Cruise Ships

Getting ThereWe traveled Vancouver – Toronto-Miami via Air Canada. This part of the trip was uneventful and went smoothly. The only potential glitch was a US immigration officer that seemed to want to pick a fight. When we didn’t respond to his taunts and innuendos he stopped his attempts to engage us and grunted us on. We stayed at the Airport Hilton. Getting there was the part of the trip that    .. more …

The travel industry has been hurting for a while and prices are being slashed to attract travelers. Places like Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean are offering heavily discounted travel packages and many new resorts have come on line. New resorts have sprung up in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera. Occupancy rates have been low with a large supply of hotel rooms. If these    .. more …

Just try to imagine yourself waking up on a cruise ship with a freshly brewed coffee and delicious breakfast, waiting for you in your own breakfast table. After having your breakfast you go outside and just bask in the sun or enjoy the beautiful scenery on your way to your destination. You then decide to take a dip in the cruise ship’s onboard swimming pool and Jacuzzi. After having that    .. more …

1. Pack a credit card; maybe even two. Cruise ships operate under their own “credit card” system; an identity card backed up by your personal credit card. You will be expected to register a credit card with the purser’s (reception) desk once onboard the ship. All your onboard purchases like your liquor drinks and store purchases will be filed onto your shipboard account. You may opt to pay for    .. more …

Vacations like this are about enjoyment and it what these companies do best irrespective of weather or environment, it is your choice; enjoy the on board entertainment or that at each destination. You can guarantee the cruise liner company will have a package custom made to suit your needs as it is their job to ensure you have the best vacation ever. Research is the key here if you want something    .. more …

Before you plan to go for cruise vacation, you can travel around on the Internet and take a tour to all the useful websites which contain all the relevant information on cruise vacation. The online cruises is very useful medium for you to get your cruise ticket done. The online cruise tells you about all the top deals, while highlighting the most popular cruise destinations, sailing dates and    .. more …

Whom you deal with when you are already on-board, providing all of your needs and ensuring your safety for the rest of your vacation? It is all about cruise lines.What is a Cruise Line?A company or corporation operates the cruise ships. Cruise lines are considered to carry two purposes. First is for transportation business, and second, in the leisure entertainment business. Aside from the    .. more …

How to Choose a Spring Break Vacation Cruise Find a spring break cruise that offers all the party options, entertainment, and amenities you want. Many cruise ships feature a variety of restaurants offering everything from exotic cuisines to pizza and burgers. Also, ask about the entertainment. Does the cruise ship offer modern-day music concerts with the type of music you enjoy? What other types    .. more …

These are just two of the unlimited options you can take in spending your weeklong vacation. You may consider an all-in-one vacation that is all in the price of one. Aside from it, your vacation should free you from any worries while you are relaxing. In this case, you can have your first cruise vacation. Book a cruise, embark the ship, and the rest of your vacation week is a good old history. If    .. more …

Select a Cruise Line vacation could be a relatively easy decision, but for several it’s not. You will find a big amount of shipping corporations currently vacations. These cruise lines always jobs inside world. How to find the perfect cruise line to vacation with, you might be encouraged to look for and a thorough review of all of one’s options. This includes the investigation of identified and    .. more …

The sheer ease of cruise travel is one reason for its popularity. You take in the scenery from your ship, disembarking to visit ports of call or to engage in sports activities. This compares to less than 40,000 who visit Antarctica during its short cruise season. Sixteen major cruise lines will send more than 40 diverse ships to Alaska, ranging in size from 12 passengers to over 2600! Ships sail    .. more …

As a matter of fact, Walt Disney Company President and CEO Bob Iger announced in early 2007 that the company has signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft Shipyards of Germany to build two 122,000-ton cruise ships, each with room for up to 4,000 guests. The unnamed ships will be delivered in 2011 and 2012 respectively taking the Disney fleet to 4 ships. Castaway Cay, the beautiful Pacific island    .. more …

Cruise ships have been successfully operating for a number of years now. Many families enjoy summer vacations aboard a cruise ship, but even more don’t consider it as a possibility. If you are looking for a different way to spend quality time with your family, you are urged to at least considering taking a family cruise. When it comes to vacations aboard a cruise ship, there are many individuals    .. more …

When it comes to themed cruise ships, many individuals automatically think of cruises designed for families with children. Family themed cruise ships are the most popular types of cruises available. In fact, it is likely that you have heard of a number of these cruise ships before. One of the most well-known is Disney Cruise Lines. Disney Cruise Lines offer a wide variety of different cruises that    .. more …

Why Take a Celebrity Cruise Vacation? Well, with all the cruise lines available, all the cruise destinations,and the range of prices, there are cruises to please every traveller, no matter how jaded. In our fast-paced society, it’s an very cost-effective and time-efficient way to take a holiday. Think about the time involved in driving yourself to many different destinations, packing and unpacking    .. more …

One of the most popular ports of call for Caribbean cruise ships is St. Thomas, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. On the three Caribbean cruises that I took so far, two of them included a stopover in St. Thomas. On both occasions, there was a consensus among other passengers we met that St. Thomas was one of the nicer islands visited. Although the driving in St. Thomas is on the left hand side, it    .. more …

10)The Cuisine… Cruise lines offer a variety of food from exotic foods to fresh seafood to pizza and ice cream for the kids. They also offer a mixture of settings from a casual restaurant to cocktail lounges to traditional ballrooms. 9)Pampering… Regardless of who you are or what your budget, cruise lines cater to their guests with first class service 24 hours a day.8)Activites… You would be    .. more …

About 60 days before the departure of a ship is the best time to look for a discount. This is the last day when people cancel their reservation penalty free. It is a great opportunity for you to buy a ticket, because the cruise company will offer great discount on these leftover places. You’ll be more likely to find a cruise discount off-season. For example, May is good months for a discount    .. more …

The name of Carnival Cruises is synonymous with cruise vacations, and Carnival Cruise Lines is now the largest single cruise operator in the business, with its acquisitions of Costa, Cunard, Princess, P&O, Seabourn, the Holland America Line, and five additional cruise operators on North America, Australia, and Europe. In the thirty five years of its existence since the 1972 inaugural sailing    .. more …

To the untrained eye, the samples stored in baggies and plastic vials look like everyday run of the mill mud and rocks. Time cannot be wasted when it comes to these samples from the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica and the scientists will be busy. A lot of data can be obtained from mud alone, says a college senior. The National Science Foundation funded a trip lasting a month for a handful of people    .. more …