How to Select a Murder Mystery Cruise

If you're craving a "whodunnit" and enjoy sailing the high seas, you should select a murder mystery cruise for your next vacation. A number of cruise lines offer murder mystery cruises to keep passengers guessing while enjoying all of the perks of a luxury sea voyage. Here's how to book a murder mystery cruise.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Decide what kind of cruise to take. If your main focus is on the murder mystery theater but don't have the time or funds to devote to a full-length vacation, take a murder mystery dinner cruise. This one-evening commitment will involve fine dining and a lively performance. If you're looking for a true vacation from the every day, you can take a three to seven night mystery themed cruise.

2. Decide where your mystery cruise will take you. Many major cities offer different murder mystery dinner cruises, including Seattle, Savannah, S.C. and Long Beach, Calif. Book a weekend getaway at these locations and enjoy the other attractions these destinations have to offer. Vacation cruises go to a variety of exotic locales, including Baja, Puerto Vallarta and St. Thomas.

3. Choose a cruise line if you're making the murder mystery cruise a shipboard vacation. Whodunit Productions sails on Carnival and Royal Caribbean. You can read reviews of these cruise lines at TripAdvisor.com.

4. Contact a travel agent if you'll also need to book airfare and/or a hotel to complete your mystery cruise vacation. Travel agents can help you find the best rates on package deals.