Norwegian Cruise Line’s brand new Norwegian Epic, will chart a course for Europe in 2011 as she spends the May-October season on one-week Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona. Ports of call include: Florence/Pisa (Livorno); Rome (Civitavecchia); Naples, Italy; and Palma, Majorca, Spain, along with two full days at sea with per person, double occupancy fares [...]

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When I recently decided to take a short cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Gem from New York I pictured myself singing karoke or throwing money away in a slot machine.  Plus, having a lovely meal at Cagney’s, one of the best features of “Freestyle Cruising”, was certainly an enticement.
Instead, I became a convert of [...]

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Carnival Cruise Lines will introduce her newest ship, the  3690-passenger Carnival Magic with a schedule of seven-, nine- and 12-day Mediterranean voyages in 2011.  Sailing round-trip from Barcelona, the ship will cruise the Mediterranean from May to October, 2011.
Three seven-day Carnival Magic cruises, scheduled July 3, 10 and 17, 2010 will call in Monte Carlo; [...]

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Royal Caribbean made a very tough call in deciding to continue using its private island off the northern coast of Haiti.  Here’s my interview on MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34937918#34937918
To refer to the original story on Royal Caribbean’s humanitarian aid to Haiti, click here.
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Royal Caribbean is taking much needed emergency  supplies to Haiti from Labadee, the cruise line’s undamaged private beach on the north edge of the country.   RCI’s passengers will continue to disembark for a day of sun and fun in this tropical idyll  located roughly 100 miles from devastated Port-au-Prince.
According to the South Florida Business [...]

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One of Haiti’s largest foreign investors is Royal Caribbean whose ships have been visiting the country for some thirty years.   Today the cruise line announced that ships will still visit, but instead of cruise passengers they will offload much needed food, water and  supplies to earthquake victims.
Independence of the Seas calls today in Labadee,  the [...]

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Real innovation in the cruise industry doesn’t happen very often and when it does, Norwegian Cruise Line is often behind it.  Freestyle cruising (individual restaurants, passengers dining when and with whom they please) was a big game-changer.  NCL was the first cruise line (outside Cunard) to build villa suites in a secluded area of the [...]

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Is it possible that Carnival Cruise Lines has become so family oriented and mainstream that it is forgoing the party-hard singles who were once their target market?  It certainly looks that way.
An article in the Miami Herald reports that the much-publicized “Cougar Cruise” aboard Carnival Elation last month won’t be repeated, even though Carnival spokesperson [...]

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If you’re considering a cruise vacation in 2010, it’s time to take a look at trends and changes that may affect the destination and ship you choose and how much you’ll pay. Here are five important trends to to help you find a terrific deal on the ship and cruising region of your [...]

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