Frommer's(r) Cruises & Ports of Call 2009 (Frommer's Complete)

By Heidi Sarna and Matt Hannafin

America's #1 bestselling travel series Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. More annually updated guides than any other series 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design A cruise is a complete vacation, so it's important that you choose the one that's right for you. Frommer's Cruises & Ports of Call 2009 is the most user-friendly, opinionated, and comprehensive guide you can buy before you set sail. We provide in-depth coverage on cruises departing from U.S. ports to the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada. Unlike rating systems used in other guides, our system is simple. We break down the essential elements of a cruise experience (dining, activities, children's activities, entertainment, service, overall enjoyment, and overall value), and rate them from "poor" to "outstanding." Photos of each ship combine with the text to give a better sense of the very real differences among the various lines. Most important, this is the only cruise guide that provides the real prices people pay for cruises, not just the rack rates. Other guides tell you that a seven-night cruise aboard Holland America's Noordam costs $2,639. You can pay that if you want to, but only Frommer's tells you that the same cruise is selling for $899. We give both the rack rates and the discount price for every cruise we review. This feature alone makes Frommer's Cruises and Ports of Call by far the most valuable trip-planning book among cruise guides. Our authors, noted cruise experts who've personally checked out every ship sailing in and around North America, offer candid and unbiased opinions on them all. They are completely up to date, with all the latest developments and the newest ships. You'll also get complete coverage of the major port destinations, with advice on how to spend your limited time ashore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470308761
• ISBN13: 9780470308769
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 723 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Great advice

There is much good advice found in this book. Information about cruises is voluminous on the internet, but varies widely depending on the informant's tastes. As a novice cruiser I wanted a handbook with concise information and phone numbers, addresses, and web sites all in one place. This is a good source for that information.

Good details

What was included was excellent. I just wish there had been more information. Manzanillo was not in the book. I would have also liked more recommendations at each destination.

Excellent resource!

I buy this book every year when planning for our cruise! Not only does it give the best info on all of the ships, it provides the latest recommendations for the excursions. I'd rather buy the book and find out that the excursion we think it going to be great doesn't even find it's way into the book as a recommendation than loose $200 or more on an excursion that is a waste of money...