Complete Cruise Line Guide: American, British and European Cruise Lines

[@tammydriver5759]

My perfect cruise line. Crew speaks English, adults only cruises, no formal wear required, don't have to pay a "suppliment" to sail as a solo traveler, small/medium sized ship.

[@denisegrant1871]

This video is exactly what I needed as someone who has never travelled on a cruise before! Thanks Emma!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Denise! So glad to hear that 😁♥️

[@gethealthywithbritt07]

Love all your videos you entertain and educate and put my mind at ease about my next cruise

[@ludi7083]

Hi Emma! I startet cruising 10 years ago with Costa and I am still very very happy with them. It's the food, the entertainment, the italian style and it's their price schedule: I always travel alone and Costa charges less than all the other companies (as far as I know) for single occupation. That makes Balcony Cabins affordable to me! :-) Thanks for your videos, cheers from Austria!

[@rosethefirechieftess1683]

I love DCL!!!! I want to experience Cunard at least once

[@katghfansince1992]

I did Viking Cruises in Norway they had very good teatimes as well. We enjoyed it more than once

[@colinhope]

We cruised with Hurtigruten a while back and my wife had a swollen ankle. As they have no doctor on board we were dropped at a medical point "somewhere" in Norway who decided my wife needed a hospital. I had to pay for a taxi to take us there, about an hours drive and then my wife was quarantined for a week for some reason. I then had to find my own way home to the UK which involved 3 flights. We'll NEVER cruise with Hurtigruten ever again. We've since had wonderful experiences with P&O and Royal Caribbean so it hasn't deterred us from cruising.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Really great, comprehensive guide.

[@allangianferante7535]

I love this one so much., learning a bit about so many different cruise lines. I could not help saying to myself, " I want to try that one...and that one... and..." What a great video!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much Allan 🥳♥️

[@Parallax982]

I love your videos, Emma. Best cruising channel! Thank you!

[@phillipfarris-p5y]

Young lady I have watched many of your videos. Just based on the number of comments I would say you are on the right track. Keep up the good work. Your fan

[@tuesdayg7030]

I live in South Australia and want to go on cruises desperately I have no idea what to do, though I am still so damn glad i found your content. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!

[@PortsladeBySea]

Wow what an amazing amount of information! I did not fully appreciate how many cruise companies there are out there! We recently cruised from New York to Bermuda and the West Indies on Viking Sea and had a great time. Love your videos Emma! 🥳

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Mike! It is a lot of information but there's lots to learn. Hope you enjoyed ☺️♥️

[@paulgilson2347]

I still really want to do the 14 night trans atlantic cruise on the Queen Mary 2...I'm one of the weirdo's that prefer sea days lol Next one I'll go on will probably be a short one on the Iona though...whenever that will be

[@diegovasquez4009]

NCL is my favorite cruise line!!!

[@MatthewFurman]

Hi Emma, Just checked out your KZbin channel. Awesome! I've never been on a cruise and eventually would like to. Your channel is perfect. Great info, sooooo informative, excellent energy, amazing video presence. Love what you are doing. Keep up the great work!

[@EmmaCruises]

This is such a lovely comment 😭🥰😭🥰😭🥰 Thank you so much.

[@colonial6452]

Cruised with NCL's smallest ship from Chile to Argentina. It was a fantastic trip down the Patagonian coast, Straits of Magellan, Cape Horn, etc.

[@robertlubel734]

Hello: I've been watching your vlogs for 5 months now and the cruise list vlog swung me to subscribe. I really appreciate what you do.

[@EmmaCruises]

Ooo,!! Thank you! 😁❤️

[@dianemoore4201]

Amazing amount of valuable,time saving info. Many thanks

[@ryansantiago941]

20:11 I thought you said in another video that you were surprised by how scarce pizza was on the Costa Cruise you took?

[@EmmaCruises]

Yeah, no free pizza on Costa that I found. This video was years ago though, no idea what I said 😊❤️

[@PeterStawicki]

@@EmmaCruises And as I recall they shut the buffet early - Sorry I have been binging your videos

[@clement2780]

choose museums first then destination then decide whether bus train river or ocean excursion is best

[@notpopeye]

Immediately added this to my travel playlist! So many good tips, as well as embedded videos and planning tools. Thanks! I'd totally do a "Mystery" Cruise, by the way.

[@EmmaCruises]

What a lovely comment! Thank you 😁♥️

[@clement2780]

regent silverseas, windstar are ultra luxury. cunard too.

[@l0lliezoe3x]

Please can you make a video of your favourite and least favourite cruise ships and lines and why x

[@eclipseflooringdaz1656]

Great video Emma as we have only done P&O due to the in-laws so want to try more. Doing Marcella next. 👍🏽

[@PeterFabian]

@3:40 The Bahamas private island, Half Moon Cay, is shared with other lines in Carnival group. Probably the one in Belize too. I've been there on a Carnival cruise. It's nice, but nothing particularly special.

[@andrew_ep_curtis]

I went on a cruise when I was 16, absolutely loved it. I'm 29 now and desperate to go on another one!

[@jamesdunlop8704]

The information you provide is always relevant and helpful , presented in an informal yet professional manner. I would however like to see you cruising on some smaller ships. Keep up the excellent work. I was one of many passengers who had their cruise cut short because of the pandemic.

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey James! I’d like too too, smaller usually = luxury and therefore expensive and i don’t have the budget ❤️❤️

[@jamesdunlop8704]

@@EmmaCruises Not always. They tend to be older ships without all the modern gimics and not always more expensive. Carry on the good work. happy new year.

[@sandymetz8527]

Some of these I never would’ve known about, such a great video

[@aecs422]

This is a great post! Very helpful. I'm going to save so that I can watch again.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much Arlene! It is a lot of information but hope it was helpful 😍♥️

[@constructionwatcher5381]

I was hoping you would include some cruise lines whose largest ship carries fewer than 200 passengers, because those are the ones we're interested it. We've found a couple we like, in addition to river cruises, including the Uncruise Line and Tauck/Ponant, and would love to hear about others.

[@wulfhedlund]

So informative video, great summary of all the lovely cruise lines. I have visited Harvest Caye, one of NCL's private islands and it was great. However, a sea day is almost as nice, since the food and drink on the island are not included. But overall, the private islands are fabulous!

[@dnphoto]

Incredible data! I've never cruised, but your confident delivery and common sense advice makes me want to give it a whirl! How many cruises do you take a year?

[@craigmollins8057]

Thanks for these videos, I’ve just discovered your channel an interesting insight into the world of cruising

[@patricphillip8591]

You forgot to mention that AIDA is fully owned by Carnival. ...so if you dont speak German, you can book with Carnival. This is what travel agents do here in the UK (system: Amadeus) when they book UK people onto AIDA cruises.

[@EmmaCruises]

You can book AIDA cruises through carnival? I didn’t know that was a thing?? Really? That’s amazing?! I’ve got friends who have struggled so much booking AIDA…

[@hannahjoy4857]

Please do the mystery cruise for us!

[@rainnydays]

Very spot on. And I like the eyeliner 👍

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😁❤️

[@dennisalexanderreilly8624]

great analysis and content as always!

[@stevec9669]

Good quality contents. Thank you Emma.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Steve! :)

[@AlexanderSauerPlaysWithHeroJr]

thanks ...funny..after seeing some other general vids you did..i come across this one just when i needed/ wanted to know.. there are just so many choices after you think of a destination... I thought deciding to go was the big issue i finally solved..hihi..nope.. a quick comparison list was really helpful.

[@gillsinclair6927]

Great advice. Thanks

[@texasscifi3431]

Wow right before the world changed due to the pandemic. Love the vidoes

[@soundproofguide]

I love cruising! You have a really good KZbin Channel! Congrats on your success, from a fellow P24 member! :)

[@walkernick86]

YEY P24! I am not part of the course but I follow the Income School channel. I love Jim and Ricky! I have a fitness blog that I am building at the moment.

[@jeffbrown8968]

I’m older. Mid 50’s but I love Oceana.

[@rogerfleury9759]

NCL is my one and only favorite. You can be busy from daybreak to midnight or you can just relax and do nothing. I tend to go when kids are in school to avoid the screeching and noise of children and teenagers. I am 64 with no children. Like piece and quite. Plus I get treated like a king when I cruise. When you book a Suite that’s what you expect. And they deliver. Roger in Pierre South Dakota

[@EmmaCruises]

Yep! So true. Thanks Roger ❤️

[@kathleenoliver164]

Great video Emma!! The resources you share are fabulous and you do a wonderful job presenting, editing, producing,

[@EmmaCruises]

I don't deserve you and your lovely comments! 😍♥️ You always make me smile. thank you!

[@edb7389]

Hi Emma, I am surprised you did not list Viking Ocean Cruises in your list? I know you did reviews on the Viking Sea. Do you consider it a Luxury Cruise Line?

[@EmmaCruises]

Yesss definitely a luxurious line. The best thing ever 😍♥️

[@bronniepaterson4694]

WOW...Emma,this is an amazing video.... Certainly “ food” for thought,weather you’ve been before or not! 👍

[@henryrosa8366]

This video is very informative. Great Emma

[@PeterStawicki]

Have you ever traveled with Cruise & Maritime - I would love to see video of their ships and how they hold up to the big boys.

[@EmmaCruises]

Nope, they don’t exist anymore. ❤️

[@ingridk9542]

Now this is/was an excellent video! Taking away so many tips and a lot of new info I didn't know. Think I'll be watching it again at some point. Thanks! 🚢😀

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you so much! What a lovely comment. Glad it was useful to you 🥳♥️

[@maxout7306]

Very good upload with thoughtful design. Excellent starting point. Thanks for time spent and sharing.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you 😀🥳

[@tarniaadams8428]

P&O have adult only ships as well

[@EmmaCruises]

Yep yep ☺️☺️

[@marklittle8805]

I would love to see your ideas of your favourite ships and your favourite ports and why...

[@garganega]

Try first hand: Holland America; Windstar.

[@texasboy5117]

Emma: I can tell you did your homework for this video. A very nice overview on a number of companies. Good job.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Terry! ♥️♥️♥️

[@jasoncarmichael4540]

We buy the model ship from every ship we have been on, do you Emma, imagine the size of the display are you would need lol

[@jasoncarmichael4540]

Area

[@EmmaCruises]

Yep 29 cruises so far, I'd need a whole wall 😂😂

[@jasoncarmichael4540]

@@EmmaCruises Wow

[@dreamlifter94]

There is a misstake in the guide i think. Dining isnt fixed at Tui Cruises. If you go to the main dining rooms (Atlantik Classic and Atlantik Mediteran) you will be seated like at NCL without reservation. There two "important" points missing at AIDA aswell. First there is a social media flat which you can buy for your phone. It gives you internet access to all social media apps and only costs 24 € (if i rememeber correctly). I have never seen something like that on other cruise lines. Another important point (channel for young people) is that AIDA offers a discount for young people. If you are under 24 you get 25 % disocunt. Not only for the 3. or 4. person but for the 1. and 2. aswell. Btw I love that you have included these two lines. Most english chanels just ignore them :D

[@EmmaCruises]

That's amazing! Didn't know that. Thanks 🥰♥️

[@dreamlifter94]

Your Welcome. I can imagine its hard to feature them without even an english website.@@EmmaCruises

[@jupham4771]

Wow excellent. Or as you say Brilliant. What a great intro to all the popular cruise lines. I'm going to expand my horizons with a European cruise. Now which one? On to your other videos. Wish me luck.

[@EmmaCruises]

You are too kind! So much choice. Thank you 😁♥️

[@bobbyoceancruises7955]

Totally informative Emma!!! Love this bit you did!!! Awesome!!!😁🏝🛳

[@bbergs8628]

Brilliant Emma!! Thank you! Cheers 🥂!!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Bonnie 😁♥️

[@cormierrandy]

I'm a seasoned 72 year old cruiser. I must say I love your accent. I do however disagree with you on one thing. My favorite lime is Princess but my least favorite out of the 9 I've been on is MSC. I found the crew to be arrogant and the line itself was obviously out to squeeze every penny out of my wallet. Key word obviously. I love your presentations

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@COLINJELY]

Going next week on Carnival Spirit from Melbourne. Believe they are also basing Carnival Splendor in Australia. November this year am sailing on Queen Elizabeth out of Melbourne. On my bucket list is QM2 across the Atlantic and going to UK and cruising with Fred Olsen.

[@EmmaCruises]

That's definitely a bucket list trip for me too. If I was going to do a transatlantic I'd want to do it in style haha. I'm not sure about Fred Olsen for me personally but I'd give anything a go once! 😁♥️

[@Ambientmopar]

Wow talk about weird & unexpected. Made a comment today, asking about an app or listing for finding sailings. Then this video of yours showed up in my feed.

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha!! It knows! 😂😂

[@richsmith4363]

This was really helpful. Thank you so much.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😁❤️

[@christeasley2314]

Really like your content, thanks!

[@sizzlemann]

Wait! What about Oceania, Regent, Viking, Seabourn, Windstar, Silversea and Ponant? No love for those cruise lines? I've been on over 20 cruises with 6 different lines. There is no "perfect" cruise line, but some are close. My least favorite (ones I've had the most issues with) are Royal Caribbean and Princess. The one RCL cruise was so bad that I'll never go on another one of their ships.

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Sizzlemann! This guide includes budget and mainstream cruise lines only, I have cruised with Viking but none of the others. I only talk about things I really know about ☺️👌

[@hillbillyman52]

Very informative Emma; thank you

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much Larry! ♥️♥️

[@42Opa]

Hey Emma. You had very positive things to say about your Northern Lights cruise on Viking, but I don’t see Viking listed here. Just curious why they didn’t make the cut ?

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Steve, I decided not to include luxury cruise lines and instead stick to lines I'd consider to be budget or mainstream. If I included Viking I'd have to include all the other luxury lines which I know little about. 😁♥️

[@PaulCashman]

Great job with this. I actually prefer Carnival over Royal Caribbean since I'm more into casual "Fun" than RC's "Wow" ships, and in my experience the food has been better on Carnival, especially at lunch with so many free options (Guy's Burger Joint, etc.) I've also found the staff on Carnival to be better in general, and they seem to enjoy themselves a bit more; witness "towel animal morning" on the pool deck when they put a towel animal on EVERY lounger by the pool. :D

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha I’ve seen that!!! In photos anyway. Crazy 🤣💕

[@clement2780]

will you do a video on river cruises? viking croisi riviera .....

[@EmmaCruises]

Hello! I have river cruise content on the channel, a playlist of it 🥳🤘

[@x-train]

I've only been on two Carnival cruises and had a great time. I want to check out Norwegian next. I'm interested on a British cruise line and Hurtigruten if they really do northern lights cruises

[@clement2780]

i would argue the first thing to decide is where you want to go, what activities you enjoy, which method of travel makes best sense to reach your destinations, and for your budget, please check geography. greek islands like santorini, polynesia, hawaii, caribbean make sense to travel by ocean cruise as do barcelona, naples, athens, venice, klaipeda, riga, tallinn, oslo, stockholm, amsterdam, dublin, edinburgh, glasgow, st petersburg.... river cruises can reach vienna, budapest danube, wuerzburg nuernberg main river, elbe river for prague dresden wittenberg, for many places land tours bus or train are the only option for madrid leipzig munich ; milan seville cordoba figueres granada florence vatican rome paris london berlin are available only by excursion or very long bus or train rides, so land tours make more sense. disney is for children families, very expensive.

[@grotius912]

Where does Viking fit into this mix?

[@clement2780]

emma, where are information about destinations which each cruise line goes to, along with approx price for excursions and base fare

[@caseylimbert266]

I heard that I'd you like REALLY, REALLY, REALLY close-up views of islands, Costa is a good cruise option?

[@EmmaCruises]

😂😂😂

[@c0ronariu5]

I don’t get it, could someone pls explain?

[@puppetguy8726]

Maybe I should start a ship naming consultant firm, there certainly seems to be a need for such services! 😄

[@johnpretty4905]

Thank you for the concise info. You seem to be believable!!!

[@sikpung]

Hi Emma, I love your videos. They are all very informative. I've been a RCL fanboy for a long time but am interested in going with another Cruise line but am currently undecided because I don't want to give up the opportunity to get more loyalty points (lol). Btw I love your eyelashes, they make you look very provocative. Cheers from Canada.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@playmoregames8721]

I printed out the cruise line guide. The pink font used is not as easy to read as it could be. I'd probably go something a little darker. It is however going to be pretty useful.

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey hey! Thanks for the feedback. That is a good point, I can change it. I just like the colours ha ha. 😂♥️ Thanks for your comment!

[@paulamarglin811]

Thanks Emma. I put my email in to receive the download. It said my subscription was successful, but no download showed up?

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Paula! Oooo, this was about maybe 3 years ago so I wouldn't be surprised if something has gone wrong there, I'll try and check out my email automation and see if it's still set up. :-)

[@bugsm6108]

I'm interested in hearing more about the chocolate ship!

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha!! The MSC ship? It’s a very solid chocolate slab 😂😂

[@toddgilmore8412]

Excellent Info, Thanks

[@lizzy9975]

Great video. But i think the links you've created have gone pear shaped. They all seem to open to royal Caribbean instead of the cruise line shown.

[@kathleensimms6915]

What about Royal Caribbean? And Norwegian?

[@trishkeller8228]

No kids, Disney is our favorite!

[@jenniferstachnik3287]

Thank you!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😁❤️

[@garyengstrom9806]

What about Viking?

[@EmmaCruises]

They’re a luxury cruise line, I love them. But this video is for mainstream lines, I have Viking videos on my channel 😀🎉

[@c0ronariu5]

P&O Australia are owned by Carnival, which is why they’re very different from the original British P&O. Pre pandemic they were better known for outbreaks of diarrhoea than actual travel.

[@tastyhealthystudio-chef7480]

What’s about the best? Viking Ocean

[@cindybridges3046]

I don’t see the links or downloads for the information you said is there below.

[@kamalnathkanthimathinathan1473]

One quick question... How do you book your excursions when you cruise..?? Most trips seems pretty incomplete without those excursions...

[@EmmaCruises]

On a lot of cruises I won't do excursions at all. I'll usually do things like hop on hop off buses or book my own walking tours ahead of time 🥰♥️

[@kamalnathkanthimathinathan1473]

@@EmmaCruises ok thanks. I know the booking agents can do something. Just wondering if there's a better option...

[@EmmaCruises]

@@kamalnathkanthimathinathan1473 Hey Kamalnath, it completely depends on you and what your priorities are really. There is a full lesson in the course about exactly this. Check the video description for more info 🥳♥️

[@kamalnathkanthimathinathan1473]

@@EmmaCruises ok thanks...

[@terrigodmother]

No Viking Ocean Cruises? They sound perfect for those who want all-inclusive and NO kids is addition to several other perks I really like!

[@EmmaCruises]

Viking are great and I’ve cruised with them, but they’re definitely a luxury line so out of scope for this video 😊❤️

[@josephfrey6545]

I'm a bit tied I want a traditional cruise experience what is the most traditional

[@EmmaCruises]

Most traditional is Cunard for sure :D

[@emesphoto]

Excellent 👍👍

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you for your comment 😁♥️

[@johnathankain8033]

Links in the description arent working for the course :(

[@denim4821]

I don't see Regent Seven Seas Cruises listed?

[@tiagopires6647]

I love diz ship

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha! Which ship? 😂

[@slicksalmon6948]

Interesting that this was filmed before the Covid crisis. Probably needs to be updated to address the post-pandemic changes.

[@ReeceW.]

It’s me Reece from Instagram!!!

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Reece 😁🎉

[@ReeceW.]

Hey!! So u know you prob know a billion reeces! I’m the one who told you that I went on the Norwegian encore cruise!!! So fun and was thinking today I wish I was back in it miss it soooo much!!!