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Ninety-Eight Balconies To Be Added To Carnival Sensation’s Staterooms During Scheduled Dry Dock in January 2009

Carnival Cruise Lines will add balconies to 98 existing staterooms aboard the 2,052-passenger Carnival Sensation during a 35-day scheduled dry dock taking place in January 2009.

Ocean view staterooms will be retrofitted with new balconies that will extend from the ship and measure approximately 230 square feet. Twenty-four of the new balcony staterooms will be [...]

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New Stateroom Décor, Verandahs, Lanai Staterooms and More on Five Holland America Line Ships

Seattle, WA, August 30, 2008 - Five Holland America Line ships will soon undergo individual month-long dry docks at a total cost of approximately $200 million. The most dramatic alterations during the latest Signature of Excellence enhancements will result in an additional 32 verandah staterooms added to the aft portion of each ship. In addition, [...]

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Smoking Poll Demonstrates The Cruiselines’ Conundrum

Smoking Poll Demonstrates The Cruiselines’ Conundrum

Thank you to all of our readers who responded in our smoking poll. The results demonstrate the conundrum in which the cruise lines find themselves. If they have more restrictive smoking policies they please non-smokers. If they restrict smoking more extensively they risk losing all smokers.

According to the American [...]

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Tragic Incident: Woman Falls From Norwegian Dawn

Tragic Incident: Woman Falls From Norwegian Dawn

Most of us have seen the news reports about the tragic incident of a woman falling from the Norwegian Dawn on Sunday night. Initially there was some speculation that foul play might have been involved, but NCL reports that they have surveillance video showing that the woman was alone at the time of the [...]

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This Cruiser Loves the New Celebrity Smoking Policy

This Cruiser Loves the New Celebrity Smoking Policy

As a non-smoker, I applaud Celebrity Cruises for introducing their new more restrictive smoking policy. While I was “OK” with the old policy, I feel the new policy will make my family’s next cruise experience even more pleasant. The new restriction on in cabin and balcony smoking should also provide a safer environment [...]

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We Have Booked Our Transatlantic Cruise On Celebrity Summit

We Have Booked Our Transatlantic Cruise On Celebrity Summit

After several months of consideration and weighing all of our options, we have booked our next cruise. It will be aboard the Celebrity Summit traveling from Barcelona and visiting the Canary Islands, Madeira, St. Maartaan, and ending in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

You may remember from previous articles we agonized over whether [...]

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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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