Is cruising for you? Try a sampler cruise (USA News)

Less regular than three- and four-night travels, test voyages gave you a chance to jump locally available a boat for a night or two to test the item — at a reasonable cost.

Sampler travels are ordinarily offered when a boat is repositioning, is new in a port, or when a journey line generally uncovers a hole in the calendar.

The journey lines have cause to get you installed: they realize that assuming that you like what you experience, you're liable to book a more extended cruising.

Look at one of these sampler sailings (all dates are for 2014, unless generally documented).

From Miami: Be around the first to look at the new thrill slide and other new upgrades on the Disney Magic. A 2-night journey on the as of late restored ship sets out on Oct. 25, 2013 — tolls from $199. Norwegian, Carnival and Royal Caribbean additionally have 2-night travels from the Magic City on the
From Seattle/vancouver:holland America Line is maintaining a specific end goal, which is to titillate potential cruisers in the Pacific Northwest/alaska showcase with various overnight sailings, incorporating on the Oosterdam, May 10 and September 28 — tolls from $79. Princess Cruises likewise has overnight sampler sailings on the Golden Princess on May 2 and 17 and September 20 and 21, with charges from $79.

From Norfolk, Va.: Check out the scene on a 2-night journey to no place on the Carnival Glory, leaving Oct.18, 2013 — passages from $299.

From New York:norwegian Cruise Line is serving up various 1- and 2-night Escape from New York travels on the Norwegian Gem incorporating on November 15 and December 13, 2013, with some dates additionally on the datebook for one year from now. Admissions for overnight travels from $149.

From Tampa: The Norwegian Dawn sets cruise on a 2-night journey to no place, November 15, 2013, with admissions from $149.

From Long Beach: Cruise from this California port to Ensenada, Mexico and once more on a 2-night cruising of the Carnival Inspiration, January 30, October 30 or December 18, admissions from $179.

From New Orleans: Sample a 2-night journey from the Big Easy on the Norwegian Dawn, November 21, 2013, admissions from $249.

From Port Canaveral, Fla.: Carnival as of late used $155 million to patch up the Carnival Sunshine (earlier the Destiny). Look at the boat on a 2-night voyage going by Freeport, Bahamas on April 17, admissions fr