Difference between Ocean Liner and Cruise ship

[vie lee]

We were on the QM2 last April coming from London to New York and hit some VERY rough weather and were VERY glad that we were on a Ocean Liner and not a cruise ship!!!

[Bill B]

Ocean liners were designed to get people on board and transport them from 'A' to 'B'

 

Cruise ships are designed to get people on board and transport money from them to the line.

[Lucky TGO]

Ocean liners were designed to get people on board and transport them from 'A' to 'B'

 

Cruise ships are designed to get people on board and transport money from them to the line.

 

I like your analogy!!!

Tony

[JimmyVWine]

Cruise ships are now built as one class.

Not entirely true. Cunard still holds out some vestiges of class-based sailing. And Norwegian certainly has a separated class with its "Haven" cabins. And quite frankly, Princess just introduced a new class that allows certain passengers to enjoy things that are simply not available to everyone else. I'm not arguing that any of this is wrong. But I think of a "one class" cruise experience as one where every single person has equal access to all public areas and dining venues on the ship. I'm not talking about perks that people in suites get that others don't. Or areas such as the Sanctuary that cost extra money. I'm referring to a guest walking up to a restaurant, lounge or seating area and being told in no uncertain terms that they cannot have access to that area at any time, at any cost because they did not book a cabin in a high enough category. That, to me, is a class system and it most certainly exists on cruise ships as well as ocean liners.

[KevintheIrishDJ]

Not entirely true. Cunard still holds out some vestiges of class-based sailing. And Norwegian certainly has a separated class with its "Haven" cabins. And quite frankly, Princess just introduced a new class that allows certain passengers to enjoy things that are simply not available to everyone else. I'm not arguing that any of this is wrong. But I think of a "one class" cruise experience as one where every single person has equal access to all public areas and dining venues on the ship. I'm not talking about perks that people in suites get that others don't. Or areas such as the Sanctuary that cost extra money. I'm referring to a guest walking up to a restaurant, lounge or seating area and being told in no uncertain terms that they cannot have access to that area at any time, at any cost because they did not book a cabin in a high enough category. That, to me, is a class system and it most certainly exists on cruise ships as well as ocean liners.

 

 

I agree.

[easyboy]

I like your analogy!!!

Tony

Ditto.

[jeromep]

Ocean liners were designed to get people on board and transport them from 'A' to 'B'

 

Cruise ships are designed to get people on board and transport money from them to the line.

 

 

That made my day.:')