Full-ship charter
An operator books the whole ship and every guest belongs to the charter. These trips can be large and highly programmed, with a strong shared identity from embarkation to disembarkation.
Hosted group
A group host reserves space on a regularly scheduled sailing and layers selected private or shared experiences on top. You have a ready-made community but still travel alongside the wider ship population.
Independent sailing
You book a mainstream sailing directly and make your own plans. This can be flexible and simple, but it may take more work to find your people.
Questions to ask any group
- What is private versus ship-wide?
- Is the group fee separate from the cruise fare?
- What is optional?
- How are payments, cancellation, rooming, accessibility, and communications handled?
- Who is accountable if an advertised group activity changes?