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Carnival Breeze will depart on its inaugural cruise from Venice this Sunday, June 3, operating a special 12-day Mediterranean cruise that ends in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/GZtSwg0hrOU/cruise-news-its-official-carnival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0sfWZMOET-a40M7Pqiemi6613AA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0sfWZMOET-a40M7Pqiemi6613AA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0sfWZMOET-a40M7Pqiemi6613AA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0sfWZMOET-a40M7Pqiemi6613AA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/GZtSwg0hrOU" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/06/cruise-news-its-official-carnival.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-862290847856819432Thu, 31 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-31T00:00:06.889-04:00 Norwegian Cruise Line was the first cruise line to offer an uninhabited tropical island experience exclusively for its guests. Great Stirrup Cay offers magnificent white sand beaches, majestic palms and calm, pristine waters where an abundance of colorful marine life inhabits the surrounding coral reefs. Activities on the island include snorkeling; Waverunner® tour; eco boat tour; kayaking; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/nGE1inzkQpM/cruise-news-cabanas-on-cay-make-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n5htPWQHP9r0AbpUjMzrLFl4-gk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n5htPWQHP9r0AbpUjMzrLFl4-gk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n5htPWQHP9r0AbpUjMzrLFl4-gk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n5htPWQHP9r0AbpUjMzrLFl4-gk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/nGE1inzkQpM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-cabanas-on-cay-make-their.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-8976006285404000649Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 +00002012-05-30T11:12:07.942-04:00MSC Divina, the 12th jewel in the MSC Cruises fleet, was welcomed during last Saturday’s gala ceremony in Marseille, France, and was officially christened by Sophia Loren, godmother to the MSC Cruises fleet. The celebration included aerial artists Captens Aerobatic Display Team and the Brietling Jet Team, local folk group La Poulido de Gèmo and a medley of MSC Divina’s theatrical shows. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/qGuJE0ZCD-8/sophia-loren-christens-msc-divina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/07shIhZlOW6mtrXBHyCADaEqNoI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/07shIhZlOW6mtrXBHyCADaEqNoI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/07shIhZlOW6mtrXBHyCADaEqNoI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/07shIhZlOW6mtrXBHyCADaEqNoI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/qGuJE0ZCD-8" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/sophia-loren-christens-msc-divina.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-3040810070607003519Tue, 29 May 2012 14:12:00 +00002012-05-29T10:12:47.972-04:00Disney Cruise Line has been busy making news “firsts” during the past week. Yesterday Disney Wonder set sail for the first time from the Port of Seattle, taking cruisers on the first of fourteen 7-night Alaskan itineraries. To celebrate the inaugural call on Seattle, Captain Thord Haugen and his shipboard officers hosted local port officials and community leaders aboard the vessel for a plaque http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/-RQfEveJmIA/disney-wonder-begins-sailing-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1D6wirWFvUBQF15zt2AzAB0VrQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1D6wirWFvUBQF15zt2AzAB0VrQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1D6wirWFvUBQF15zt2AzAB0VrQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1D6wirWFvUBQF15zt2AzAB0VrQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/-RQfEveJmIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/disney-wonder-begins-sailing-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-2168115227677675048Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 +00002012-05-29T01:00:05.673-04:00Last week Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic, arrived in New York Harbor displaying the world’s largest bumper sticker, proclaiming NYC=Magic. Usually found on the back of family minivans, the 50-foot-long by 11-foot-wide super-sized sticker is larger than a city bus. The ship departed last Friday, marking the beginning of Disney’s first-ever sailings out of Manhattan—allowing local residents to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/OrMWd5XjAlo/disney-magic-greets-nyc-sporting-worlds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OP2EYdJAM3wCjPzZvwCyuy3dIyk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OP2EYdJAM3wCjPzZvwCyuy3dIyk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OP2EYdJAM3wCjPzZvwCyuy3dIyk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OP2EYdJAM3wCjPzZvwCyuy3dIyk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/OrMWd5XjAlo" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/disney-magic-greets-nyc-sporting-worlds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-4501317583176263942Mon, 28 May 2012 15:49:00 +00002012-05-28T11:49:57.956-04:00Royal Caribbean Statement Royal Caribbean International continues to monitor the ongoing workers strike in Norway, which currently includes the port pilots in Oslo. Local and International Maritime regulations stipulate that all cruise ships must have a pilot onboard in order to enter various ports of call throughout the world. Port pilots are experts in the navigation of the local waters and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/NbxoJf4g7-o/cruise-news-vision-of-seas-sails-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9X3xX37_S2_qy6SBMRjEdyymHs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9X3xX37_S2_qy6SBMRjEdyymHs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9X3xX37_S2_qy6SBMRjEdyymHs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9X3xX37_S2_qy6SBMRjEdyymHs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/NbxoJf4g7-o" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-vision-of-seas-sails-around.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-8973556534454913030Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 +00002012-05-28T01:00:09.161-04:00 Crystal Cruises is honoring heroes past and present with on-board get-togethers for veterans and loved ones of all nations on every luxury cruise. Activities planned for ttoday's American Memorial Day weekend promise to be extra special, with a unique Crystal Adventure to the WWII landing beaches of Normandy, and each ship remembering those who have died in service of their nation, as follows: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/dRPDzEPd0JQ/crystal-cruises-honors-soldiers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zyQM4VH_neYPXiwDTy1GsiT289E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zyQM4VH_neYPXiwDTy1GsiT289E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zyQM4VH_neYPXiwDTy1GsiT289E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zyQM4VH_neYPXiwDTy1GsiT289E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/dRPDzEPd0JQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/crystal-cruises-honors-soldiers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-5852422389755236331Sun, 27 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-27T03:27:51.489-04:00A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes into the creation of any new ship and Princess Cruises has released the latest in its series of videos previewing the new Royal Princess with a look into that creative process. In their latest installment, the interior designers creating the look and feel of the new ship offer a preview of what passengers can expect when the vessel debuts in June 2013. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/fE2HxYLc6ns/princess-cruises-video-introduces-royal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSDL2CW8iltVZTXaL1KQn0LlcEU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSDL2CW8iltVZTXaL1KQn0LlcEU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSDL2CW8iltVZTXaL1KQn0LlcEU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSDL2CW8iltVZTXaL1KQn0LlcEU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/fE2HxYLc6ns" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/princess-cruises-video-introduces-royal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-2848269144874405527Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:00 +00002012-05-26T02:00:00.357-04:00 Gavin MacLeod and Gavin MacLeod meet on the bridge of Island Princess Princess Cruises wondered, "What's in a name?" I have a simple anwer to that...one of my Facebook "friends" is Linda Coffman from Texas and I enjoy reading her posts about life in the Lone Star state. Less pleasant was when I met a travel agent from Florida who attempted to steal my Cruise Diva brand name with a bogus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/qw4xU3p0t9k/when-gavin-macleod-met-gavin-macleod.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/29riJMXgeGTzQ-OZKpjJJvKdb0U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/29riJMXgeGTzQ-OZKpjJJvKdb0U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/29riJMXgeGTzQ-OZKpjJJvKdb0U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/29riJMXgeGTzQ-OZKpjJJvKdb0U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/qw4xU3p0t9k" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/when-gavin-macleod-met-gavin-macleod.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-32471829708027779Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 +00002012-05-25T04:00:01.375-04:00 Grandeur of the Seas enters drydock at the Navantia ship yard in Cadiz, Spain  While I have been visiting Alaska ports of call and enjoying all the new features and experiences aboard Royal Caribbean’s rejuvenated Rhapsody of the Seas this week, her Vision Class sister-ship Grandeur of the Seas is in drydock to also be outfitted with most innovative features and popular venues Royal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/qnTD8O0y62E/grandeur-of-seas-is-about-to-be-grander.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o3YcYQm0CNozjS7zo0FK0MJQfKU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o3YcYQm0CNozjS7zo0FK0MJQfKU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o3YcYQm0CNozjS7zo0FK0MJQfKU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o3YcYQm0CNozjS7zo0FK0MJQfKU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/qnTD8O0y62E" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/grandeur-of-seas-is-about-to-be-grander.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-4957876183931496957Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 +00002012-05-24T01:00:00.877-04:00In the past, young families with infants and toddlers had a difficult decision to make if they wanted to take a cruise. If their children were too young for the youth program—for which they usually had to be at least three years old and potty trained—their options were limited. With Royal Caribbean’s Royal Babies and Royal Tots program, they can now take a cruise with the assurance that their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/4hp20L5hr3c/rhapsody-of-seas-more-for-families.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rYwXgmkpK_nx9m_qLmkrSV-kphk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rYwXgmkpK_nx9m_qLmkrSV-kphk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rYwXgmkpK_nx9m_qLmkrSV-kphk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rYwXgmkpK_nx9m_qLmkrSV-kphk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/4hp20L5hr3c" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/rhapsody-of-seas-more-for-families.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-6856308212405431395Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:00 +00002012-05-23T13:40:46.966-04:00Things don’t always go as planned when at sea and our visit to Sawyer Glacier is a case in point. Rhapsody of the Seas entered Tracy Arm Fjord at 5am and was scheduled to be at the glacier face around 8:30. As I was dressing, I heard the voice of our captain, Rob Hempstead (a native of Rhode Island in the United States) announce over the public address system that ice was clogging our approach tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/zaDcd8p4zAE/rhapsody-of-seas-glacier-sighting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/45U4YoYAAwLBIzRMaRpsvb8HxFk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/45U4YoYAAwLBIzRMaRpsvb8HxFk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/45U4YoYAAwLBIzRMaRpsvb8HxFk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/45U4YoYAAwLBIzRMaRpsvb8HxFk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/zaDcd8p4zAE" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/rhapsody-of-seas-glacier-sighting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-1227084461149658063Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:00 +00002012-05-22T09:00:08.491-04:00Passengers aboard Rhapsody of the Seas were greeted by a lovely day in Skagway, Alaska—not sunny, but mild in the 60s. While I’ve been here before, I hadn’t taken the scenic White Pass and Yukon Route train tour that explores the Yukon by motorcoach and train. Our driver spotted this bear along the way to meet the train in British Columbia, Canada and the big guy paused from snacking on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/rNU4p0B50JE/rhapsody-of-seas-in-skagway-alaska.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4iRPU_T41NlRKjG0o_ALz_IzwiQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4iRPU_T41NlRKjG0o_ALz_IzwiQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4iRPU_T41NlRKjG0o_ALz_IzwiQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4iRPU_T41NlRKjG0o_ALz_IzwiQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/rNU4p0B50JE" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/rhapsody-of-seas-in-skagway-alaska.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-8693566746704781856Mon, 21 May 2012 07:39:00 +00002012-05-27T14:52:11.705-04:00When we reached our first port of call in Juneau, the capital city of Alaska, it seemed only fitting to travel the way Alaskans do—by seaplane. There are no roads in and out of the city and the Wings Aviation planes take off and land on water. For the excursion booked through Rhapsody of the Seas we boarded our plane right in the center of town and headed for Taku Lodge for a salmon feast. Oncehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/IuicZaWmNEc/rhapsody-of-seas-in-juneau-alaska.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gPPkCDPW2_scL9wArflxo87wcNA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gPPkCDPW2_scL9wArflxo87wcNA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gPPkCDPW2_scL9wArflxo87wcNA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gPPkCDPW2_scL9wArflxo87wcNA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/IuicZaWmNEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/rhapsody-of-seas-in-juneau-alaska.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-3778948192365107729Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-05-20T10:00:05.294-04:00On embarkation day I arrived aboard Rhapsody of the Seas hungry. After a cross country flight without even a snack, I was really hungry. On my way to the Windjammer Marketplace, Rhapsody’s buffet restaurant, I took a wrong turn and ended up in the Solarium where I found the brand new Park Café. This new ultra casual option is like a friendly neighborhood deli offering light fare such as freshly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/2SeTmOaf7rU/aboard-rhapsody-of-seas-fun-food-in-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7I47AaeLddBAzo04IUPq5DLUXpw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7I47AaeLddBAzo04IUPq5DLUXpw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7I47AaeLddBAzo04IUPq5DLUXpw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7I47AaeLddBAzo04IUPq5DLUXpw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/2SeTmOaf7rU" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/aboard-rhapsody-of-seas-fun-food-in-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-6455507058910232567Sat, 19 May 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-05-19T10:00:03.728-04:00 Rhapsody of the Seas in Alaska It’s been a while since I last sailed on one of Royal Caribbean’s Vision Class ships, of which Rhapsody of the Seas is one of six in that class. Since then, the cruise line has been rejuvenating these vessels by adding features that passengers enjoy most on their newer fleetmates. As I reported earlier this year, a “Like New” Rhapsody of the Seas was introduced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/40po3Car2X4/comfortably-at-home-aboard-rhapsody-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gZ2nMF3C1qKHB6E8F6n_si9GFCI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gZ2nMF3C1qKHB6E8F6n_si9GFCI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gZ2nMF3C1qKHB6E8F6n_si9GFCI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gZ2nMF3C1qKHB6E8F6n_si9GFCI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/40po3Car2X4" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/comfortably-at-home-aboard-rhapsody-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-3365094815292761930Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-05-18T10:00:12.687-04:00I’ve left my husband Mel and the Tabby Trio of kitties behind and am (hopefully by the time you read this) on my way to Seattle via US Airways to board Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas for an Alaskan adventure. Our itinerary will take me and fellow passengers to the ports of Juneau and Skagway, AK, and Victoria, BC. We’ll also be cruising through Tracy Arm Fjord, where with a lot of luck wehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/w2kQbiSnMZ4/wheres-cruise-diva-jetting-to-seattle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSj7foUcnQ1qFVl5-MsddZ5jRDQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSj7foUcnQ1qFVl5-MsddZ5jRDQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSj7foUcnQ1qFVl5-MsddZ5jRDQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSj7foUcnQ1qFVl5-MsddZ5jRDQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/w2kQbiSnMZ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/wheres-cruise-diva-jetting-to-seattle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-4829160997571892393Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-18T00:00:08.739-04:00 Built to be both luxury superliner and Cold War weapon, America’s flagship, the SS United States was the fastest and safest ocean liner ever built. Larger than the Titanic and faster than the Queen Mary, this marvel of America n engineering smashed the transatlantic speed record on her historic maiden voyage in 1952, a record that remains unbroken. As part of a year-long, 60th anniversary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/RiVmW56ntTY/cruise-news-new-exhibition-in-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NCyrq_s8KLyVc2oRExWnvc2yDdI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NCyrq_s8KLyVc2oRExWnvc2yDdI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NCyrq_s8KLyVc2oRExWnvc2yDdI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NCyrq_s8KLyVc2oRExWnvc2yDdI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/RiVmW56ntTY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-new-exhibition-in-new-york.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-553821988295297097Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 +00002012-05-17T04:00:04.241-04:00It's like Vince, the television pitchman for ShamWow says, "Made in Germany...you know the Germans always make good stuff." With that in mind, take a look at the impressive christening video of German cruise line AIDA Cruises' ninth ship, AIDAmar in Hamburg over the past weekend. Recognizable by the smiling lips painted on their bows, the ballet performed by a trio of AIDA ships is quite a feat.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/YipAaptNY8U/cruise-news-aidamar-christened-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cewzbO1F3CDVFz06MCLJTnIrdeg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cewzbO1F3CDVFz06MCLJTnIrdeg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cewzbO1F3CDVFz06MCLJTnIrdeg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cewzbO1F3CDVFz06MCLJTnIrdeg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/YipAaptNY8U" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-aidamar-christened-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-4437523402259186462Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-16T00:00:09.751-04:00It was nearly thirty years ago when the last cruise ship made a call at Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, but that is about to change. Attended by the country’s dignitaries and government leaders, groundbreaking ceremonies for the Caribbean’s newest destination, the $65 million Amber Cove Cruise Center, were held this week in the Dominican Republic. On the Bay of Maimon—located near Puertohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/EcBjgYEeOJU/cruise-news-plans-for-dominican.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpkgneQEDqbZiP_-zK1tAW1NEgs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpkgneQEDqbZiP_-zK1tAW1NEgs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpkgneQEDqbZiP_-zK1tAW1NEgs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpkgneQEDqbZiP_-zK1tAW1NEgs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/EcBjgYEeOJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-plans-for-dominican.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-5373231324774193885Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:00 +00002012-05-15T12:18:54.900-04:00The 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, is shown in the video below conducting sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in preparation for its inaugural June 3 voyage from Venice, Italy. The 3,690-passenger vessel, currently in the final stages of construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, had a full contingent of officers, technicians, and engineers on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/qVD2FjZ2S_Y/carnival-breeze-completes-sea-trials-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DdmKgV7iVxpyvwgZKRMNYK2oZo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DdmKgV7iVxpyvwgZKRMNYK2oZo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DdmKgV7iVxpyvwgZKRMNYK2oZo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0DdmKgV7iVxpyvwgZKRMNYK2oZo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/qVD2FjZ2S_Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/carnival-breeze-completes-sea-trials-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-8030677739488674145Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-15T00:00:04.196-04:00Two short years ago Celebrity Cruises set out to accomplish one of the most ambitious revitalization initiatives in the history of the cruise industry and—with a few tweaks detailed below—the massive task was completed as Celebrity Millennium set sail last Saturday from Miami, fresh from becoming the fourth and final Millennium Class ship to complete the line's $140-million "Solsticizing" processhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/VFWM2VTb164/cruisenews-celebrity-millennium-rounds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TpF0gdseHHJrmyMVGGCZpFFLkmc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TpF0gdseHHJrmyMVGGCZpFFLkmc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TpF0gdseHHJrmyMVGGCZpFFLkmc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TpF0gdseHHJrmyMVGGCZpFFLkmc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/VFWM2VTb164" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruisenews-celebrity-millennium-rounds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-129794649444888410Mon, 14 May 2012 20:11:00 +00002012-05-14T16:11:53.720-04:00All of us at Princess Cruises are deeply saddened that two Panamanian men perished at sea after their boat became disabled. We are very sorry for the tragic loss of life. As soon as we became fully aware of this incident, we immediately launched an internal review to investigate the claim that Star Princess failed to come to the aid of the disabled boat in March, after a crew member was alertedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/7GI8DNuzZw4/cruise-news-princess-cruises-statement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41iFZ7sIchAX_mmeaLFWbtBYAug/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41iFZ7sIchAX_mmeaLFWbtBYAug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41iFZ7sIchAX_mmeaLFWbtBYAug/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41iFZ7sIchAX_mmeaLFWbtBYAug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/7GI8DNuzZw4" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-news-princess-cruises-statement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-2165710749994483329Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-14T00:00:04.736-04:00It isn’t often that cruise passengers encounter a female cruise director so we were somewhat surprised to hear Jaime Dee’s voice over the public address system soon after boarding Carnival Liberty. In fact, over the past twenty-plus years Mel and I have sailed on only two ships with entertainment staffs headed by female cruise directors. While some passengers feel that a cruise director can makehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/soc-O8GS5fY/meet-jaime-dee-carnival-libertys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N0zR5Jy38e6Q6U7UYLAezoGMsG4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N0zR5Jy38e6Q6U7UYLAezoGMsG4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N0zR5Jy38e6Q6U7UYLAezoGMsG4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N0zR5Jy38e6Q6U7UYLAezoGMsG4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/soc-O8GS5fY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/meet-jaime-dee-carnival-libertys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976890652841490353.post-1448501037721595885Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-05-13T00:00:07.437-04:00Some people ask how Cruise Diva discovered her love for ships and the high seas. I discovered the source of my fascination in a dusty box of mementos from a long ago, dimly remembered voyage. It wasn't my cruise vacation, but my mother's. You could say I have a cruise gene. It was there all along, tucked away in the corner of a closet shelf. Dormant for years, it was just waiting to be found. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~3/KxjZq3SN0N0/cruise-on-mom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linda Coffman, AKA Cruise Diva)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAE-tqLhP1X1WMl9WWjqnXQUxuY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAE-tqLhP1X1WMl9WWjqnXQUxuY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAE-tqLhP1X1WMl9WWjqnXQUxuY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAE-tqLhP1X1WMl9WWjqnXQUxuY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CruiseDiva/~4/KxjZq3SN0N0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2012/05/cruise-on-mom.html