Cruise gift vouchers

For relatives who love cruises, it's nice to give them a gift that allows them to continue taking holidays. Of course, giving money isn't ideal as a gift, but giving cruise gift vouchers is a much nicer present. Actually going ahead and booking a cruise for someone is of course a nice surprise. There's nothing quite as dramatic as giving someone just a card as a present, only for them to open it and find that there is a cruise booked for them that is all inclusive, heads to some truly wonderful destinations, and will depart very soon.

This may make the person who receives it very happy, but actually there could be a number of problems with this sort of gift. Firstly, some of the best cruises are incredibly expensive so the person who is receiving the gift may feel like it is simply too great a gift for them to truly enjoy it. But there is a much bigger problem that you must consider, and one which can be solved by giving cruise gift vouchers, instead of buying a whole cruise package for someone.

That problem is that if you do not know much about cruises you might end up booking the wrong sort of cruise for someone. No matter how much you might think you know about the person that you are giving a present to, it's quite likely that you should actually instead consult the person instead. If you don't consult the person about the sort of cruise that they want then you could end up paying out for an experience that the person receiving the gift simply doesn't want. Even if you know exactly the destination that they went last year, if you know the exact cruise line which they go with every year, and if you upgrade them to a cabin that's even better than the one that they booked for themselves the previous year, it's simply too great a present to get wrong.

The person may have changed their mind about cruising, may have a new destination that they want to try, or they might want to do a world tour. In this case, cruise gift vouchers are much better as the person can then use these vouchers to book the cruise themselves and no-one needs to worry that the person will be unhappy. But be sure to check way beforehand that the person still enjoys cruising!