Category: Cruises
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Cruising with Ease – Accessible Seas and Autism Programs
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is highly rated for cruisers with special needs. Disabilities can be permanent, temporary, visible or invisible. One out of Five people in the U.S. have disabilities. That accounts for about 56 million people in the U.S. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has made getting on and off the ship easy for those…
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Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas out of Galveston, TX
Recently I experienced the 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise out of Galveston. Stayed in a room with a balcony, which I highly recommend. I’ve always stayed in interior rooms, but really enjoyed the balcony and probably won’t sail again unless I am in a balcony room. As always on a cruise, the staff that waited on…
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5 things to love about the revamped Carnival Sunshine
ABOARD THE CARNIVAL SUNSHINE — Like other cruise lines, industry giant Carnival regularly refreshes its ships every few years in dry dock. But what it did this year to the 17-year-old Carnival Destiny — now renamed Carnival Sunshine — was different. Originally unveiled in 1996, the 3,006-passenger vessel was taken out of service for several…
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Disney’s Galveston cruises start in September
By STEVE MacNAULL Special Contributor Published: 26 July 2012 05:39 PM Mickey and Minnie Mouse are coming to Texas, and they’re bringing a big boat with them. Starting Sept. 22, Disney Cruise Line will sail round trip from Galveston on six-, seven- and eight-night western Caribbean itineraries. When Disney had only two cruise ships…
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New Steamboat Cruise Line Adopts New Name
(1:20 p.m. EDT) –A mere three months into its first cruise season, The Great American Steamboat Co., which in April launched the newly refurbished American Queen, announces today it will change its name. Effective July 1, the one-ship cruise line will be called American Queen Steamboat Co. Though the company spent a great deal of…
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New Carnival cruise ship, Breeze, to debut this weekend
Industry giant Carnival today took delivery of its newest cruise ship, the 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze. Under construction for nearly two years at the Fincantieri shipyard near Trieste, Italy, the 130,000-ton vessel is scheduled to set sail on its maiden voyage on Sunday — a 12-night Mediterranean sailing out of Venice. With its addition, the line…
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Carnival: Sea trials for new cruise ship, Breeze, a success
The construction of industry giant Carnival’s next cruise ship passed a major milestone in recent days as the vessel successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Italy. The 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze, which will be one of the line’s biggest ships ever when it debuts in June, hurdled a battery of standard tests while sailing…
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Riverboat cruising returns to the Mississippi with American Queen
By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY As the American Queen paddle wheeler steams toward the city early one morning last week, all eyes turn toward Richard and Suzanne Martinez, who are strolling onto the boat’s forward deck resplendent in antebellum finery. She’s a sweet Southern belle in hoop skirt hoisting a floral parasol. He’s a riverboat…
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Travel Tidbits – The world’s weirdest festivals
The world’s weirdest festivals Some of the world’s most bizarre festivals, from tomato throwing to baby jumping… Telegraph (London) Where to Find Perfect Pork Dumplings in San Francisco One thing that is an absolute can’t-leave-until-you-do-it priority–find an awesome Chinese restaurant… Conde Nast Traveler Top five…
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Rock band Kiss to play Norwegian Cruise Line ship
Fans of the rock band Kiss are getting another chance this year to set sail with the group. Music cruise organizer Sixthman has announced plans for a second all-Kiss-all-the-time extravaganza at sea to take place this fall on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl. The four-night Kiss Kruise II will kick off on Oct. 31 in…
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