A suspected explosion in the engine room of Hurtigruten’s MS Nordlys has killed two crew members and injured 9 crew members. The cruise line reports all passengers safe and “accounted for”. Most of ships passengers and crew safely boarded life boats while she ships continued to make its way to the port of port [...]
Although Romania is a beautiful country, it somewhat lacking in service and now, with my new British husband, these missing little things are more and more obvious. I grew up here and some things might go unnoticed to me, but for a new person to the country these things are obvious and sometimes shocking.
Like the cruise line on Facebook to be entered to win a seven-day cruise for four
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 13, 2011 Holland America Line recently launched a contest on Facebook that will award one fan a seven-day Alaska cruise for four including two verandah staterooms. The sweepstakes runs through Nov. 30, 2011 and the winner [...]
One of the frequent questions I am asked from new cruisers is “What do I do while in port?” The answer is “That really depends on the port, what you want to do, and your budget.”
Different Kinds of Ports
One of the first things cruisers should know is that all cruise ports/destinations are not created [...]
PAPENBURG, GERMANY (Sept. 3, 2011) The final building block for the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy, was placed today at the Meyer Werft shipyard signaling completion of a major milestone in the ships overall construction. The final block placed was a 265-ton portion of the ships bow, complete with the [...]
Cunard rolls out the red carpet with special voyage offers, a Transatlantic Crossing sweepstakes and an invitation to sail Cunard and feel famous
25 August 2011 – For Cunard and their guests, the superlative The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World has distinction and meaning far beyond the notoriety of the line’s famous fleet of [...]
You want to take your first cruise and you are not sure what kind of cabin best meets your needs and your budget. How do you determine what kind of cabin to book? It really comes down to the concept deciding what your total budget is for the cruise and then weighing [...]
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. Aboard the Disney Dream, guests embark on a magical and innovative family cruise vacation with Disney Cruise Line. A first-of-its-kind water coaster sends guests racing above the upper decks of the ship. An animated sea turtle engages children in conversation about life in the ocean. Kids join Peter Pan on a [...]
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 2, 2011 In a move that will further strengthen its presence in Australia, Holland America Line officially opened its sales office in Sydney with a final transition date of 1 September. Focused on the Australian market, the independent sales, marketing and reservations team provides direct contact with agents and administrative support.
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NCL has adopted a more restrictive smoking policy, now restricting passengers from smoking in their cabins. I have updated our smoking policies page to reflect the new policy. (I recently had to turn off the comments segment on this page, because, despite my please to our readers, the arguments on both sides of [...]