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Keeping busy and still looking for the crowded part of the ship: Grand Princess Hawaii 2015
As promised I am continuing my review of the Grand Princess with a focus on two of the most common misconceptions that people have about cruising:
“I’ll be bored on a cruise ship with nothing to do”
and
“I don’t want to take a cruise because I don’t like crowds”
Neither of these misconceptions could be further from the… [Continue Reading]
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Headed to Hawaii on Grand Princess Feb 17th, 2015
Here at CruiseTalk we are excited to announce our next cruise blogging opportunity. We are headed to Hawaii on the 15 day Round Trip to Hawaii cruise on the Grand Princess from Los Angeles. Here’s a look at the itinerary:
Princess Cruises
Grand Princess
15-Night Hawaiian Islands, Los Angeles R/T
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Date
Port
Arv
Dep
Tue
02/17/15
Los Angeles, California – Embark – Times subject to… [Continue Reading]
Our Pricing is so good on Celebrity Solstice Alaska for June 19th, 2015, I’ve got to get word out!
While I usually reserve this blog for news and opinion and try to keep my travel agency business separate, I am going to make a bit of an exception to shamelessly plug one of my group cruises. The reason is that I locked in the low pricing on this cruise with a travel agent’s group… [Continue Reading]
Difference Between My Experience on Royal Caribbean, Vision of the Seas vs My Experience on Ten Celebrity Cruises
With Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruises being sister brands, both separate divisions of Royal Caribbean International, people often ask what the difference is between the two brands. Quite often the pricing between the two companies can be very similar. Some Royal Caribbean ships, like the Oasis, Allure, and Quantum are often price higher… [Continue Reading]
Chacchoben Mayan Ruins from Costa Maya Provide Highlight of Cruise
We thought we had seen the best of the ruins in Belize and couldn’t imagine visiting a more impressive sight, but the Chacchoben ruins near Costa Maya provide our group with the highlight of our cruise.
We booked the tour through the Shore Excursion Group with their return to ship and satisfaction guarantee, with the actual… [Continue Reading]
Five Bargin Finds to Purchase Before Your Next Cruise: Solutions for a Better Cruise
1. Hanging Cosmetics Bag Organizer
There is limited counter space in a cruise ship bathroom, so if just one member of your party has all his or her toiletries or cosmetics in on of these it can hang on the door hooks of the bathroom door and keep the bathroom counter from being cluttered. This one… [Continue Reading]
Chankanaab National Park including Swim With Manatees and Dolphins, Cozumel, Mexico
Chankanaab National Park, a popular tourist attraction in Cozumel, features a man made beach, reef snorkeling, an archeological replica display, Mayan village, zip lines and several interactive marine experiences. One of the ladies in our cruise group had booked the Swim with the Manatees experience through the Shore Excursion Group website, but had not read all the… [Continue Reading]
Belize’s Altun Ha through Shore Excursion Group
As was the case in Roatan, I booked my shore excursion for Belize City through the Shore Excursion Group, which offers the 100% satisfaction guarantee and a return to ship guarantee. We had six ladies from our group on this excursion plus several others from the ship who were not in our group. This… [Continue Reading]
Roatan ZipLine Through Shore Excursion Group and South Shore Canopy Tour
My readers who have been following me over the last week know that I just returned from my first ever Royal Caribbean cruise on Vision of the Seas. This cruise had a wonderfully interesting itinerary with extremely interesting ports of call. The price point of this cruise also made it very easy to afford… [Continue Reading]
Vision of the Seas – Winds to a Close
Well we are now on our last day of the cruise and I can give a little report on the high lights and maybe a few opportunities for improvement of this cruise. Again I apologize for Typo’s. The internet is slow and expensive, so I’ll have to make corrections once I return home and have… [Continue Reading]
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