Holidays package together transportation and accommodation, they’re very easy to plan. Pick your ship, itinerary, and cabin, and away you go; no searching for hotels in your price range, no coordinating travel between cities.

Travelers say they choose to cruise because cruising often costs less per night when compared with staying at a hotel, where they’ll have to book — and pay for — all their extras.

If you don’t have flexibility with dates and locations, be willing to bend on destination.