Let’s look at the pros and cons. Let’s take Regent for an example, all meals, drinks, excursions and even some of the time flights are included for free. Granted the base price for the cruise is higher, but if you think about it, you only have to dip your hand into your pocket for souvenirs.
6 Star 1 Mass Market 0.
On a mass market ship, all your food is included, but if you’re on a 14 night cruise, go on an excursion a day, and like to have a drink on holiday, with the average price for excursions at around £100 each, and spending an average of £50 a night on drinks, you spend £250 per day! Based of visiting 8 ports that’s £2000. This is not even taking into account the money you will spend onboard on the other days at sea!
6 Star 2 Mass market 0.
If you’re a late booker and always hold out for the best deal, it is possible to get a really good price a few weeks before you travel with mass market lines. 6 Star lines do offer late deals; unfortunately you will never get as cheap a price at short notice as you would a mass market ship.
6 Star 2 Mass Market 1.
When arriving at the buffet section on a 6 star line, unlike the MM you do not have to fight through the crowds to get your cucumber sandwich. The occupancy difference means you have more staff to look after you and also less queues.
6 Star line 3 Mass Market 1.
Having to fork out sometimes twice the sum for a 6 star line could be off putting, as we don’t always look at the bigger picture and think of what we are getting for our money. I must admit a P&O cruise with a lower base rate does seem more appealing. Also depending on preference / and who your with i.e. kids/ family, 6 star lines do not have as many facilities onboard as say Ventura or Independence of the Sea’s, but not to worry the Flow rider is not for everyone!
6 Star 3 Mass Market 2.
6 star lines get into the smaller, more interesting ports of call which is great for return cruisers. If you go on a cruise once a year from Southampton, there’s only so many times you want to visit Civitavecchia and the long hog to Rome. So by going 6 star, you usually get to have a more cultural experience by visiting the smaller lesser known ports. This does not mean that 6 star lines, do not visit the more mass market ports, it just does a lot of others also.
6 Star 4 Mass Market 2.
This has been a very general comparison of the 6 star lines, and the mass market ships. Overall each cruise line has different selling points and experiences to offer. So we can’t really put 6 star and mass market into boxes. However I can say, if they paid me more I will probably choose to cruise 6 star most of the time, but that’s just me. My personal experience with 6 star lines made me realise that they are not snotty or for rich people only, but a very well thought out and enjoyable product. A 6 star cruise will cost you more, so like most of us, they are still a little too dear for yearly cruises, so my suggestion, why not save them for a special occasion! In fact most of my clients who I have booked Silversea, Regent, Crystal, Seabourne, Sea Dream have returned and booked another. So be warned getting attached to 6 star cruising will cost you money!
If you have any questions, or want a more in depth descriptions of the various lines, please leave a comment!
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