Mexican Folklorico: A Tourist’s Primer From a Dancer’s Point of View

If you are taking a cruise that stops in Mexico and you enjoy performing arts, be sure to take excursion that includes a Mexican Folklorico Dance performance.
I have to admit I am a little biased in recommending Mexican dance performances, as I studied and performed with a troupe in Arizona for 5 years.   During that [...]

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New 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor To Operate Line’s First-Ever South America Voyages Beginning in January 2009

MIAMI (July 2, 2007) – For the first time, Carnival Cruise Lines will operate voyages to South America with 14- to 18-day departures featuring extended visits to magnificent destinations in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Chile and Peru aboard the new 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor beginning in January 2009.
Representing a new class of “Fun Ship,” the [...]

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First-Ever Elvis Cruise Scheduled to Set Sail Aug. 30, 2007 on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Celebration

MIAMI (May 24, 2007) – Carnival Cruise Lines and St. Louis, Mo.-based Jazz Cruises, LLC, a provider of full-ship charter music cruises, have partnered to offer “The Elvis Cruise,” the first authentic, fully licensed specialty cruise that celebrates the music and life of the legendary Elvis Presley. The four-day cruise is scheduled to depart from [...]

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