Families Give Top Marks to Cruising

New Survey by CLIA and Cruise Critic Points to Value, Price and Uniqueness of Cruise Experience as Advantages over Land-based Vacations
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Families take cruises and they cruise often because the price is right, the value for money spent is outstanding and the cruise experience offers unique advantages over comparably priced land-based vacations. [...]

Looking at the cost of a Cruise vs a hotel or resort

A new wave in selling/shopping for cruises is to calculate the price per day. It is actually fair to do so, since the only additional cost you would probably have is the gratuities for cabin steward, waiter, etc… Since at least food and lots of entertainment are included, unless you buy gifts (likely of course!!!) [...]

Yeah, baby: Next Royal Caribbean cruise ship will have a nursery

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Royal Caribbean’s much-ballyhooed Oasis of the Seas will have a full-blown baby nursery on board — a first for the line as it caters ever more to families with young children.
The specially-staffed Royal Babies and Tots Nursery, as it’s being called, will welcome babies as young as six months old and is [...]

Queen Elizabeth 2 sets sail for retirement

Cunard ship left New York for the last time, will become hotel in Dubai
 
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NEW YORK – British queens typically don’t retire to Dubai, but the Queen Elizabeth 2, arguably the world’s most famous ocean liner, has never been typical.
The 40-year-old Cunard ship sailed out of New York harbor for the last time [...]

5 things you must consider before cruising – High-seas trips can be an exciting and affordable vacation option

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It’s a blissful thought: sailing off into the sunset on a cruise vacation. Cruising can be an exciting and affordable vacation option. Of course, it’s important to find the right cruise at the right price for your getaway. After all, there are more than 160 ships in the fleets of the 24 [...]

Disney Cruise Line announces new destinations

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If Zack and Cody’s new show The Suite Life on Deck inspires your family to book a cruise, Disney Cruise Line is offering a number of new destinations to choose from in 2010, including St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tunisia.
Booking for the cruises opens Oct. 14.
The St. Petersburg stop is on the Disney [...]

Cunard’s QE2 Bids Farewell to America: Celebration to honour legendary liner during final call to New York

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Queen Elizabeth 2

On Thursday, October 16, Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) will bid farewell to America during a celebratory call befitting of the company’s longest-serving ocean liner. The historic occasion will mark the iconic ship’s 706th and final call to New York. Escorted by FDNY fireboats and flotilla of pleasure craft, the beloved [...]

Have a Holly Jolly Holiday at Sea: Cruise Advice

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It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays.  Lights are being strung, presents are being wrapped and cruise ships everywhere are beginning to drape themselves in holiday decor.  Although you won’t have a white Christmas on a cruise you will find plenty of good cheer.  It’s hard not to get in [...]

Kid-friendly cruise can be a trip of a lifetime

Not all cruises are created equal when it comes to welcoming kids like they’re members of the family. When sailing the high seas with wee ones (ages anywhere from infant to teen), it’s important to choose the right cruise.
Whether it’s with parents, grandparents or other extended family, a cruise with a child can be the [...]

In the cruise forecast: great deals

What are the hot trends in cruising? How will fuel costs affect the prices you pay? And what sort of stateroom do the experts book? For a winter cruising forecast, we tapped the expertise of Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor of CruiseCritic.com, the Web’s largest interactive guide to cruising. The site covers nearly 300 cruise ships, more [...]