shouldn’t cruise on these lines, and I’m going to tell you why.

#1 Financial

The first lines I elude are those that I ponder, or suspect may have financial issues, even if they acquire a big reputation. As the Pandemic was ending, and I was planning my future cruises, I crossed one key cruise line off my wish list. That was Crystal Cruises.

Now, why did I do that? Because there was chatter at the time about how slow they were during the pandemic to issue refunds. They were lethargic to respond to queries and there were warning signs everywhere. It gave me a flashback to a cruise that I’d booked with One Ocean Expeditions i

I’ve been avoiding writing about the Baltic Cruise we went on this summer (2022). Not because the places we visited weren’t great (they were wonderful), but because we hated the actual cruise line we sailed on.

I try to keep things real and honest on here and “tell it like it is,” as I say, but we generally have a fairly optimistic and glass-half-full approach to travel. Just keep that in mind while reading this, because if it’s your first time here, this isn’t a typical post.

Trust me: going around bashing giant corporations isn’t part of the norm here.

I’m just still so annoyed with our negative experience with NCL that it’s been like an elephant in the room, and I feel like I can’t move on and share about the awesome places we visited until I get this out of the way first.

So here we go.

In June 2022 we sailed out of Amsterdam on a seven-day Baltic cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line. Our ship was called the Dawn, and things went from bad—about a month before our trip—to worse pretty much the moment we stepped on board.

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