If you’re considering a Europe cruise for your vacation, you have a lot of options to choose from. Princess Cruises alone offers 39 different itineraries of European cruises, from Mediterranean, Greek and Holy Land cruises to Scandinavia and Russia. So the first part of choosing a cruise for your vacation is to decide exactly where you want to go and what you want to see. You can start the process by asking questions in a cruise forum if you’re not sure what you want to do.

Maybe it is Russian architecture that strikes your fancy, or perhaps you want to see some of the historic castles of Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland. Or it might be the Vikings that hold your interest. Try to narrow down the possibilities a little based on what you are most interested in seeing. You won’t have time to see all of Europe in one short cruise, so choose one or two things you absolutely want to have included in your vacation and then look for a cruise that includes them.

It would be nice if you could go to the website of your favourite cruise website and search for castles if you like castles, but most of them have search features that are less than useful. It’s best to have a good idea of where you are likely to find what you are looking for and then look for a cruise that goes there. For example, searching for “castle” on the Princess Cruises website doesn’t return any good results, but if you look under Europe and click on Edinburgh, you’ll see the Edinburgh Castle listed.

So when you’re trying to decide exactly where to go for your Europe cruise, try browsing the websites of several major cruise lines to see what they offer. Many of them have photos, brochures and even videos online to give you an idea of what you will see on each cruise.