by Donna Heiderstadt
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A luxury cruise may seem like a major splurge, but when you look at everything you’ll enjoy while on board an all-inclusive or mostly-inclusive ship you’ll see there’s inherent value — as these best luxury cruise itineraries for 2024 & 2025 illustrate. Some of the benefits of luxury cruises are obvious: smaller ships with fewer guests, meaning a higher crew-to-guest ratio and thus more attentive service; dining venues that are often elegant and excellent enough to fit right into the dining scenes of the likes of New York or London; and spacious and well-appointed accommodations. Some benefits, however, are more subtle: Luxury cruise ships are also more apt to cruise to all seven continents and visit smaller, lesser-known ports, which can help you see more of the world while unpacking just once. And while there are countless incredible voyages to look forward to in the next two years, we’ve selected 20 itineraries that can’t be beat: two each from the 10 leading luxury cruise lines, with one offering great value and the other an opportunity for an epic or off-the-beaten path journey.
