Overall Rating, Gold Stars - Gold stars reflect the Berlitz Cruise Guide star system as used in The Berlitz Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2009 by Douglas Ward, published annually for over 25 years. How Berlitz rates the ships is detailed in the Knowledge Center, so you know what to expect at each star level. Over 400 separate items on each ship are objectively evaluated and scored to produce the star ratings, so ships can have the same star level based on entirely different merits. Seasite is licensed to use the Berlitz star system to indicate the overall rating of ships offered for your group events. Seasite’s Power Search allows you to select a range of star ratings in a single search to include multiple service levels. For example, from 3+ stars to 4+ stars.

# Guest rooms needed - Unlike hotel pricing, cruise fares are almost all-inclusive and are quoted per person, assuming double occupancy. If your event is usually booked “Single Occupancy” be advised that single occupancy aboard ship is often priced at 2 full fares – which may be comparable to a hotel’s per person rates when group meals, taxes, A/V etc are all factored in. When single cruise rates don’t fit the budget, cruise planners can arrange for participants to share a room or pay the difference to bring their spouses/guests.