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Viking River Cruises Celebrates 15th Anniversary

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:06:49 PST

Viking River Cruises ( www.vikingrivercruises.com ) marks its 15th anniversary in 2012, the world's leading river cruise line is planning the biggest year in its history. Founded in 1997, Viking...

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Crystal Fast Track Check In

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:22:39 PST

Crystal Cruises has announced a check-in process easing embarkation procedures for all guests. Effective January 20th, in every Crystal embarkation port, “Crystal Fast-Track Check-In”...

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Costa Cruises Clarifies Refund Policy for Concordia Passengers

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:05 PST

Costa Cruises will refund the full cost of the cruise and travel expenses for all guests who were on the Costa Concordia when it ran aground Jan. 13. The company said it will reimburse all travel...

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The Mystery of the Muster: Cruise Ship Safety Laws Explained

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:08 PST

Cruise Critic is a great source of information - every cruise passenger needs to be aware of cruise ship safety laws. All cruise lines have to follow regulations called Safety of Life at Sea...

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Windstar Cruises Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:30:01 PST

Windstar's $18 million refurbishment plan is a dramatic, fleet-wide initiative which creates the most extraordinary boutique yacht experience. The attention to detail and quality will truly...

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Opinion: Big Cruise Ships Are Safe

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:24:04 PST

The terrible tragedy of the Costa Concordia has raised a lot of questions about cruise line safety and even the notion of are the big cruise ships that cruise lines like Costa, Carnival or Royal...

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Silversea Offers Six Wine Series Programs

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:50:00 PST

Silversea Cruises has tapped wine experts Lyn Farmer and Richard Nurick to host a Wine Series enrichment program on six voyages this year. Farmer is a widely published wine and food writer and...

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Big Question Hovers Over the Cruise Ship Industry

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:15:22 PST

Cruise lines were ready for a busy year, with continued deals, expanded river jaunts and hot new locales. How the Costa Concordia disaster affects the industry is still unknown. The first quarter...

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More West Coast Passengers Boarding Hawaii Cruises

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:00 PST

More than 104,000 travelers arrived in the islands on cruise ships - mostly from the West Coast - in the first 11 months of last year, according to the most recent data available. That's a 14.5%...

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Has Costa Concordia's Captain Been Outed on Facebook?

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:17:03 PST

The captain of a vessel is the supreme master of his ship at sea. The captain is responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel, discipline and order of the crew, and the safety of all crew...

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Princess Offering Wave Season Fares For Europe/Alaska

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:00:08 PST

Princess Offering Wave Season For Europe and Alaska Princess Cruises is offering special fares on cruises to Europe and Alaska – with a Balcony Bonus Sale through January 31. Clients who book...

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Sail With Kate Gosselin and Kids on RCI

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 PST

Luxury Tours and Cruises, a division of Alice Travel, has arranged a special "Sail With Kate" program featuring Gosselin and her eight children on the Aug. 12, 2012. The week long Caribbean cruise...

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Oceania New European Tours and Excursions

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:00:01 PST

Oceania Cruises announces more than 1,000 new tours and shore excursions. Choose Three Different Ways to Explore With the start of the Europe 2012 season, Oceania Cruises is...

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iCruise iPad App Available for Wave Season

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:48:21 PST

iCruise has offered apps for iPhone and Android, but has now added an iPad app just in time for "Cruise Wave Season" which runs from January to March. iCruise created over 20,000 new...

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Smoking at Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:00:12 PST

Passengers abroad Princess Cruises will not be allowed to smoke in staterooms or on balconies staring Monday - with one exception. Look for other cruise lines to tighten up on their "smoking...

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Norwegian Re-Brands Children and Teens Program

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:00:01 PST

NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) has re-branded it's on-board kids and teen activity program. The details (including new program name) will be released in the coming months. The new program will be...

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MSC Poesia Sailing Again After Running Aground

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:49:10 PST

The 2,550-passenger MSC Poesia, which ran aground in shallow water off of Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama, last weekend is now sailing on its regular schedule of Caribbean itineraries. The ship and its...

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Is Wave Season Still Best Bet For Cruise Deals?

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:49:55 PST

Getting a killer price on a cruise in the first quarter of the year used to be as common as seeing chocolates dominate store shelves before Valentine's Day, but these days, the rules may be...

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New Disney Ship Fantasy Floated Out in Germany

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:28:00 PST

The Disney Cruise Line's newest ship, the Disney Fantasy, has taken to the water for the first time. The 2,500-passenger vessel on Sunday was floated out from a dry dock in Germany where it has...

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Princess Cruise Line - Hawaii, Pacific Cruises 2012-13

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST

Princess Cruise Line announces 10 itineraries to Hawaii, Tahiti and the South Pacific for the Fall of 2012 and Spring 2013. Four ships will sail roundtrip to the Hawaii islands from Los...

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Royal Caribbean Caribbean/Panama Canal Cruises - Vision of the Seas

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:10 PST

Royal Caribbean Caribbean/Panama Canal Cruises - Vision of the Seas Royal Caribbean International’s Vision of the Seas will offer 19 Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises in the winter...

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Kenny G 2013 Alaskan Cruise

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:46:29 PST

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G has chartered Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Millennium for a weeklong Alaska cruise, set for May 17 to 24, 2013. More...

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Regent Seven Seas Luxury Cruises Includes FREE Air

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:30:02 PST

The ships of Regent Seven Seas Cruises offer voyages of exploration and discovery to more than 300 ports on all seven continents. The luxury vessels are designed for guests numbering in the...

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St Lucia Shore Excursion via Jade Mountain

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:38:00 PST

St Lucia's Jade Mountain resort is offering cruise ship couples a “Whisk Her Away to Jade Mountain” daytime excursion featuring a private helicopter ride from Castries to the resort in...

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Silversea 2013 Voyages Across Six Ships

noreply@blogger.com (Sue Thompson) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:23:28 PST

Silversea Cruises has unveiled a line-up of worldwide voyages for 2013 that are all on sale now. In 2013, the company's six elite ships will offer over 200 voyages, visiting more than 450...

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