Cruises have many types. The three main categories are: mainstream cruises, luxury cruises and adventure cruises. If you are planning to go for a cruise, you need to consider the purpose of your cruise, determine the type of cruise you are looking for and choose the one most suitable for you.

Mainstream cruises are the most popular of all. They offer ice-skating rings, rock-climbing walls, art collections, water parks, spas, restaurants, swimming pools, gyms, etc. They have plenty of activities onboard throughout the day and night. They can be further subdivided into three types: family cruises, party cruises and romantic cruises. Some cruise lines offer specialised family cruises. They have activities planned for all age groups to cater to the needs of all members of the family. Most people booked this kind of cruises during summers, public holidays and school holidays. Party cruises usually last about three to four nights long. In this kind of cruises, passengers usually enjoy the pool band during the day, and spent the night dancing and lounging by the pool. Cruise lines offering romantic cruises have programmes onboard to help create a romantic mood for couples. The types of cruises being promoted by these cruise lines include honeymoon cruise, onboard wedding, wedding anniversary cruise, etc.

Luxury cruises are usually served by smaller ships. Most of the luxury lines provide superb quality services similar to that of a five-star hotel. They specialised in providing excellent service, fabulous décor, grand accommodations, fine cuisine and exclusive settings. The activities and entertainment offered are more dignified than those in the mainstream cruises.

There are small cruise ships which aimed to provide learning and knowledge about interesting subjects and places. These are educational or adventure types which usually take no more than 200 passengers to places of interest. The purpose of the voyage is to bring the passengers to the destination and educate them about the place. Onboard educational talks may be included as part of the itinerary. The activities include guided nature walks, lectures, kayaking and walking tours to historical places. Most of these ships sail along the coasts or rivers and there is plenty of nature near the port. Although the ships are smaller, the cost is not necessarily cheaper. In fact, some can be quite costly. Some cruise lines even hold onboard lectures by experts to teach on some specific topics. In some adventure cruises, the ships simply bring you to an exotic place and you can spend your time exploring the place all by yourself.

From the above, you can see that there are various kinds of cruises available. Before you select a cruise line and the cruise you want to book, you need to determine the kind of cruise you are looking for. There are many cruise lines offering various cruises to different destinations. You certainly have a wide range of choices to choose from.