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NCL Sued Over Dinner Reservations System

NCL Sued Over Dinner Reservations System

A passenger who booked a standard cabin on NCL has filed suit against the cruise line for not disclosing that booking a standard cabin made it nearly impossible for her to get a specialty dinner reservation.

According to an article on travel website galding.com, the woman and her family claim that because dinner seating [...]

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Entertainment And Activities On Board Cruise Ships Keep Boredom Out Of The Picture

Entertainment And Activities On Board Cruise Ships Keep Boredom Out Of The Picture

Many times when I talk about my love for cruising, I hear by from non-cruisers “Oh, I think I would be so bored on a cruise ship.” I can honestly say that the only people who could possibly be bored on a cruise ship are the people who probably would be [...]

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Carnival’s New Dress Code: Now Permitting Shorts In Dining Room on Casual Evenings

Carnival’s New Dress Code:  Now Permitting Shorts In Dining Room on Casual Evenings

There is great news for all of you who prefer a more casual cruise and disappointing news for those who prefer some of the more formal traditions of cruising. Carnival has just updated their dress code to allow dress shorts in the dining room during the casual evenings. They are no [...]

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Know What Extras You Are Getting When You Book A Suite

Know What Extras You Are Getting When You Book A Suite

Many cruise lines are now offering extra service and amenities with their suites and upgraded class of rooms. However, some passengers may believe that because they have paid for a suite they are entitled to much more than the extra space and cruise lines promised amenities. In general, booking a suite entitles [...]

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Nickelodean Cruise - A Family Cruise Definitely Not for the Newlywed or Nearly Dead

Nickelodean Cruise - A Family Cruise Definitely Not for the Newlywed or Nearly Dead

(I write this article as my own two kids are tuned into one of their favorite “Nick” shows “Fairly Odd Parents.”)

Have you ever heard the expression that “Cruises are for the Newlywed or Nearly Dead”. I just read about the first ever Nickelodeon Family Cruise, set for this August 10-17th on Royal Caribbean’s [...]

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Is A Balcony Worth The Extra Cost For A Transatlantic Cruise?

Is A Balcony Worth The Extra Cost For A Transatlantic Cruise?

We are starting to look at booking another cruise and now I’m faced with a big decision: Do I pay extra for a Balcony on a transatlantic cruise in the Winter. We’ve had a balcony of two of the last three cruise we’ve sailed, but we have not yet had to pay [...]

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Now I Just Need A Ballroom Dance Partner

Now I Just Need A Ballroom Dance Partner

Royal Caribbean announced today that they are launching a new show on Explorer of the Seas that will feature a winning ball room dance couple selected from passengers. Fox News features the complete details.

This new production show will prominently feature ballroom dancing and one talented couple selected from the passengers will be [...]

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An On Board Perspective of the Norwegian Dream Collision

An On Board Perspective of the Norwegian Dream Collision

A few days ago, I posted about the recent Norwegian Dream collision with a container ship. I still don’t understand how this accident happened, but today, I found a pretty unique video on YouTube of the Norwegian dream collision.

The video was taken/made by passenger on the Norwegian Dream. I think the [...]

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A Few Thoughts on the New Fuel Surcharge

Most of the major cruise lines, including Carnival (and all of their North American brands: Carnival, Holland America, Princess, Cunard, Costa and Yachts of Seabourn), Royal Caribbean International (and some of their brands: Roayl Caribbean, Celebrity, and Azamara), Norwegian Cruise Line, and Oceania have recently implemented a fuel surcharge of between $5 and $7 [...]

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Spirit of Nantuket Runs Aground

Breaking New:

The Spirit of Nantucket, a small cruise ship owned by Cruise West has run aground off the coast of Virginia. The ship carries up to 102 passengers, serves Passengers have donned life jacket while they are waiting to be evacuated. The cruise ship was currently sailing it’s “Cradle of [...]

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