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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 [...]
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 [...]
New Dining Preference Poll
After so many responses to our Cruise Planning poll, we have just set up a new poll about dining preferences. You can view the results of the cruise planning poll, or any of our previous polls, in our polls archive. The latest poll results show that Ports of Call, Price and [...]
Finally we hear from Windjammer
Windjammer released the following information today on www.windjammer.com
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
Lorraine Shaw
(305) 672-6453
Monday, October 8th 2007
Miami Beach, Florida
“Windjammer’s Heart is Still Beating – Better Sailing Ahead
There’s no doubt about it, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises is in the midst of a storm. News accounts and chat rooms have reported tough times for the 60 year old tall [...]
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 [...]
Carnival Freedom to Make 2 Transatlantic Crossings in 2008
MIAMI, Dec 6, 2006 - A transatlantic crossing is a dream vacation for many people, combining the romance and allure of the sea with an array of fascinating ports of call. Carnival Cruise Lines makes transatlantic crossings both affordable and convenient and in 2008 will offer consumer two distinctly different choices to enjoy this time-honored [...]
Celebrity Website Updates Their Wording and Placement of Dress Code Policy
I have to admit, I love the Celebrity dress codes. While other cruise lines have chosen to relax their dress codes, Celebrity has chosen to maintain a more elegant atmosphere. I like to dress up when I’m on a cruise and not feel like I’m over dressed. When I did my research [...]
Follow-up Regarding New Alcohol Policy
I received a follow-up letter to my 2nd letter regarding the “New Celebrity Alcohol Policy” from Celebrity’s Executive representative.
From his response, it looks like they are at least for now, holding firm to the new policies. Here is the response:
Dear Ms. Klasen:
Thank you for your follow-up e-mail concerning our previous response.
The Executive Officers have [...]
Celebrity Dining Room Service Above and Beyond
We recently went on Celebrity and were truly delighted by the dining room service.
At dinner, the sevice was exactly what we have come to expect from a cruise ship - curteous, attentive and gracious. The waiter was very friendly and great with the kids. The food was always just the way we ordered [...]
What Hooked me on Celebrity Cruise
I think that what got us hooked was the all around positive attitude on board.From our cabin steward to the cruise director to the Maitre’de every one was friendly and positive. We had a great Sky Bar bartender that took great care of us during the Sail Away parties.Our waiter was cute and funny and [...]
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