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Made In Italy, Costa Queen To Set New Standard

Posted onJune 13, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Cruise travelers have spoken and cruise lines hear them loud and clear: We want more time in port!  Answering the call, Azamara Club Cruises popularized what they coined ‘destination immersion’, a practice that sent shockwaves through an ocean cruise business Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscosta, italy, queen, standard

Quantum of the Seas: Look Quick, Inside

Posted onJune 12, 2014June 12, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Royal Caribbean International‘s  Quantum-class ships will debut this November as Quantum of the Seas sails out of New York until May. Then, a 53-day world voyage takes the ship to Shanghai for year-round service on three- to eight-day cruises to Korea and Japan.  Before Read More …

CategoriesExperience, Ocean CruisingTagsinside, quantum, quick

Cruise Beverage Packages: Not All Are Equal

Posted onJune 11, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Not all that long ago, All You Can Drink alcoholic cruise beverage packages were available only to those sailing with a group cruise and only if everyone in the group paid the price.  Even then, when doing the math, those Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsbeverage, cruise, equal, packages

Robots To Control Cruise Experience

Posted onJune 10, 2014June 10, 2014AuthorChris Owen

When Royal Caribbean looked to take their trademark ‘Wow’ onboard experience to the next level, the result was an entirely new class of ships that are set to take a quantum leap forward this November.  When namesake Quantum of the Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscontrol, cruise, experience, robots

Ultimate Hawaii Dream Cruise

Posted onJune 4, 2014June 4, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Cruise travelers with a dream of sailing the Hawaiian islands often plan years in advance for the voyage.  Positioned more than 2400 miles from the West coast of the United States, airfare can be expensive.  Getting there by air from our Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscruise, dream, hawaii, ultimate

Norwegian Next To Bring Fresh, Relevant Experience

Posted onMay 28, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

In what could be called a rite of passage of sorts, cruise lines commonly take features introduced on shiny new ships and add them to older vessels, providing a bit of new life.  We saw that as Royal Caribbean International Read More …

CategoriesExperience, Ocean CruisingTagsbring, experience, fresh, norwegian, relevant

Azamara 2016: 70 Countries, 204 Ports, 2 Ships, 1 Test

Posted onMay 21, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The two small ships of Azamara Club Cruises sail to exotic destinations around the world.  Rarely repeating their unique itineraries from one year to the next, when the boutique cruise line releases deployment for upcoming seasons, fans take notice.  In Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean CruisingTagsazamara, countries, ports, ships

Regal Princess Enters Service, Looks Good, Fanfare Later

Posted onMay 20, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Regal Princess, arrived in Venice today to welcome guests on the maiden voyage, a seven-day inaugural cruise with stops in Corfu, Mykonos and an overnight call in Istanbul.  Throughout the summer, Regal Princess will sail on Princess’ Grand Mediterranean cruises, Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsenters, fanfare, looks, princess, regal, service

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Ice Skating At Sea: The Back Story Explained

Posted onMay 15, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Ice skating at sea?  Who would have thought it possible years ago, when cruise vacations for all were taking off as a mainstream travel option? When Royal Caribbean‘s Voyager of the Seas debuted in 1999, it was a ship of Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsexplained, skating, story

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