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Traveler’s Medical Insurance When Cruising! Do I Really Need It?
People often ask “Do I really need to get that traveler’s medical insurance when I go cruising”? My answer is a definite yes. I was reminded of this when saw this article today at NBC San Diego
Unfortunately, though the facilities have greatly improved over the last 25 years, cruise ships [...]
Five Real Tips For First Time Cruisers From A Real Cruiser.
I ran across this article titled “Five Tips for First Time Cruisers” and as an experienced cruiser I wasn’t expecting it to tell me things I didn’t know, but I was hoping that it might provide some real insight to the potential first time cruiser. I thought I’d provide some additional thoughts by [...]
Southwest and Bags To Go
I just saw where South West Airlines is offering a baggage check at some cruise ports for passengers flying home on South West. This is a great service because passengers who book their own flights often book flights later in the day to make sure that they off the [...]
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!!!!. [...]
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. [...]
Update on Windjammer Troubles
Thanks to the Miami Herald we have bit of an update on the Windjammer Woes. It seems that relief for the troubled company may not be coming any time soon. The Miami Herald reports that a potential investor has now sued Windjammer for negotiating with additional parties while [...]
Windjammer Barefoot Cruise in a Big Jam? May Be Gone for Good?
I had always put the idea of doing a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise on the list of things that I might do one day. The idea of sailing to different islands, enjoying snorkeling and other low key activities, while meeting new people and truly relaxing, seemed like an appealing alternative when I tired [...]
Celebrity Reveals Some Details Of The Upcoming Solstice Ships
Celebrity has released a few more details about it’s upcoming new Celebrity Solstice ship.
First, the lay-out, size, and design, of the state rooms have been put together by a focus group of 5 women. The cruise line says that women are the chief cruise planners and the most discerning [...]
Smoking on the High Seas
If you are in the mood to get flamed online, just go to any cruise message board and start a thread about smoking on cruise ships advocating strongly either the pro-smoking position or the non-smoking position. There will be plenty of respondents who will strongly, maybe even belligerently, disagree with your position. [...]
Were the 70’s the Golden Age of Cruising?
I look back so fondly on my first cruise experiences as a kid in the 70’s and it makes me wonder, were the cruises really that great, or did the wonder of traveling in such an elegant way at such a young age color my memories. We cruised on the BonVivant, Costa’s World Renaissance, [...]
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