Dash To Incredible Cruise Savings With Norwegian’s Limited Time Offer

Receive up to $250 to spend on board and reduced deposits on new cruise bookings
Miami – May 22, 2012 —
Norwegian Cruise Line is launching a “Freestyle Dash” limited time offer today, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Available fleet-wide, this offer provides guests the opportunity to save [...]

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PortMiami and Norwegian Cruise Line Announce Miami Will Be Home to New 4,000 Passenger Cruise Ship

Beginning spring 2014, Norwegian Getaway will be the largest ship to homeport year-round in Miami
Miami – Apr 17, 2012 —
PortMiami and Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Norwegian Cruise Line’s new state-of-the-art 4,000 passenger ship, Norwegian Getaway, will make Miami her year-round home port. Norwegian [...]

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Holland America Line’s Onboard Digital Workshop Curriculum Expanded Featuring Latest Technology

Complimentary courses teach an extensive array of digital skills
Holland America Line has expanded its Digital Workshops powered by Microsoft Windows enrichment program with the latest technology and classes for all skill levels. The popular complimentary workshops, led by Microsoft-trained “techsperts” on all 15 ships in the Holland America fleet, teach guests with varying levels of [...]

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Holland America Line Makes Summer Cruising in Alaska and Europe an Affordable Family Vacation

Limited-time savings include free upgrades, kids sail free and air credits
Seattle, Wash., March 14, 2012 — Holland America Line is making an Alaska CruiseTour or European cruise a more affordable vacation option this summer with limited-time savings and special offers.
Guests who book select 2012 Alaska CruiseTours or European itineraries by March 31, 2012, are eligible [...]

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Making Sense of Online Reviews

When deciding which cruise line to take or even to take a cruise at all, many people turn to online consumer reviews for help.    However, these types of reviews can be misleading if one doesn’t have a system for making sense of them.  Cruise Talk would like to offer up the following tips for understanding [...]

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Going to Give Celebrity Select Dining a Try

In an complete reversal of everything I have always loved about the cruise ship dining experience, my husband and I have decided to give Celebrity Select Dining a try.
Select Dining offers passengers flexible dining times rather than a fixed time and table.   Passengers can select a dining time for each night online before the [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line Offers Guests Tricks And Treats For Halloween

Miami – Oct 20, 2011 —
Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet of 11 Freestyle Cruising ships will offer guests a spooktacular cruise experience for Halloween. Festive decorations will be adorned throughout the ship and guests can participate in special activities* to celebrate the light-hearted holiday, from masquerade [...]

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Top Seven Most Important Public Spaces on a Cruise Ship

Public spaces and the utilization of them on a cruise ship can enhance or detract from the overall cruise experience. As I was looking at cruise pictures, I started thinking about the form and function of my favorite public spaces. The following is my list of the most important public [...]

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Would You Rather Be Cruising?

This summer I’ll be loading up the car, much like Clark Griswald and his family in the original Vacation movie, and headed off to Texas to visit family, friends. During the trip I’ll be equal parts tourist, family visitor, and even an amusement park enthusiast. Lets hope I don’t turn [...]

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Table for Two? Maybe the cruise lines should look at offering more!

The results of our survey are in, and a table for two is by far the favorite choice of our readers, yet they are still in very short supply in most cruise line’s main dining room.
“What is your dining room table preference on a cruise?
* Table for Two! More Romantic. [...]

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