Many cruisers choose to do one or more ‘legs’ of the cruise so passengers are constantly changing. Other world cruisers take a cabin or suite and stay on for the whole trip. From a world trip you can visit the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, the tombs and pyramids of Egypt, the delights of South Africa, Asia and the Far East, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. All these destinations can be enjoyed from a world cruise without having to fly or change hotel rooms once. Your world cruise ship is your floating hotel or home for the whole experience.

World cruises vary from other cruises as the passengers are generally over retirement age. They are usually wealthier and expect to mingle with like minded travelers. Many days during the three month cruises are spent at sea and the entertainment and opportunities on board are quite unmatched. World famous lecturers are invited to talk about their specialized subject during the cruise. It may be about wine, art, the places to be visited, antiques, jewelry and many other subjects. Cruisers also have the opportunity to dance, although it is mainly ballroom dancing rather than discos on board these ships. Cookery demonstrations, flower arranging and learning a new language may all be offered along with the usual spa treatments, library, computer room and endless meals.

Classes are also offered throughout the cruise, teaching cruisers the skills of bridge, mahjong and many gambling games. The onboard casinos offer lessons in each of the games they offer from blackjack and poker to craps. They also may host casino nights for charity when fun can be had playing with chips. Everyone is given a set number, the winner being the holder of the most chips at the end of the evening. For those who enjoy gambling and card games, a world cruise offers a constant supply of companions of all skill levels who will happily gamble from morning to night.

A world cruise is a wonderful way to experience luxury travel to some of the most exotic ports in the world. With trips ashore, cruisers can explore the world from the comfort of their cabin with like-minded friends. For those who are tired of the more predictable cheap and cheerful cruises for the masses, the quality offered on a world cruise will both surprise and delight.

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Obviously the major cruise lines move their ships from one area to another twice a year to take advantage of these preferential cruising seasons. During April and May, Carnival, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Celebrity, Holland America and other cruise lines will offer one-off relocation cruises as the ships move from the Caribbean to their summer destinations which may be in Alaska, Europe and the Mediterranean. Similarly around November the ships will once again relocate to their winter destinations.

Many of the relocation cruises cross the Atlantic where there are few opportunities for port visits. This puts the emphasis on the onboard entertainment. Many classes are offered to fill the days with card games, dancing, lectures, film shows, beauty demonstrations, art auctions and more. There may be classes to teach common gambling games such as poker, blackjack, craps and roulette. The professional croupiers will teach more advanced play, and who better to learn from than the professionals? For those who enjoy gambling, a relocation cruise offers some of the best opportunities to play, as there are no ports. Cruise ships must close their casinos whilst in port, but with almost ten continuous days at sea, the opportunities abound for making the most of the onboard top class entertainment and gambling.

Relocation cruises represent some of the best value for money round. These cruises are one-offs and are generally priced low to begin with. Add to that the increased amount of entertainment offered during the day, rather than being ashore and you can really get excellent value for money. This advantage, coupled with some unique itineraries to traverse the Panama Canal, cross the Atlantic or sail up the western US coast to Alaska should put these cruises on every serious traveler’s ‘must do’ list.

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Apart from Las Vegas and Atlantic City, most US gambling continues to be enjoyed aboard a gambling cruise, which often lasts for a day or just for the evening. These ‘cruises to nowhere’ usually offer a pleasant trip with barbecue buffets and excellent meals coupled with the opportunity to try your luck at one of the gaming tables or pump the slot machines.

A whole host of casino cruises operate from the ports of Florida, particularly from Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Key Largo and Port Canaveral. Companies such as Discovery Cruise line sail to the Bahamas daily at 7.45am and return at 10pm. The low cost includes an all-you-can-eat breakfast, pool deck entertainment for all the family, bars, music and a Las Vegas rules Casino with the usual assortment of slots and gaming tables. There is a three hour stop at Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, and then a return trip including a buffet dinner. These gambling cruises continue to be popular with families, groups and couples looking for a fun day out with a little cruise ship gambling too. Longer cruises on larger cruise ships can be from one to three days and again offer onboard nighttime entertainment and cabins while days can be spent ashore in Nassau or Freeport.

In Georgia, the Emerald Princess Casino offers snacks and a fully stocked bar as well as slots, poker and roulette. The cruise director keeps the party in full swing with Bonanza Bingo. Day trips sail from 11am to 4pm and evening cruises are from 7pm to midnight. Luxury gaming yachts fro gambling cruises are based in Myrtle Beach and Big M offers an upmarket casino cruise with food, gambling and live entertainment.

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Riverboat casino cruises were first permitted in Iowa in 1989 and many other states soon followed. The original idea was that a two or three hour river cruise could offer roulette, blackjack and slot machines during a pleasant lake or river trip. It was envisaged that the controlled time factor of the cruise would restrict the passenger’s potential losses over such a short period of time. Old paddle steamers and riverboats were renovated and fitted out and riverboat gambling trips soon became a popular source of entertainment.

Today these gambling cruise boats often do not even leave the dockside whilst offering great buffets and a choice of gambling entertainment Las Vegas style. Popular riverboat gambling cruises can be found on the Mississippi River near Natchez, outside Baton Rouge LA, at Biloxi MS and in many other states.

In South Florida, evening casino cruises are offered sailing along Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway combining a party atmosphere with some great gambling fun. Trips sail around 7pm and last anything up to 6 hours.

One of the most successful Casino cruise boats is SunCruz moored on the Pithlachascotee River in Port Richey on the west coast of Florida. High speed water taxis ferry guests to and from the Casino boat which offers everything from slots to gaming tables in a spacious Las Vegas style casino. Craps, roulette, poker, blackjack and other favorites are available. You can try your hand at Keno, Video Poker, Deuces Wild, Wheel of Fortune and other games at the 300 on-board slot machines. The top deck on the casino cruise boat has a large bar serving a great choice of cocktails, beers and spirits.

Successfully combining gambling in a fun environment, riverboat gambling boats are a popular way to spend an evening without the associated costs of a longer casino cruise.

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Luxury cruises tend to be on much smaller ships, giving a more personal and friendly feeling. Some luxury cruises are on exclusive private yachts, complete with traditional masts and sails such as Windstar. These more exclusive ships will have less than 450 passengers rather than the 4000 passengers and crew packed onto the mega cruise ships. Staffing is also more personal, with a ratio of one member of staff or more per guest. Accommodation is not a compact cabin but all-suite accommodation where a balcony and outside view is not an option, but the norm. These smaller ships lose out though as they do not have the extensive shopping ‘streets’ and often do not have a casino onboard.

The gourmet cuisine on a high-end luxury cruise will not be mass-produced in the galley, but will be from menus created by celebrity chefs and prepared by cordon bleu chefs. Premium wines and champagnes are served, with correspondingly higher prices.

Crystal Cruises are in a league of their own with sister ships Symphony and Harmony offering world cruises, unique ports of call not open to larger ships, celebrated authors and lecturers onboard as speakers, renowned entertainers and many complimentary events and excursions included in the cruise. Voted the World’s Best Cruise Line by Condé Nast readers, Crystal won the title against stiff competition. One of the unique features about Crystal cruises is the onboard casino. Appropriately named ‘Caesars at Sea’, it is modeled on the lavish Las Vegas casino of the same name. With 80 slots on the Symphony and even more on the Harmony, the gaming tables feature blackjack, craps and roulette and more unusually 3-card poker, Texas Hold’Em and mini baccarat as well as video poker machines. Also unique to Crystal casinos, complimentary drinks are offered to players, as in Las Vegas.

Other leading luxury cruise lines include the Regent Seven Seas, formerly owned by Radisson; Silversea which has just four ships in its fleet and ResidenSea. All these ships have small casinos with a limited number of tables and slots for gaming.

For those who want an elite cruising experience with like-minded passengers on smaller vessels, look out for these luxury cruise lines, but expect to pay many times more for your luxury cruise experience.

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