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Our take on current news stories that concern cruises travelers as well as suggested sources of cruise information

Viking Family Grows, Ocean Ship Marks Milestone

Posted onJune 24, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Continuing unprecedented growth fueled by an intense focus on the destinations they visit, Viking Cruises today celebrated the float-out of new Viking Star, the first of a trio of ocean-going cruise ships. “Today is a proud day for our entire Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagsfamily, grows, marks, milestone, ocean, Viking

TripIt Chat Reveals Interesting, Insider Travel Tips

Posted onJune 20, 2014August 25, 2016AuthorChris Owen

When it comes to booking flights for a cruise vacation, it seems that everyone goes about it a bit differently.  Some cruise travelers book air through the cruise line while others use a travel agent.  Many buy air online, either Read More …

CategoriesCruise News, PlanningTagsinsider, interesting, reveals, travel, tripit

Twitter Chat A Blueprint For Happy Travel

Posted onMay 29, 2014August 25, 2016AuthorChris Owen

Travel + Leisure magazine is a great source of information online as well as in print.  Hosting a Twitter chat focused on cruise travel recently, Travel + Leisure Senior Editor Jacqueline Gifford asked some very good questions of Twitter users following Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagsblueprint, happy, travel, twitter

Sailing From Boston, Take Time To Tour The City

Posted onMay 13, 2014May 13, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Boston‘s Black Falcon Cruise Terminal saw the first of more than 20 round-trip sailings to Bermuda this week, with Norwegian Dawn beginning a season that extends through October.   Holland America’s Maasdam and Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas complete a Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagsboston, sailing

Pre Cruise Hotels: Embassy Suites Orlando A Hit With Families

Posted onApril 20, 2014April 20, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Sailing from Florida‘s Port Canaveral, an easy 45 minute drive/transfer from Orlando International Airport (MCO), there are a number of excellent pre-cruise hotel choices available.  One we like as a best value for family travel is Embassy Suites, specifically the Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscruise, embassy, families, hotels, orlando, suites

Carnival Sunshine Stats Add Up To One Fun Ship

Posted onApril 18, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The end result of transforming 1996’s Carnival Destiny into flagship-quality Carnival Sunshine has us throwing around a lot of numbers.   25 branded elements of Funship 2.0, all in one place after a $155 million dry dock, Carnival’s most ambitious to date, have created Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscarnival, stats, sunshine

Carnival Sunshine: The FunShip That Has It All

Posted onApril 18, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Carnival Sunshine began sailing from Port Canaveral this week on a series of Caribbean cruises and is the first ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet to have all elements of their FunShip 2.0 initiative in place.  It may also be the only ship Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscarnival, funship, sunshine

World Ocean Cruise Domination: The Race Begins

Posted onApril 17, 2014April 20, 2014AuthorChris Owen

To those who have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, we have some bad news: When the ship launches, she will not be in North America for very long.  In a surprising turn of Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagsbegins, cruise, domination, ocean, world

First Look: Viking Ships Custom-Built For Douro River [GALLERY]

Posted onMarch 21, 2014March 21, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Earlier this week, we took you live to Avignon, France when Viking River Cruises broke their own Guinness World Record, christening 18 longships in one day.  Taking that show on the road, Viking will christen two more new ships today in Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscustom, douro, first, ships, Viking

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