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Mainstream Cruise Lines

Expedition Cruise Lines Mainstream doesn't mean "cheap". It simply means "value". The names synonymous with the industry have up-to-date accommodations, fine dining options and plenty of activities, all for a fraction of the cost of higher-end cruising options.

Value. Convenience. Fun. These are the superlatives that easily define our Mainstream-class of cruise lines. They are easily-recognized names that are pillars of the industry, and for good reason. Each offers guests a wonderful experience that won’t bust your budget. Here's what you can expect to find on these ships:

  • Wonderful service throughout the ship
  • Clean and efficient accommodations
  • Itineraries with plenty of sore excursion options
  • Value-conscious pricing with optional add-ons
  • A variety of entertainment options

Top Mainstream Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines is launching a cabin reclassification encompassing its entire fleet. Under the reclassification, cabins will be categorized...  Read Entire Review
Owned by Carnival Corporation, Costa is Europe�s largest cruise line with a fleet of a dozen ships ranging in size from 25,000 to well over 100,0...  Read Entire Review
While Disney is always associated with family oriented themes and theme parks, the entertainment firm�s ships have a somewhat split personality. ...  Read Entire Review
The owner of EasyJet, a low-cost intra-European air carrier, burst into the crowded cruise market in May 2005 with an entirely new concept to att...  Read Entire Review
As a 150-year-old Norwegian family firm that caters to a largely middle-class British clientele, Fred. Olsen operates a fleet of four mid-size sh...  Read Entire Review
The line has but one older ship based at Fort Lauderdale making year-round two-night cruises to Nassau in connection with time share marketing.  Read Entire Review
In 2006 a maritime firm, Ambassadors International, based in San Diego, began putting together a cruise line formed by the American West Steamb...  Read Entire Review
Mediterranean Shipping Cruises forms part of a huge Swiss-owned container firm, Mediterranean Shipping Company. Entering the cruise business in t...  Read Entire Review
Norwegian Cruise Line dates to 1966, originally as Norwegian Caribbean Line when the first of the White Fleet of brand-new ships - Sunward, Skywa...  Read Entire Review
The letters used to spell out the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, established way back in 1837, three years before Cunard, to c...  Read Entire Review
A German family-owned firm headquartered in Neustadt in Holsetin, Peter Deilmann Cruises commenced its program of river cruises in 1983 under the...  Read Entire Review
Princess Cruises recently announced plans to update three of its older ships�the Star Princess, Caribbean Princess and Golden Princess. Each of t...  Read Entire Review
With a fleet comprised of the world�s largest ships, six of then exceeding 135,000 tons, Royal Caribbean has continually offered more innovative ...  Read Entire Review
Saga began operating tours in 1951 for British senior citizens 60 and older, then in 1995 dropped the minimum age to 50. On Saga Cruises, the tra...  Read Entire Review
The parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Star Cruises, based in Malaysia, markets to mostly Asians and to Australians and locally based Europ...  Read Entire Review

Mainstream Line Spotlight

Princess Cruises

Princess offers good accommodation on more than a dozen ships. The line is great for families and features a variety of onboard entertainment and enrichment programs, including yoga classes for kids and adults.  more »