If Cruise Lines Were Rom-Coms… 🎬🚢 (The Ultimate Ship Comparison)
February 20, 2026
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Yesterday I stepped off Iona… and it hit me all over again:
👉 Every ship isn’t right for every person.
👉 But there is a ship out there for everyone.
This cruise had highs. It had lows. It had moments that made me grin… and moments that made me question my life choices in a buffet queue.
And it reminded me of something IMPORTANT.
The next time someone swings in with the tired old
“I don’t like cruises”
— as if every ship, every line, every vibe is the same —
You don’t argue.
You don’t reach for deck plans.
You hit them with this.
If cruise lines were rom-coms… 🎬🍿
In this gloriously unserious (but weirdly accurate) comparison, we’re talking:
⚓ Cunard as Titanic (iconic, dramatic, brass everywhere… and no, not sinking)
⚓ P&O as the entire Tom Hanks cinematic universe
⚓ Virgin Voyages as Baz Luhrmann’s glitter cannon
⚓ Royal Caribbean as Pretty Woman on a moving shopping mall
⚓ MSC as Fifty Shades
⚓ Ambassador as Bridget Jones with a drinks package
⚓ Princess as designer fabulousness you didn’t expect to love
⚓ Celebrity being smug but irresistible
⚓ Fred Olsen proving romance isn’t just for the young
⚓ Holland America serving up emotional ambiguity at sea
No spoilers.
No diplomacy.
No broad brushes.
Just a wildly biased, slightly chaotic, deeply affectionate breakdown of why cruise lines are NOT all the same — and why somewhere out there is a ship with your name on it.
So next time someone says they don’t like cruises…
Welcome them to the cult. 🚢✨
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