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San Diego Cruise News
Cruising from San Diego San Diego is a great city to cruise from. It has everything that Los Angeles does not: for one, the downtown area is within walking distance to the pier. Another reason why I love to cruise from San Diego is the proximity of the airport to the port, which is very…
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At your service: Silversea Cruises 'My Silversea' portal
Getting ready to sail: New My Silversea portal allows me to pre-book in advance One thing that passengers and travel agents can do prior to boarding a Silversea cruise is to visit the newly enhanced My Silversea portal. In January 2014, the ulta-luxury cruise line made major enhancements to the system that added the ability…
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The hunt for #HiddenCruise – Norwegian Cruise Line contest
Norwegian Cruise Line social media scavenger hunt #HiddenCruise And they’re off. Norwegian Cruise Line scavenger hunt #HiddenCruise kicks off in Miami today. Winner gets a “free” cruise. Clues will lead hunters to a secret location somewhere in the Miami area. The winner will get a week-long cruise for two people on the Norwegian Getaway, which started…
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Music of the World Spotify app
Listen up: Music of the World app on Spotify The lowdown: Cruise travelers who want some audio immersion to get in the cruise mood will like the app. To use the app, you need to have a Spotify account to execute the link: http://open.spotify.com/app/world. I used the app and it does deliver the promise of…
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Cruise insight from Twitter – about the Eastern Med
Eastern Med Cruise Tips via Twitter Today, I asked a couple seasoned cruise experts about tips for my upcoming Eastern Mediterranean cruise on Silversea”s Silver Spirit. And fellow cruise journalist John Honeywell (@CaptGreybeard) was good enough to answer. About Venice @CruiseBuzz Cruise lines limiting themselves to smaller than 96k tons for Venice. Big protest petition…
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Desmond Tutu on Crystal Cruises
Crystal Cruises 25th Anniversary World Cruise Segment featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu When it comes to enrichment programs on ships Crystal Cruises sets the bar very high. In an announcement by the luxury cruise line company today, it proves yet again why Crystal Cruises keeps getting voted “world’s best” cruise line. The line has booked human rights…
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Sams Club partners with Tourico Holidays
Sam’s Club gets into the travel business Sam’s Club, subsidiary of Wal-Mart has launched its new travel portal (click here to see the site). We had a chance to preview the site to see what all the buzz is about. Check out our Q&A below. The interview Questions by Carrie Finely-Bajak, chief experience officer…
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Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas on Google's Street View.
A first for the cruise industry – Google Street View of Allure of the Seas Video review of the new Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas Google’s Street View tour. Royal Caribbean is using Google Maps Business View (the commercial version of Google’s Street View) to advertise the Allure of the Seas. I…
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MSC Cruises Cruise Deals
MSC Cruises Big 4th of July Cruise Deals Who could forget how much fun Brian (my 9-year old) and I had on MSC Divina during Spring Break? In case you missed it, we had a blast and you can read the full review MSC Divina – New and Improved – click here. When my…
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Top 10 Summer Travel Trends
Choice Hotels Summer Travel Trends Report With more than 6,300 hotels open in more than 35 countries and territories, Choice Hotels Top Ten Summer Travel Trends survey is worth reading. My favorite finding from the survey was #2 “Travelers would rather lose their luggage than their phone.” 1. More Trips, But Fewer Nights Away There…
