Stern's Guide To The Cruise Vacation 2007

By Steven B. Stern

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive guide to the cruise vacation which profiles every major cruise ship and port-of-call in the world. It presents the history of each vessel, vital statistics, physical details,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483684172
• ISBN13: 9781483684178
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 762 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Most complete cruising guide....Period

This book is by far the most detailed complete guide of it's kind. It even has copies of the daily schedule and menus from each dining room. Well worth every cent.

An essential resource for planning any and all cruise ship vacations

Steven B. Stern has personally inspected and sailed aboard every major cruise ship and visited every major port of call around the globe. In this newly revised, expanded, and updated ninth edition of his travel information compendium, "Stern's Guide To The Cruise Vacation 2009" offers 736-pages of detailed information that will enable even the most novice cruise ship vacationer with all the information required to select the ship and cruise best for them, and to derive maximum comfort and enjoyment of their trip. "Stern's Guide To The Cruise Vacation 2009" provides the vital statistics such as the layout, physical details and history of almost three hundred cruise ships including their on-board attractions (restaurants, shopping, and recreational resources); their concierges, technology and medical facilities; and their ports of call. Of special note is the seasoned and expert advice on making the most of an eight-hour visit to those ports of call. Profusely illustrated with photographs, shipboard menus, daily activity programs, and more, "Stern's Guide To The Cruise Vacation 2009" is an essential resource for planning any and all cruise ship vacations.

Good, but out of date

It's a good book, but some data about cruise lines and ships are out of date. The info about cruise ships are poor (it could be more complete and organized as in Berlitz guide). This guide is better for passenger asking for info about destinations (but the info on Brazil is also poor - there's no reference to important destinations as Búzios, Ilhabela, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Recife, Natal and the paradise islands of Fernando de Noronha). Daniel R.Carneiro Cruising On Line Editor http://www.cruising.com.br