Seasickness does exist and is probably the primary reason people avoid cruises. The best definition of what mal de mer is comes from the U.S. Coast Guard: “Motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting signals from the areas of the body that detect motion. This conflict typically results in motion sickness.”
It’s important to keep [...]

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There’s a minor glitch in the itinerary of Holland America’s  Veendam, which sails on one-week New York Bermuda cruises.
The HAL ship is slated to start a series of 24 Bermuda cruises in April, 2010, sailing round trip each week from New York.   Veendam was scheduled to dock in two ports, Hamilton (two nights) and St. [...]

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Azamara Cruises has announced sweeping upgrades and enhancements to its on-board program plus the addition of more overnight stays in port and unique shore excursions.  And to launch the upgrades, the cruise line also has a new name: Azamara Club Cruises.
Starting April, 2010, passengers sailing aboard the 694-passenger Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest will find gratuities, house wine [...]

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Here’s real irony:  This New Yorker probably won’t disembark a cruise ship docked in the Bahamas because the threat of becoming the victim of a crime is too high.
What Gives?
According to a report in Travel Weekly, four cruise lines — Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line — have cancelled a popular [...]

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Imagine bypassing bumpy roads and traffic by traveling between the port and the beach by gently gliding above the ground via chair lift.   Starting today, if your ship is among the vessels scheduled to spend the day in Roatan, Honduras, there’s a good chance you’ll get to try the “Magical Flying Beach Chair“.
The $62 [...]

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After a 20 month hiatus on ordering new cruise ships due to the economic downturn, the cruise industry is once again pulling out checkbooks for new megaships.
Carnival Corp & Plc, which owns five cruise lines, today announced  that it has ordered a third 130,000-ton ship for Carnival Cruise Lines which will cost around $785 million. [...]

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While Cruise West is best known as a small ship Alaska cruise line, the company has announced six in-depth 2010 Mediterranean voyages with Smithsonian lecturers.   The 13- to 16-night cruises are part of the 120-passenger Spirit of Oceanus‘ 334 world cruise. Those who book and pay in full by Oct. 15, 2009 will get a 21% [...]

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