If you are looking for a good cruise, thousands of travel agents are eager to book you aboard one of the rapidly expanding number of cruise ships.

If you are looking for a great cruise, a number of cruise travel specialists can help you identify the more highly rated ships in your price range and assist you in picking a great ship (though perhaps not a great ship for you).

But if you are looking for the Ultimate Cruise -- if you both demand and can afford the best that life has to offer -- you have come to the right place.

Ultimate Cruise has been created by The Savvy Cruiser® to assist a small number of high-net-worth individuals in planning and booking the cruise of their dreams.

Most travel agents, unfortunately, have never had a good window on the lifestyles of the affluent, and thus have no real understanding of what may or may not be important considerations to you in choosing that Ultimate Cruise.

At Ultimate Cruise, we know the luxury cruise lines -- we have sailed in some of the most luxurious accommodations at sea -- but equally important, we insist on getting to know you.

We live in Indian River Shores, Florida -- one of the most affluent towns in the United States -- and know that understanding your lifestyle, your activity level, your dress preferences, your likes and dislikes, will be crucial to helping you book a cruise that could be your trip of a lifetime.

Our interest is in helping you find the right around-the-world cruise, the right cruise to Antarctica or Alaska, the right cruise to the Norwegian fjords, up the Amazon, or through the Suez Canal. That is to say, the right cruise for you. Very nice cruise ships can also be very different. We have helped experienced cruisers keep from making some terrible mistakes.

Best of all, you will not pay more for your Ultimate Cruise by enlisting our assistance and booking your cruise with us.

If Ultimate Cruise seems right for you, please contact us via email, tell us when you would like to have an initial conversation, and give us a phone number. We will be happy to call, and if you seem right for Ultimate Cruise, we will be pleased to share the excitement of planning and booking your trip of a lifetime.

PS: The cruise lines listed below are not the only ones that can provide an Ultimate Cruise. Some of the new large cruise ships of Royal Caribbean, Princess and NCL have suites more spacious and luxurious than most Manhattan apartments, with separate bedrooms for the grandchildren. We can help you identify the best of these if that is your Ultimate Cruise.