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Top New Alaska Cruises for 2010
One of the top stories for 2010 is that Carnival is moving the Spirit to Seattle! Her beautiful Inside Passage cruise is well-suited for families, starting with an easy and budget-friendly Seattle flight. You get a nice overview of what Alaska is like, with glacier-viewing, fun and historic ports-of-call, opportunities for wildlife viewing, and an special evening visit to Victoria, British Colombia. Another change I like is the new itinerary of Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas, also sailing the Inside Passage from Seattle. You get longer stays in the ports...
Posted on 29/10/09Read More...
Looking for some scary Halloween stories? Read on...
The following stories are true, but the names have been changed to protect both the ones who were saved, and the ones for whom it was already too late...
Posted on 23/10/09Read More...
Top 10 Ways to Save Money on a Cruise
1. Photographs. Take your own camera and get table-mates to take photos at dinner. If there are locals in costumes, musicians and such at the dock, give them a tip and take photos with them yourself. Ask a new friend to take yours, and you offer to take theirs. 2. Spa treatments. Set your appointments for the days your ship is in port, and you could save as much as half. 3. Don't eat out in port. If you can combine breakfast and lunch, or return to your ship for lunch, you'll not only save money, but probably have a better meal anyway. ...
Posted on 19/10/09Read More...
At Last! Photos from New York and Our Canada-New England Cruise
Hope you enjoy these pix -- you can get shots like these (and probably better ones than mine because mine are taken on film and then converted to digital and compressed) on your very own New York/Cruise vacation -- give me a call! Thanks and talk soon -- Janet
Posted on 14/10/09Read More...
Report on Canada-New England cruise aboard the Caribbean Princess
For a first-time visit to New York, I think I did it just about perfectly. 1. I chose a hotel in a Times Square location (the Hilton Garden Inn at 48th Street and 8th Avenue). It was perfect for getting information from the Gray Line office across the street and picking up the tour buses nearby. It was very close to the restaurant we chose for a special meal, Le Bernadin, and to the Shubert Theater where we saw the musical Memphis. “Restaurant Row” is just a couple of streets over, and the heart of Times Square a couple of blocks the other way. 2....
Posted on 14/10/09Read More...
