I happened to have a copy of Berlitz's Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 2002 that I borrowed from the local library yesterday. It gives a frank assessment on the strengths and weaknesses of each major cruise line. It also has a section giving common sense advices on cruising. But, most of the book was dedicated to evaluations of each individual cruise ship. My gosh, there are a lot of them!!!! They included obscure cruise lines that I can't even pronounce their names, much less ever heard of them.