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Seabourn Taps Hospitality Icon For New Cruise Ship Design
A cruise ship is actually two ship: the part cruise travelers see and the part they don’t. The part passengers do not see includes the engine room and other secure areas as well as a variety of behind the scenes Read More …
Orlando’s Gaylord Palms: Like A Cruise Ship On Land
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center (GP) is in Kissimmee, Florida at the doorstep to Epcot, Walt Disney World, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, SeaWorld and other Central Florida attractions. Looking to visit one before your cruise ship sets sail from Port Read More …
Seabourn Doubles Order For New Luxury Cruise Ships
Luxury cruise line Seabourn has announced that it has exercised its option for a second new 40,000 ton ship to be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, a sister ship to the newbuild announced earlier this year. The first new luxury Read More …
Celebrity Chef To Be A Norwegian, Briefly
Celebrity chefs at sea is becoming something we are seeing a lot of recently, and what good sense that makes. Over the top dining experiences have been a cornerstone of what makes up a good cruise for decades. Food-oriented television Read More …
Dancing With The Stars At Sea: Stars Announced
Good news dance fans: Holland America Line’s partnership with “Dancing with the Stars” will continue through the 2015-16 sailing season. The 2015 schedule also will continue to feature “Dancing with the Stars: At Sea” programming on every cruise throughout the Read More …
Recreate Your Cruise At Home, Legally
The core elements of a good cruise vacation add up to an excellent travel value. Travelers unpack once but see multiple destinations. They like that much of the experience is included in the price. Traveling from place to place in Read More …
Sixty
Looking back on sixty years of surviving life on the planet Earth: a few items I am happy about, a few I am not so happy about and some that are as yet unresolved. I have some friends that I Read More …
Three Good Cruise Deals For Your Holiday Shopping Pleasure
We don’t often have much to say here about specific promotions, offers and pricing programs being offered by cruise lines. After all, there is always some sort of ‘deal’ going on from one line or another, making finding the best Read More …
Christmas Markets Here We Come, Socially
Coming up, we return to Nuremberg for a Christmas Markets version of Viking River Cruises Romantic Danube itinerary. On an 8-day journey from Nuremberg to Budapest we will sail along the celebrated Danube River, stopping at Christmas markets, exploring the Read More …