Choosing a Cruise Line & Ship covers the structural tradeoffs behind picking a cruise: mainstream lines (3,000-7,500 guests, lower fares, extras charged separately) versus luxury lines (200-750 guests, 3-5x the cost, more bundled in) versus river cruising's fundamentally different itinerary style; the crowding-versus-variety tradeoff between big and small ships, backed by a 3,000-cruiser survey; and what CLIA cruise line membership actually guarantees, honestly disclosed as a voluntary industry commitment, not a government certification.
The fourth of five pillars in Travelog's new Cruises domain. No government body regulates or standardizes cruise-line tiers or ship-size categories, so this pillar is disclosed honestly as editorially-researched -- checkable cross-industry data and survey results, not a single cruise line's own marketing claims.
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