Mediterranean Shipping Company's MSC Cruises may be a relatively new entrant in cruising's leisure travel niche - it was formed in 1987 - but the Geneva-based firm is one of the world's biggest players in international shipping (it currently ranks as the second largest container company)...

Best-in-class cuisine, destination-oriented itineraries, and outstanding value - all of these accolades define Oceania Cruises' five-star product and position the company as the cruise line of choice for traditional premium and luxury category cruisers...

Orient's itineraries are offered as CruiseTours because they include hotel stays and sightseeing in most embarkation and disembarkation cities, longer daytime stays, frequent overnight visits in ports-of-call, and unique shore excursions...

Princess ships offer the line's innovative Personal Choice Cruising program, an individualized, unstructured style of cruising that provides a "what you want, when you want" atmosphere of onboard choice and flexibility designed to give passengers the opportunity to customize their cruise experience to fit their personal interests...

The fleet has five ships, including two all-balcony, all-suite ships, the Seven Seas Voyager and the Seven Seas Mariner. The 46,000-ton Seven Seas Voyager offers worldwide itineraries and accommodates her guests in 354 oceanview suites with private balconies...

The Yachts of Seabourn was founded in 1987. It consists of three all-suite ultra-luxury ships -- the 10,000-ton, 208-guest Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit, and Seabourn Legend...

The Silversea fleet is comprised entirely of oceanview suites, 80 percent of which have private teak balconies. Open seating is offered in every onboard restaurant. Guests can dine when, where, and with whom they desire. A highly trained European staff caters to every need...

Offering passengers a unique concept in cruising, Windstar Cruises has been sailing under the banner of its appropriate tag line -- "180? From Ordinary" -- for over 15 years. Windstar was created in the mid-1980s with the vision to offer an alternative to the typical cruise or resort vacation...