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Free or Nearly Free things To Do In Port

Free or Nearly Free things To Do In Port

Cruises are some of the best vacation values around. A mostly inclusive cruise can cost as little as around $100 per person per day. However, budget minded cruisers can be overwhelmed when they see the cost of excursions offered by the cruise lines. What they may not realize is that [...]

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New Cruise Videos Posted: Celebrity Mercury Mexican Riviera 2006

New Cruise Videos Posted: Celebrity Mercury Mexican Riviera 2006

We have put together some more great cruise videos for our readers. These were filmed during our late 2006 cruise to the Mexican Riviera. There are port tours of Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Acapulco and Zihuatenejo. We’ve also included our favorite part of the cruise experience, the Sail [...]

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Barcelona Cruise Port: A Fascinating But Expensive City

Barcelona Cruise Port: A Fascinating But Expensive City

I’ve mentioned in several articles that we are most likely going to be taking a cruise out of Barcelona this coming fall. When considering all of our cruise options, I’ve been trying to decide where to stay, what to see and what to do in Barcelona.

The first thing I noticed [...]

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Cruise Talk Names Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour Best All Time Excursion

Cruise Talk Names Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour Best All Time Excursion

Of all of our cruise excursions including Snorkeling at Trunk Bay in St Johns, Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, The Marigalante Pirate Boat in Mexico, Night Clubs in San Juan, Cliff Diving in Acapulco, etc, the winner of the best all time excursion goes to The Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour in Juneau, Alaska.

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Longing To Go On A South Pacific Cruise

Longing To Go On A South Pacific Cruise

A few years ago, my husband and I were considering a trip to French Polynesia for our 10th anniversary. We ended up taking a fantastic cruise on the Celebrity Mercury instead. That was the cruise that got us hooked on cruising again. However, the the beautiful images of the exotic [...]

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Cruise to Hawaii Best Way To See Hawaii?

Is a cruise to Hawaii the best way to see Hawaii? Probably not, you just have a very limited time on the Islands….

Here’s an article listing the Pro’s and Cons:

Cruising Hawaii

But here’s another way to ask the question? Is Hawaii a great destination for cruise lovers? Absolutely Yes!!!!. [...]

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Cruise to Middle Earth

As a big fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, one of my favorite parts of the movies is the spectacular scenery of New Zealand. It could almost get top billing. Celebrity cruises will sail this winter to New Zeland with its Mercury ship and then next winter with the larger Millennium. [...]

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Alaska Cruise Pictures Uploaded to Cruise Talk

We now have the pictures from our June 2007 Alaska Cruise on board the Celebrity Mercury uploaded to Cruise Talk. I have added a caption and description to each of the pictures describing the content. This will help you put the pictures in context. However, I apologize for my redundancy. [...]

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Celebrity Mercury Cruise to Mexico Videos

I finally finished my cruise video for our trip to Mexico in Nov/Dec 2006 onboard the Celebrity Mercury. I wanted to get it finished prior to our cruise to Alaska onboard the Celebrity Mercury once again in a week or so. Now, I just need to break the DVD movie up into a smaller [...]

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Check out the Pictures of the 2006 Mercury Mexican Riviera Cruise

Pictures of our recent cruise to the Mexican Riviera on the Celebrity Mercury are now posted. They are divided into sub-albums so that if you have a particular item of interest it will be easier to find.

My review of that cruise is now in the final editorial process, so please be sure to check [...]

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