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Free Things to Do In Venice
I can’t believe that in March of next year it will be the 20th anniversary of my college trip to Venice, Italy. In honor of that trip, I am continuing my series on free or nearly free things to do in ports with a report on Venice. I traveled there with my [...]
Debbie Phelps Has Cruise Worthy Style
TV Audiences cheered with excitement during Michael Phelp’s 8 gold medal winning swims at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, few of us did it in as much style as his mom, Debbie Phelps. Debbie had been outfitted with a chic wardrobe from the popular cruise and vacation fashion company Chicos. [...]
Wow, Found a Great Web Site for Cruisers!!!
I had a few of my fellow passengers for my upcoming Celebrity Summit cruise recommend this site. I visited it and can’t say enough good things about it. The site is Port Time.
On the website, if you select a port, such as Cabo San Lucas, you can see how many ships will [...]
Virtual Tours Are Great, But They Don’t Always Show You Everthing You Need To Know
I know this is really nitpicking, but I really wish that the virtual tours of cruise ships cabins provided by cruise lines provided more detailed information. Specifically, many ships have several rooms within a category or class that have different configurations or lay outs from the standard rooms in that category. [...]
Now I Just Need A Ballroom Dance Partner
Royal Caribbean announced today that they are launching a new show on Explorer of the Seas that will feature a winning ball room dance couple selected from passengers. Fox News features the complete details.
This new production show will prominently feature ballroom dancing and one talented couple selected from the passengers will be [...]
Remember That Your Cruise Cost Is Not “All Inclusive”
I was browsing the net today and I saw a scathing review of Carnival Cruise cruise line. The poster said that he couldn’t believe that he would be charged an extra $50 for dining room service and room cleaning. He felt that is was an exorbitant charge, especially since he was [...]
Thanksgiving At Sea? Well, Not This Year
3 out out the last 4 years we have spent our Thanksgiving holiday on a cruise ship. It is such a wonderful time to cruise. There were some families but the kids center isn’t as overloaded as it can get at Christmas. There might be some families, but not the large gatherings [...]
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 [...]
Were the 70’s the Golden Age of Cruising?
I look back so fondly on my first cruise experiences as a kid in the 70’s and it makes me wonder, were the cruises really that great, or did the wonder of traveling in such an elegant way at such a young age color my memories. We cruised on the BonVivant, Costa’s World Renaissance, [...]
Celebrity Cruises Ships Retain Roles as World Best
Miami - January 16, 2007 - While organizers of last night’s Golden Globe Awards roll up the red carpet, Celebrity Cruises today feels ready to roll it out. For the fifth consecutive year, the line has dominated the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler annual readers’ survey ranking [...]
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