Sail Away to a Magical Winter Holiday with Disney Cruise Line

CELEBRATION, Fla. – This holiday season, give a gift that’s both nautical and nice: a cruise on the Disney Magic, Disney Wonder or Disney Dream, all decked to the “raft-ers” with holiday cheer.
From Thanksgiving through the new year, Disney Cruise Line adds sparkle to each ship, with traditional “turkey day” fanfare, Christmas feasts, “snow flurries” [...]

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Travel Weekly Readers Name Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 “Best Luxury Cruise Ship” for Eighth Straight Year

22 December 2011 – Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2, renowned for her signature trans-Atlantic Cruise, has been named “Best Luxury Cruise Ship” for the eighth consecutive year by the readers of Travel Weekly, the national publication of the travel industry. The award signifies the ocean liner’s dominance in providing the ultimate luxury cruise for [...]

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Splendour Delivers the Wow: Revitalizations Provide More Innovations and Surprises

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Princess Cruises Named “Best Cruise Line in Alaska” by Travel Weekly

Line Voted Best in Alaska for Fifth Straight Year at Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (December 29, 2011) — Princess Cruises has once again received top honors as the “Best Cruise Line in Alaska” in the annual Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards. This marks the fifth year in a row, and the eighth time, [...]

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Crystal’s Ultimate VIP Fireworks Blowout To Ring In new Year’s 2013 In Sydney

Next Year’s Private, All-Inclusive Party Valued at More Than $1300/person
LOS ANGELES, December 20, 2011 – On the eve of New Year’s Eve, Crystal Cruises is reminding travelers it’s not too early to start planning next year’s holiday, with an ultra-luxe, private floating party in Sydney Harbour welcoming in New Year’s 2013.  The over-the-top celebration offers [...]

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Rascal Flatts To Perform On Norwegian Spirit

ntimate, exclusive concert with the hottest band in country music during February 26, 2012 sailing
 
Miami   -    Dec 16, 2011   —   
Norwegian Cruise Line and Rascal Flatts, one of the hottest groups in country music, announced today that the band will perform an exclusive, first ever concert at [...]

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“Strictly Come Dancing”, the original British Version of USA’s “Dancing with the Stars”, Comes to P&O

As the famous Strictly glitter ball turned for the last time this series on Saturday, fans can join the stars of the show next summer on two P&O Cruises holidays.
P&O Cruises will have top names from the highly-rated BBC programme on two Oriana cruises – a 12 night Canary Islands cruise on May 28 and [...]

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My Most Unusual Purchase: an Authentic Flamenco Dress

When traveling, I like to try to find unusual or unique souvenirs.   One of my most memorable is the Flamenco Dress, (technically a Sevillianas Dress) that I purchased in Cartagena, Spain.
I had been taking a Flamenco dance class for about 5 years back home in AZ.  We were always ordering, making, or buying costumes [...]

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Norovirus Vaccine Promising

My Mother-In-Law boarded the Ryndam Sunday in Tampa after it has suffered two previous cruises with a Norovirus outbreak.   The ship is following anti epidemic procedures  including a complete cleaning before new passengers can board, no salt and pepper shakers, and no self serve in the buffet area. I gave her the standard advice about [...]

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Survey Results on Calculating Cruise Costs, New Survey on Paid Behind the Scenes Tours

We have our results in from our survey about calculating the cost of the cruise.   I say that you can subtract out any normal expenses like food and gas that you would spend at home that because you are away you would not incur.    However, any fixed expenses like rent or car payments could not [...]

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