6. The right cabin is a retreat house after a busy day ashore, or just to get away. A long cruise will have you wanting to spend a relaxing time in your room, watching a TV-movie, or taking a nap.

7. Lots of people recommend cheapest inside cabin, because you won't be spending much time in there anyway. This might be true for short trips, but are you prepared for an inside cabin on lowest level.

8. Know your location. Cabin, balcony size, and cabin location vary significantly within same price range on any ship.

9. There's lot of cruise industry jargon you have to decipher.

10. Yes, there are obvious questions you should ask: Will I located below water line? Will I hear roar of ships engines from my cabin? Will I have enough room to turn around in my cabin? Will it be size of a walk-in closet, with no windows, a tiny bath, and bunk beds? Will I not be able to tell if it's day or night without going up several decks?

Explore what different types of cabins are, which locations are most desirable, and which locations you should avoid if possible. Pick right accommodations and you'll have a wonderful time, and get hooked on cruising.

Despite fact that property is in a hotel setting, a condo-hotel is considered a private residence, and owners are eligible for mortgage interest deductions and all other tax advantages that come from owning a second home. However, most condo-hotels do not allow you to live in unit year round. This is because management company wants to rent out unit when you are not there, so both you and they can profit from that rental income.

Each condo-hotel property has its own residence restrictions that indicate maximum amount of time you can live in property. This is an important piece of information to consider before purchasing a condo-hotel unit. Most owners do not intend to live in their condo year round, so this is not a concern in typical circumstances.

Why not just rent a hotel room? In addition to investment aspect, condo-hotels usually offer more room than a standard hotel room. Most suites are one or two bedrooms, and larger units are available. Condo-hotels typically have cooking facilities and other homey features that hotel rooms do not. This makes it ideal to have family stay with you when they come to visit.

With advantages they offer over time shares, it’s easy to see why so many people looking for a vacation property investment they can also enjoy when they want are now looking at condo-hotels.

For more on finding and buying right condo-hotel, check out Make Your Next Home a Resort, 2005 Guide to Condo-Hotels, Fractional Shares and Resort Residences. You can download Guide as a pdf file at http://www.InvestingIN.com/realestate/resorts/resort4u.htm