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 Simon
Says… Know Your Ship Ratings
There
are six different levels of cruise category, similar
to a star rating for hotels - only rating ships
is a lot more complicated because of the increased
number of factors involved, including things like
entertainment and shore excursions. Here is how
I rate all the main ships of the world in the
six categories……
- Standard
- the basic entry level of cruising, mainly
older ships with few frills. (**NOTE - Dreams
Unlimited does not currently offer any ships
in the standard category)
- Superior
- older ships that have been well maintained
or others built more recently that don't quite
keep up with modern service and facility levels
- Premier
- the most popular category, nearly all new
or nearly-new vessels, most of them quite large
and with an excellent range of facilities
- Premier
Plus - the best of the Premier ships, with
the very newest ships offering a more stylish
range of amenities, service and cuisine
- Deluxe
- an exclusive range of ships where service
levels and cuisine are distinctly raised from
the Premier level
- Ultra-Deluxe
- the handful of true luxury cruise operators
who do everything with genuine five-star style
(NB:
Where a new ship is due out, there is an 'Expected'
rating for its category)
(NOTE: A 
indicates that ship is a "Simon's Favorite")
And
the winners are………..
Ultra
Deluxe
Deluxe
Premier
Plus
Premier
Superior
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