I often am asked this question and it's impossible to give one set of guidelines helpful for everyone. People want to know: What type or size boat do I need? How do I learn to sail? What does cruising cost? What equipment should I have? and so on. If you've read much on this site you'll already know that I stand outside the mainstream on most of these issues and you'll have to view my advice as just my opinion based on my own cruising style which has slowly evolved and will continue to evolve.

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Ship to Shore calls are possible on all cruise lines, but they cost a pretty penny. My suggestion is to try to wait to call on your cell phone when in port or use a pay phone. Most cell phones work while your in port.

Another short answer would usually be: right here, right now. No place I have seen is perfect in every way. Either it's marred because it's too crowded, too expensive, the weather's too cold or the typhoon season is long and sultry, the anchorages are rolly, or a thousand other imperfections. What might be enjoyable for a week or a month may also be insufferable to you after a year.

For many people this is a challenging problem to overcome. I've been lucky in that up until now when I have been outside the US, which has been most of my life, my mother has been willing to do my mail forwarding, banking transactions and store a couple boxes of personal effects I didn't think I could part with. I wonder now how I would have managed without that support.

The best cruising boat is the one that suits your needs. There are so many cruising different lifestyles, so many destinations, that the boat perfect for one might fall down flat on the other. For example, consider an expensive Hinckley Bermuda 40, designed to survive all but the severest of storms, a magnificent creation created to survive the intense stress of a lifetime of cruising. Take that supposedly ideal boat, and put it next to a relatively cheap Hunter.

You should probably join a sailing club, an organization that starts by teaching you how to sail, and then allows you to charter their boats by the day. That way, you can get your feet wet in the activity without committing yourself to the purchase of an expensive boat and equipment. Another way is to find a friend with a boat and go out with her or him to see what you think of being out on the water.

We cruise at between 1800 rpm which gives us 8.7kts through still water, and 1900 rpm which gives us 9.2kts. These speeds vary a tenth or so depending on whether we have full fuel and water. As we get lighter, they pick up a bit. We have become very comfortable cruising at the 9kt pace. Sometimes we will crank it up to 2000 and see 9.6 when there is a particularly long day in store for us.

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Without a doubt. Cruising offers an atmosphere that's just right for romance ... cozy dinners for two, strolling on deck at sunset, dancing the night away (even under the stars) and so much more to remember forever. Most lines provide special services from Sunday or Monday departures to welcome champagne and breakfast in bed.

Some people think the 28-foot Triton is too small with too little freeboard to cruise offshore and be comfortable to live aboard. The main reason the average size cruising yacht these days is around 40-foot long is because people find they need that space to contain all the equipment and gadgets the yachting press and their neighbors in the marina have told them they can't do without.

Cruise Traveller Magazine is a quarterly publication that can be bought from most newsagents at a cost of 2.95 (GBP). You can also do research at your library, or while you're at our website, have a look at our comprehensive destination descriptions.

If you are travelling with an infant(s), cruising is among the most convenient holiday options. Some ships offer private babysitting for services for infants as young as three months. Often the sitter is a crew member working on their off-hours and with some experience babysitting. Most ships upon request provide cribs as well as high chairs and booster seats in the dining room. If you need to store or heat up some milk or formula, you'll find the onboard staff willing to assist.

day program of daily fun activities hosted by individual car and cycle clubs. The 2003 Cruising Classics was the inaugural program straddling either side of the 2003 Bay to Birdwood Classic. You can enter as many events as you like and do remember that entry into the icon Bay to Birdwood is not a pre-requisite.

Contrary to what the media portrays, cruising is the most safe and enjoyable means of vacationing today. Statistically speaking, the incidence of crime at sea as compared to any other city in the United States or abroad is exponentially low. According to the most recent industry data which was based on 15 cruise lines' submissions, there totaled 206 complaints from passengers and crew during a three-year timeframe (2003-2005) when more than 31 million people sailed on cruise ships.

Limits are 50 miles North to 50 miles South and a maximum of 10 miles offshore. The Bahamas are off-limits except on our Captained Charter Vessels. Contact us for more info.

Bought a boat and went sailing* *In retrospect, our first year spent largely in the British and US Virgin Islands was a kind of shakedown for us and for the boat as the sailing there is a little more protected and easier than elsewhere in the Caribbean.