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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

3 Cruise Ships + 18 Islands + 200 Sailings = 600,000 Passengers

Posted onMay 6, 2014May 6, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Carnival Liberty is now sailing from Port Canaveral, becoming the third Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship sailing year-round from Florida’s Space Coast.  That move should add up to over 600,000 annual cruise passengers sailing on a Carnival ship from Port Canaveral, Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscruise, islands, passengers, sailings, ships

Crystal Cruises New Adventures Take Us Behind The Scenes

Posted onApril 28, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Crystal Cruises is known for some amazing off-ship adventures that allow guests to do everything from pilot a fighter jet to being up close and personal with Formula One Grand Prix race cars.  Now, Crystal Cruises is taking guests backstage, Read More …

CategoriesLuxury, Ocean CruisingTagsadventures, behind, Cruises, crystal, scenes

And Freedom Makes Three Carnival Ships Sailing From Galveston

Posted onApril 26, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Carnival Freedom, a long-time fixture of the south Florida cruise scene, is on the move.  Completing a trio of Carnival ships sailing from Galveston, Carnival Freedom joins Carnival Magic and Carnival Triumph for year round deployment in February, 2015. That’s Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscarnival, freedom, makes, sailing, ships, three

Regal Princess Sea Trials [PHOTOS]

Posted onApril 23, 2014August 30, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Regal Princess has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for her May 20 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new cruise ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsPhotos, princess, regal, trials

Freeport, Bahamas: Not The Boring Place We Thought It Was

Posted onApril 21, 2014April 21, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Many years ago, we decided Freeport in the Bahamas was not worth getting off the cruise ship to see.  There was very little to do and fewer things to see.  A recent sailing on Carnival Cruise Lines newly rebuilt Carnival Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagsboring, freeport, place, thought

Carnival Dream, Elation A Great Fit For A Smart City

Posted onApril 15, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Positioning Carnival Dream to sail from New Orleans, Carnival Cruise Lines becomes the port’s largest cruise operator with two ships carrying more than 400,000 passengers annually. That’s good reason for the Fun Ship cruise line to be excited about the deployment. Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscarnival, dream, elation, great

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