Luxury cruise liners offer you a more luxurious cruise vacation experience then a regular cruise line. These cruise liners go far beyond what is normally considered when it comes to a cruise vacation. A few of the most noteworthy luxury cruise lines are, Regent Seven Seas Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruise Lines, and Silversea Cruises.

Luxury cruise ships typically provide you with excellent service. They have extra staff, they are smaller then the standard cruise liners, have a more exotic itinerary, and are truly an all-inclusive vacation.

All of the staff and crew are taught to anticipate and take care of your every need with quick and courteous service. It is their job to know every passenger by name before they board the ship, and to remember your preferences with regards to beverages, food, linens, toiletries, and entertainment.

Every luxury cruise liner has at least a staff-to-passenger ratio of 1:2. For instance if there were 320 passengers on board there would be approximately 211 staff members on board. This is to ensure that every passenger leaves with the most lavish vacation as possible.

Luxury ships are smaller then your typical liner and carry anywhere from 148 to 388 passengers. There is one exception Crystal Cruises have three ships each with a capacity to carry about 900 passengers. All luxury ships display expensive art, fine china, exotic woods, first-rate leathers and fabrics, wine cellars with expansive wine, down filled comforters and pillows, and large accommodations. Luxury cruise ships provide you with nothing but the best.

All of the luxury cruise ships have a main dining room, relaxing buffet-style café, and library, lounge area, spas, pools, and casino. The facilities are usually smaller then those found on a larger cruise ship, because of its smaller capacity.

An all-inclusive luxury cruise vacation can cost any where from $300 - $2,000 USD per day, for one person. It all depends on the cruise ship, duration of your cruise vacation, destination, and the type of accommodations. This price may seem high, but remember that this includes top-notch accommodations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, meals, gratuities, and first class entertainment. Silversea Cruises pricing covers round-trip airfare, port expenses, and travel insurance. Seabourn includes nearly all shore excursions. When you consider that you get the best quality service that any cruise ship has to offer the price is actually quite reasonable.

One of the extra benefits of going on a luxury cruise vacation is the naturalists and guest lecturers at every port to supply the passengers with historical facts about the places they are visiting.