Either there’s been a dip in the advertising by major cruise lines, or it just seems that way. Everybody’s just a little gun shy about promoting cruises when bodies are still being discovered off the shores of Italy. The cruise pendulum continues to swing towards river cruising, and there is no shortage of advertising these… Continue reading Pendulum Swings Up The River
Tag: Carnival
Booking Alaska: Five Key Factors
Ice breakers leading the way to reach the fuel-starved people of Nome, on the far west coast of Alaska. Elsewhere in the state, there are snowbanks towering 15 to 18 feet high. Good time to think about an Alaskan cruise? The answer is yes. It is now that cruise companies start promoting this year’s cruises… Continue reading Booking Alaska: Five Key Factors
Centenarian Celebrates on Sky
Every once in a while we come across a story about cruising that is just a nice story, and that makes it worth re-telling here. The story is about Zara Holtz. Mrs. Holtz turned 100 the day the world turned 2,012. Her son and his family took her on a cruise, sailing the Norwegian Sky… Continue reading Centenarian Celebrates on Sky
New Ships: Costa Fascinosa
There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them… Launch date: May 11 Capacity: 3,780 Staterooms: 1,506 Sister ship: Favolosa Maiden Voyage: Venice Home Port: Venice Ships now in Costa… Continue reading New Ships: Costa Fascinosa
New Ships: Carnival Breeze
There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them… Launch date: June 3 Capacity: 3,690 Sister ships: Carnival Magic, Carnival Dream Maiden Voyage: Venice Home Ports: Barcelona and Miami Ships… Continue reading New Ships: Carnival Breeze