Tough Economy makes luxury cruising more affordable – {Travel Daily News}

Tough Economy makes luxury cruising more affordable – {Travel Daily News}
“Cut-backs” and “budgeting” might be the buzz words for this summer, but the rough economy does have its advantages, luxury is now available for much less, according to cruise reviews and news Web site, CruiseCritic.co.uk.
Cruise travellers are finding that luxury packages and the best cabins are [...]

Families who cruise together stay together

Family cruising is the new vogue, according to Richard Meadows of the Holland America Line.
“One change that has been happening over the last few years, which is a trend and not a fad, is the creation of multigenerational travel,” he said during a trip to Sydney from the line’s base in Seattle.
“The whole notion of [...]

Cruise lines get more hip to attract families

Most have begun offering options for active-minded, younger passengers
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A shipboard picnic on real grass is just one of the unusual offerings as cruise lines seek innovative ways to attract new customers and keep experienced cruisers coming back to the Caribbean.
When it’s launched late this year, Celebrity’s Solstice will feature a freshly manicured [...]

Family Cruise Deals: Kids Sail Free on Three Lines, and More

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In this economy, travel is expensive enough for two—let alone for families of three, four, five or more. But, before you write off your clan’s 2009’s cruise—and resign yourself to long summers of “I’m bored!” and “I don’t want to go camping!”—you might want to take another look. Not only do cruise [...]

Cruise trends: Bigger ships, more food, spa options

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The economy may be sailing slowly these days, but that hasn’t stopped South Florida’s cruise lines, which are introducing a half-dozen new ships.
Do these new superliners really offer anything “new”? Sure, they all have the amenities that have become cruise basics: multiple pools, children’s area, spa, gym, luxury beds. But the newest [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

You have to start somewhere!

Welcome to CruiseTravelEscape, blog edition! This is our first blog posting (ever!) but as some say, we’re long time blog viewers, first time posters!
We are owners of a CruiseOne franchise, and we love to help people plan their cruise vacations (and sometimes other kinds of vacations as well!). CruiseOne is a big player in the industry [...]