Travel experience

Cruises

Ships and itineraries matched to how you actually travel.

Written for first-time and returning cruisers comparing ships they can't see in person

Cruising is the single hardest travel product to compare on your own. You are choosing a ship, a cabin category, a deck position, an itinerary, a dining package and a fare type at once — and the cheapest headline fare regularly turns out to be the most expensive week.

Where this usually goes wrong

The fare is not the price
Gratuities, drinks packages, wifi, specialty dining and shore excursions can add substantially to the advertised rate.
Cabin location decides your week
Directly below the pool deck or above the theatre is a different holiday from midship on a quiet deck.
Ships within one line vary enormously
Two ships flying the same flag can be fifteen years apart in age and aimed at completely different travelers.
Port days are short
Which excursions are worth booking, and which ports are better spent on the ship, is genuinely hard to judge from a brochure.

What Shanair does about it

Ship-to-traveler matching
Whether you want a ship with a waterpark or one with adults-only sun decks and a quiet dining room.
Cabin selection
Category, deck and position chosen deliberately rather than assigned by the booking engine.
Total-cost clarity
What the fare actually covers, and whether a package is worth adding for how you travel.
The day before
A pre-cruise hotel night so a delayed flight doesn't mean watching your ship leave.