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Carnival Ship Swap Brings Destination Focus, Variety

Posted onMarch 5, 2015March 5, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Not long ago, we sailed from Galveston to celebrate the arrival of Carnival Freedom, kicked off with a special CarnivalLIVE performance by Martina McBride.  A new offering by Carnival Cruise Line from the Texas port, adding Carnival Freedom made for a Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsbrings, carnival, destination, focus, variety

Seabourn Encore Maiden Season Detailed

Posted onMarch 4, 2015August 5, 2015AuthorChris Owen

New Seabourn Encore will begin sailing in 2016, expanding and building on a solid foundation of award-winning excellence set by Seabourn’s existing Odyssey-class fleet.  Seabourn Encore along with Seabourn Ovation set to debut in 2018, will be larger ships but Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean CruisingTagsdetailed, encore, maiden, seabourn, season

Britannia To Get Rare, Royal Launch

Posted onMarch 3, 2015March 3, 2015AuthorChris Owen

P&O Cruises has a fleet of seven ships offering a cruising experience tailored to British tastes.   The P&O cruise experience combines genuine service, a sense of occasion and attention to detail, ensuring passengers have the holiday of a lifetime, every time. Read More …

CategoriesOcean Cruising, PlanningTagsbritannia, launch, royal

Dream For Crystal Cruises Brings New Ship, Owner, Promise

Posted onMarch 3, 2015March 3, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Crystal Cruises has been a two-ship cruise line for quite some time.  Considered an ultra-luxury cruise experience, Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony have offered upscale travelers services and accommodations consistent the best at sea, if not on land. Now, it looks Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsbrings, Cruises, crystal, dream, owner, promise

Building A Cruise Ship: The Float Out And Why Ships Do

Posted onMarch 2, 2015March 2, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Anthem of the Seas, now under construction and the second of Royal Caribbean‘s Quantum-class ships passed a major milestone recently as the ship completed the docking out process at Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany.  This video shows the process in a unique Read More …

CategoriesOcean Cruising, River CruisingTagsbuilding, cruise, float, ships

Alaska 2015: Holland America Land + Sea Journeys

Posted onMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2015AuthorChris Owen

While planning a cruise vacation to Alaska is an undertaking best done a year or more in advance, there is still time to visit the Land of the Midnight Sun in 2015.  Actually, the 2015 Alaska season has not started Read More …

CategoriesExperience, Ocean CruisingTagsalaska, america, holland, journeys

New Biggest Cruise Ship Akin To Sisters, Other Lines

Posted onFebruary 26, 2015February 26, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas will be the world’s biggest cruise ship when she debuts with familiar features from sister ships and other cruise lines. Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsbiggest, cruise, lines, other, sisters

Fresh Look: The Carnival Of Today

Posted onFebruary 21, 2015February 26, 2015AuthorChris Owen

I was afraid that my experience aboard Carnival Freedom and the Carnival of today would end like the old Toby Keith song You Ain’t Much Fun Since I Quit Drinkin’.  I worried that much of the sailing experience I had Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscarnival, fresh, today

The Seamless Carnival Caribbean Experience

Posted onFebruary 20, 2015February 26, 2015AuthorChris Owen

An interesting part of taking a cruise vacation, one not advertised but true: No two cruises are alike. If nothing else, sailing the same cruise line,  ship, itinerary and time of year will bring a different experience due to a Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscaribbean, carnival, experience, seamless

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