ISBN: 158980614X. Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009 by Steven Stern is published by Pelican Publishing in September 2008.
Like the Berlitz book, Stern's guide is published annually and this edition has 736 pages and includes many photographs of the ships and their interiors.
Over 430 ships from 50 cruise lines are rated and evaluated along with details of shipboard menus and activity programs. There are also details of the main worldwide ports of call.
