The clock is counting down the final seconds of the current year. It's New Year's Eve, and where are you? At a boring office party? Freezing in Times Square surrounded by loud strangers with annoying hats? In your living room watching TV and wondering who hired Ryan Seacrest? If one of your New Year's resolutions this year is to spend next New Year's on a cruise to some exotic locale, that's a resolution you can keep. Here are a few tips for taking a New Year's Cruise.
- Start planning early. Anytime a trip coincides with a holiday, it's best to make plans well in advance to assure you get a place. Space on a cruise, a flight, a hotel: All of these things can be in demand when a holiday is involved. Starting to plan early doesn't just allow you to make reservations; it also gives you and your companions time to schedule time off from work, save to pay for things, get passports or other needed documents, and be completely ready to go when December 31st rolls around.
- Plan the basics. As with any cruise, you will need to decide who's going and where you're headed. Is this a couples-only cruise, a family cruise, or a cruise for singles on the prowl? You'll need to decide who is involved with your trip before you can make any concrete plans. Once you know who's going, you can all reach a consensus about where to go. The Caribbean? The Greek Isles? Down the Danube? Where do you want to take your cruise?
After you pick the who and where, you will need to pinpoint the "when." Sure, you know you want to be cruising for New Year's - but does that include New Year's Eve or do you want to celebrate that on dry land? How long do you want to be gone? Will this also be in part a Christmas cruise? How much time can everyone take for the cruise? These are all things to take into consideration as you negotiate the basics of your trip.
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Author: B. Danesco