With rising fuel and food costs coupled with a volatile economy,  many of us are cutting back expenditures in order to to stretch budgets further.  And in order to afford a vacation, it may  be tempting to pick a ship because it has the cheapest price.  
What we tend to forget is that our time is the most precious commodity of all.  To spend precious [...]

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I’ve sailed on the ships of every cruise line, including the priciest yacht-like vessels in the world. And yet, the more cruises I take, the more I appreciate Carnival Cruise Lines. Professionally, I think you get the biggest bang for the buck with Carnival. Relative to mid-priced cruise ships (the level before [...]

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Cruise.com offers a terrific price on a seven day Holland America cruise sailing round-trip from San Diego to Mexico. Departing Saturday, February 2, 2008, HAL’s Oosterdam visits Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta with three days at sea. Per person, double occupancy fares start at $469 (inside); $514 (outside); $694 (balcony) and $964 (suite). [...]

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Will 2008 turn out to be a banner year for cruise deals?  Well, it won’t top 2001/2002 when cruise companies practically had to pay people to board their ships, but I believe you’ll have your pick of deals in many cruising regions. 
Based on “Black Friday” retail sales, people are spending less now.  Florida is not only [...]

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Effective Nov. 11, the discount travel company Best Fares is having a special sale on Carnival cruises for veterans and active military, as well as their families and friends, for the month of November on departures through Aug. 8, 2008. In addition to the Caribbean and Mexico, savings are available on Carnival sailings in Alaska [...]

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