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…utstanding — but each has a different personality: Silversea → More formal European style; occasionally inconsistent Seabourn → Most relaxed and friendly; staff learn names quickly Regent → Polished, warm, but slightly more reserved Crystal → The most personal & intuitive service thanks to long-serving returning crews Entertainment Entertainment across all lines is intimate, not large-scale. Expect: Live music & classical / jazz sets Guest speaker…

…. However, the crew are from the same places and have the same mix. Mostly European senior crew and the waiting, cabin, bar and ship operation staff from the Philippines, India, Indonesia and African countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe. I felt the real difference was around what the staff are there for and how they’re trained. On regular lines including Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Princess and Holland America, service is focused on how the cr…

…erating in the Caribbean. It seems every cruise line sails there now, even European-based lines base ships there in the season, including P&O Cruises, Cunard, Ambassador and Marella from the UK, and Mein Schiff and AIDA from Germany. When new lines launch, they have focused ships heavily on the Caribbean including MSC Cruises with multiple mega ships, Virgin Voyages who operate all their ships in the region, Ritz-Carlton Yachts, and Explora Journe…

…lines also have low or no solo supplement sailings at start and end of the European summer, including Avalon and AmaWaterways, while Tauck has no solo supplements on their lower-level cabins across the season and Riviera is running a solo only ship (MS George Eliot). Flash Sales I find a good way to find more ad-hoc solo deals is by following cruise lines on Instagram and Facebook, as there is where they often run flash sales and solo discount off…