As Allure of the Seas makes her way to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the cruise community can follow along via new media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and numerous blog posts from travel industry journalists. So, in the spirit of fun, and utilizing technology, I am putting together a summary of relevant posts to help bring the…
Month: October 2010
Allure of the Seas journey to America – 11 days and 20 hours to Florida
Allure of the Seas, countdown to Florida: 11 days and 20 hours to new home port in Florida. After two years of construction, testing and outfitting, Allure of the Seas has started her transatlantic voyage. Allure of the Seas has maneuvered her way out of Turku en-route to America. Allure of the Seas will arrive…
Cruising from San Juan Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico a great place to start a Caribbean cruise vacation. Cruise lines that offer San Juan as a point of embarkation are: Celebrity Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland American Line, Princess Cruises, and Royal Caribbean. Because San Juan is closer to the islands of the Caribbean than ports in the southern U.S., you…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers free luxury hotel program
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has just announced another perk when sailing on this luxury cruise line: a FREE Luxury Hotel Package. Regent Seven Seas Luxury Hotel Booking Incentive includes: FREE pre-cruise one-night hotel stay in nearly all our embarkation ports FREE transfers from airport to hotel (restrictions apply for cruise-only guests) and hotel to the ship…
Cruise Chat recap for Europe Express London and Paris
#CruiseChat cruise Twitter Party breaks 1 million impressions Vendor: Europe Express #CRUISECHAT HashTracking.com report: 293 tweets generated 1,172,170 impressions, reaching an audience of 66,229 followers within the past 24 hours Top 10 by number of impressions cruisebuzz: 847,770 cruiselinefans: 97,080 aboutlondon: 64,515 kiermatthews: 63,376 discovernorcal: 11,068 worldconcierge: 10,236 voyagepriveus: 8,855 gnrtg4gifts: 8,559 tmbtravel: 7,555 hotelprguy: 6,824 Top…
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London and Paris pre or post cruise options
Welcome to #CruiseChat – a look at what to do in London or Paris during a pre or post Europe cruise adventure Vendor spotlight: Europe Express with@KierMatthews Co-hosts: Carrie Finley Bajak (@CruiseBuzz) and Ralph Grizzle (@AvidCruiser) Twitter Party (click here to discover what a Twitter party is). Special Twitter Supporter: Tim from Cruise Line Fans Time: 11:00…
Hotel review Le Meurice Paris
Could the reason for Mona Lisa’s smile be because of Le Meurice? Europe Express did a great job showing us some wonderful properties today. The hotel of the day award goes to Le Meurice. For two centuries Le Meurice has graced 228 rue de Rivoli in Paris, France. This luxury hotel, conveniently close to Mona…
Paris off the beaten path with Europe Express
Paris is one of my favorite cities. There is something for everyone. We begin our day on this Europe Express group tour calling on Hotel de Paris, Le Patio Saint Antoine hotel, and Les Jardins du Marais. These are all wonderful hotels in the heart of Paris. My favorite hotel of the day is Le…
Welcome to Paris
Bonjour from Paris, France London to Paris on the Eurostar train a fast and easy way to go We traveled on the Eurostar. The ride was uneventful and relaxing. Signs of any rioting or unrest in Paris certainly not evident. Europe Express has made every effort to keep abreast of the political situation and…