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Celebrity Indroduces A New Dress Code and Confuses Cruise Info Junkies
First, I have have to confess that I am a “Cruise Information Junkie”. For me, half the fun of taking a cruise planning it. I gather information at from other cruisers on web based message boards, read travel magazines, and buy guide books for the ports I’ll be visiting.
Over the [...]
Cruise Across The Atlantic With Men Who Have Walked On The Moon
In April of 2009, Regent will present a 20 day Trans-Atlantic cruise featuring guest lectures from several of the men who have walked on the moon. The cruise departs on April 18th 2009 from Istanbul, travels to many ports in the Mediterranean, then crosses the Atlantic, ending in Ft. Lauderdale. [...]
Dress Code and Food and Beverage Changes From Celebrity
Attention! Attention! Attention! Since this article was published on July 8th, Celebrity has updated their Web Page Removing the word “Jeans” from their list of official attire for Smart Casual Night. It seems the inclusion of the word “jeans” was an error on the part of the web site. [...]
My Top Ten Things I’d Like To Do Someday On A Cruise
You may remember that I recently decided to do a three part series on cruising top ten lists. Over the past week, I completed the first two posts in my series that covered my top ten favorite things about cruising and my top ten things I avoid when I cruise. I hope you [...]
My Top Ten Things I Avoid When Cruising
You may remember that I recently decided to do a three part series on cruising top ten lists. A few days ago I did the first post in my series that covered my top ten favorite things about cruising. I hope you enjoyed the first list.
Today, I continue this short top ten series [...]
My Top Ten Things to Love About Cruising
I have decided to start a short little series on some of my cruise top ten lists. Over the course of the next week, I hope to cover three top ten lists. The three planned top ten lists are: “My favorites Things”, “Things I Avoid” and “Things I’d Like to Try Someday”.
Today, [...]
NCL’s New F3 Launches Will Create A Two Tiered Cruise Experience
One of the most astounding details in from NCL’s announcements last week about their new “F3″ ships, is that they will include two or more public areas/bars that will require a cover charge or membership fee for entry.
One will be an ice bar, that is really more of an attraction than [...]
Oasis of the Seas Takes Shipboard Entertainment to a New Dimension
The new ship being built for Royal Caribbean, Oasis of the Seas will feature a pool deck entertainment venue like nothing ever seen before on a cruise ship. Royal Caribbean ship designers have created the Aqua Theater for their new series of super-mega ships previously code named “Project Genesis.”
During the [...]
Celebrity Eliminates Informal Dress Code
I just confirmed via Celebrity’s Captains Club customer service desk that Celebrity will be dropping their “Informal” dress code starting with sailing departing after August 1st, 2008. A seven day cruise will now feature two formal nights and 5 casual nights. Longer sailings will still have three formal nights. Previously, Celebrity had [...]
Don’t Miss the Boat - Arrive At Your Port City a Day Early
One of the most heartbreaking situations in which cruisers can find themselves is “missing the boat”. Cruisers can almost always avoid this situation by planning to stay in the port city the night before the cruise. If you arrive the day of your cruise you are depending on your airline, other [...]
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