Trip Report Blog

August 28, 2008

Are <b>Cruises</b> Worth It?

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Confession time – I have never been on a cruise. I was meant to go on one for my Honeymoon, but there were green card issues with my groom (such a terribly long story!) and that eventually meant cruises were out of the question.

Orient Lines Debuts 2009 Europe <b>Cruises</b> Aboard Marco Polo II

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Highlights for 2009 include cruise-tours which begin or end with an included hotel stay in Berlin, plus calls at the lesser-known ports of Szczecin, Poland; Villagarcia and Bilbao, Spain; Bordeaux and Hornfleur, France; Murmansk,

<b>Cruise</b> Review: Alaska Voyagers’ Glacier Country aboard Safari Explorer

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We explored all the options, Linda of Sunstone Tours & Cruises was very knowledgeable as she has been on all the ships. The idea of a new ship and 36 passengers appealed to us. As we learned it wasn’ta new ship but a completely

Carnival Elation to Shift to Select <b>Cruises</b>

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Carnival Cruise Lines will deploy the 2052-passenger Carnival Elation on a new three- and four-day cruise schedule from San Diego beginning Feb. 12. The ship currently operates four- and five-day cruises from San Diego and will continue

Cunard Promotes 2009 World <b>Cruises</b> and Segments

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Cunard says World Cruises aboard its flagship Queen Mary 2 and the new Queen Victoria — as well as shorter segments — offer a value because they are priced in US dollars. The World Cruises are “more sensible than comparable five-star

Full Moon Festival in Luxury <b>cruise</b> on Halong bay

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Every night in September is a Full Moon Night on Indochina Sails as we celebrate the Full Moon Festival with decorated lanterns, traditional Chinese mooncakes and “September Double Happy Hour”.

Halong Bay Boat Trip and Jelly fish

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Myself and Caroline had a trip booked to Halong Bay for two days and one night on a boat. The previous night we went to call for David and Teri in their hotel. David wanted to watch the Rangers vs Dundee game on TV so we polled up with

8/28/08 - Orient Lines Debuts 2009 Europe <b>Cruises</b> on Marco Polo II

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Amalfi, St. Tropez, Mykonos, Mallorca, Monte Carlo and Santorini, just their names alone evoke romantic images of the picture-perfect summer holiday. In 2009, Orient Lines will visit all of them. Read more…

STRIKE YOUR COLORS!!

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The tourist cruise ship coming alongside was ripe pickings. “Ready”, Ruby barks,”now steady on, mates, steady on….and FIRE!!” Up we pop with appropriate pirate hullabaloo, musket-waving and shouts of surrender or be boarded!! Then…

News for Week of August 29th

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Nickelodeon and Royal Caribbean International announced plans to once again set sail together on two brand?new, exotic cruise adventures in summer 2009. Based on the success of the first?ever, sold out Nickelodeon Family Cruise with

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