Due to airline delays and cancellations, it’s nearly imperative to fly to the port of embarkation a day early.  So, this means you’ll need a hotel and, if you’re like me, I want quality at the best price available.
I’ve a big fan of Priceline’s “Name Your Own Price” feature, where I bid for the lowest [...]

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In my opinion, Quebec City and its environs are the most beautiful and interesting stops on a Canada/New England cruise.  In 2009, Carnival Cruise Lines will offer three cruises from New York that focus exclusively on the province of Quebec. 
Sailing round trip from New York, the 102,000-ton Carnival Liberty will sail on nine day itineraries [...]

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The pace of cruise lines’ increasing “Homeland Cruising” options intensifies with Celebrity Cruises’ announcement of revised itineraries for Millennium and Mercury that include departures from Baltimore and Charleston. At the same time, Celebrity has cancelled late-2009 and 2010 Australia and New Zealand itineraries on Millennium
CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM TAKES ON CELEBRITY MERCURY’S ROUTE

The 2,038-passenger Millennium will cap [...]

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Since everything about Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is larger than life, it’s not surprising that the ship will boast a large choice of nightlife options. Scheduled to enter service in December, 2009, the 220,000-ton ship will sail on year-round service from Fort Lauderdale carrying 6,000 passengers.
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As a result of the closure of the Port of Galveston due to damage from Hurricane Ike, Carnival Cruise Lines’ two Galveston-based ships, Carnival Conquest and Carnival Ecstasy, are scheduled to operate their regular cruise programs from the Port of Houston’s Bayport Cruise Terminal effective with this weekend’s departures.
The 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy will resume its [...]

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*** Carnival Corporation, which operates the Grand Turk Cruise Center, announced that the port facilities will reopen Oct. 8, 2008.   Due to damage during Hurricane Ike,  passenger ships will be unable to use the facility until repairs take place.  Carnival Destiny will return to the island Oct. 8.
– Cruise West, which operates a fleet of [...]

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According to the NJ Record, an angry mob 300 strong stormed the main area of the Carnival Miracle this week seeking cash and chanting “refund, refund” — furious that their eight-day Caribbean jaunt was instead taking a 1,300-mile detour to Newport, R.I.   Miracle left New York City Aug. 29, and had to be rerouted because [...]

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Even I get the chills when almost daily headlines proclaim increasingly dire forecasts for the airline industry.  The cruise industry is heavily dependent on air traffic and even before the fuel increase, had a hard time getting seats for all the passengers who fly to a ship’s home port to take a cruise.
In USA Today [...]

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Princess Cruises is giving passengers the chance to get an up-close view of the inner workings of a cruise ship when its newest vessel, the Ruby Princess, debuts November 9, 2008.
Pre-9/1,1 it was fairly easy for passengers to visit a cruise ship’s bridge and galley but increased security precautions ended the free tours.  Aboard Ruby Princess, [...]

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Aboard Holland America’s newest ship, the Eurodam, cruise line executives made two major announcements:  the cruise line will offer New York/Bermuda cruises in 2010 and five ship will undergo major renovations and receive enhancements. 
BERMUDA CRUISES
Beginning in 2010, HAL’s Veendam will sail on ten Bermuda cruises from New York.  Starting in late August, the 1,350-passenger ship [...]

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