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  • Travel Tidbits – Ten Best Cruise Lines for Solo Travelers

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    Lost in Java Finding spice, color and moments of unexpected silence in the pulsating center of Indonesia… New York Times         Ten Best Cruise Lines for Solo Travelers Solo cruising. Cruising solo. Somehow those two words, no matter the order, seem to evoke furrowed brows and looks of pity… Smarter Travel  …

  • Travel Tidbits – New airfare pricing rule challenged in Congress

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    China’s Lantern Festival China celebrates the Lantern Festival, marking the end of the Lunar New Year festivities… Telegraph (London)           America’s Best Cities for Dating Look for love in all the right places, because these 10 U.S. cities rank tops for their dating-friendly credentials… Yahoo Travel News     Best unromantic…

  • Travel Tidbits – 10 Incredible new adventures of 2012

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    Last month San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens a yoga studio. In efforts to make air travel less stressful and more enjoyable.   America’s top roadside attractions, including Oklahoma’s Pops in Arcadia. Fred Olsen brings back Belfast in 2013 Neighborhood tours in big cities such as Chicago, New Orleans, NY, etc…        …

  • Kentucky Derby on the American Queen steamboat

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    Following the debut of the American Queen steamboat the Great American Steamboat Company is offering a 4-night Kentucky Derby voyage. Departing on May 4, 2012 from Cincinnati, OH – the 4-night voyage will steamboat it’s way to Louisville/Churchill Downs then to Madison, IN before returning to Cincinnati. Special Benefits: Pre-voyage luxury stay at the historic…

  • Most scenic cruises

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    “As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own.”~Margaret Mead   Antarctica and the South Shetland Islands     Galapagos Islands    …

  • Inaugural of the American Queen Steamboat

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    Departing from Memphis, TN on April 27, 2012 the American Queen makes it’s debut. The 7-night voyage includes a stop in Henderson, KY, Louisville, KY, Madison, KY, and will arrive in Cincinnati, OH on Day 8. The Great American Steamboat Company shares the Special Benefits for this voyage: 2 night luxury hotel stay in Historic…

  • Luxury cruise liner, Silversea announces 11 new ports in 2013

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    The new ports for this premier luxury cruise line and their six, all-suite cruise ships that sail all over the world are: Soller de Majorca, Spain     Sabang (Pulau Weh), Indonesia     Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia     Baie-Comeau, Quebec     Liverpool, England     Klaipeda, Lithuania     Saaremaa, Estonia  …

  • The revival of the American Queen – steamboating the Heartland of America

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    “A steamboat was as beautiful as a wedding cake without the complications!” ~Mark Twain In April 2012, the Great American Steamboat Company unveils  the revival of the  largest steamboat ever built, the American Queen, “the only overnight steamboat on our nation’s rivers.” Great American Steamboat Company claims its Distinctions are: The only authentic overnight paddlewheel…

  • All things Disney: Disney Destinations

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    Walt Disney World Resort   Disneyland Resort   Disney Cruise Lines     Adventures by Disney     Aulani Resort, Hawaii   Disney’s Vero Beach Resort       Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort     Disneyland Resort Paris     Hong Kong Disneyland Resort     Tokyo Disney Resort     The Disneyland Story…

  • Carnival Cruise Line’s New Smoking Policy

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    To My Valued Partners, Based on feedback from our travel partners and our guests, we have now changed our on board smoking policies. Please read important details below and refer to the attached letter… ON BOARD POLICY CHANGE: SMOKING As part of our ongoing commitment to keep in line with the personal preferences of our…