Many cruises are ordinary and routine, even though they are fun and filled with excitement. Offered is a set schedule, regular meals, and chosen is the same route hundreds of previous passengers have cruised before then. Where adventure cruise comes in, is the desire to not travel in an ordinary cruise. Adventure cruises are cruises that are opposite of the traditional ordinary cruise, traveling all over the world.

The luxury adventure cruises favor the thrill seekers who find the calm cruising of the ship floating down a well-traveled path rather boring with camera in hand. They want to physically get out and explore mountainous terrain, the sunset beauty of the islands, deep sea diving, snorkeling, hiking, and tasting and savoring every different culture they are experiencing on their trip. The whole world offers this sort of experience; as long as the cruise is one that favors the adventure cruises. A few of the many cruise lines which offer this sort of cruise are the Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Holland America.

The Alaska Adventure Cruise is an exploratory and adventurous cruise of the highest quality while being set in the last frontier, and that has the ability to stir the hearts and minds of the many daring and bold adventurers on tour, filling their souls with memories that will last a lifetime. Instead of sitting on the couch or in the recliner and simply dreaming about the adventure tour, these individuals have booked one of the Alaska Adventure Cruises to fully experience it. Some of the new tours are unique, as they are focused on specific groups—adult passengers only, or the family. Many specific adventure destinations for these exciting cruises are the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Caribbean Islands, Bahamas, Mexico, South America, and the Transatlantic.

The Adventure Cruise vacation can begin with whitewater rafting, for families age eight and up, or for the extreme adventurous the Lost World Canopy tour where tourist can swing from the Belize forest platforms, or walk across the traverses which are up to 500 feet high in the Lost World Cave—all fantastic adventures that go beyond the merest expectations of mankind. Other adventures consist of canoe safaris, whale watching, or even whale expeditions, visiting the Mayan temples with local historical guides, dog sled adventures, rock climbing, salmon fishing trips, helicopter rides over exotic areas or mountainous terrains. The mind is the limit for these exciting trips, and age has set no barriers.