Thursday, November 11, 2010

Princess Marks Veterans Day

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I wrote a post last week about Carnival Cruise Lines' sale in honor of Veterans Day. Today Princess Cruise Lines is promoting their on board military credit program. Available to active and retired members of the armed forces of the United States and Canada, the on board credit ranges from $50 to $250 per stateroom, dependent upon length of cruise.

“As I discovered when I

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

All I Want For Christmas....

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Quark Expeditions is marketing, one suspects with tongue in cheek, its 20th Anniversary expedition to the North Pole as the perfect Christmas gift. The 15 day trip begins in Helsinki, Finland on June 23, 2011 and includes the charter flight roundtrip to Murmansk, Russia the cruise's embarkation and disembarkation port.

Expedition members will sail on 50 Years of Victory, the pride of the

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

There's Got To Be A Morning After

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You undoubtedly have heard the news reports. Carnival Splendor, with 3299 passengers on board, is adrift at sea after a fire early Monday morning in one of the engine rooms. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but it left the ship dead in the water. The crew was able to restore power to some critical systems, but basic hotel functions remain inoperative. Passengers are without air conditioning, h

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Ocean Cruise? River Boat Cruise? Why Choose?

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Princess Cruise Line has come up with something quite interesting for next summer. Cruise tours are nothing new. They give passengers an opportunity to extend their trip beyond the scope of a cruise and explore areas not easily accessible from the ship. Think Alaskan lodges or three nights in Beijing, for example.

On July 31, 2011. however, Princess will offer a cruise tour which is actu

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

NCL Still Likes Singles

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Yeeesss!

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you will have undoubtedly noticed that I have a particular interest in options for single cruisers. This is, however, not a wholly altruistic penchant. I have, on occasion, failed to take advantage of an opportunity to cruise because no one I know is in a position to travel with me. Single supplements and the lack of

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

A Stenbeck Anniversary

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Lindblad Expeditions will mark the 70th anniversary of John Steinbecks's "The Log From The Sea of Cortez" with a special Baja California expedition. The expedition will both recall Steinbeck's famous journey with his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, and explore the marvelous and extensive natural beauty and ecosystem of the sea that so captivated them.

In 1940, both men set out to s

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A Veteran's Day Promotion From Carnival

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Carnival Cruise Line has announced a promotion in honor of Veteran's Day. This is similar to a promotion the cruise line offered active and retired military personnel last Memorial Day. You'll find my post about the last promotion here. The press release follows:

"In honor of Veteran’s Day, Carnival Cruise Line is offering a promotion throughout November that allows active and retired

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Drugs At Sea

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Sometimes you just have to shake your head in disbelief.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers had a busy day October 24th in San Juan. In two separate, apparently unrelated incidents, a total of four passengers from the Serenade of the Seas, fresh from a seven-night Caribbean cruise, were taken into custody for drug possession.

In the first incident, Diana Hortencia Latigua-Lore

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