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A brief history of cruising in Europe
European waterways essential to life and trade The rivers and seas of Europe have always been essential to life and trade. But, until the mid-1800s, European boats and ships were only concerned with moving cargo or hauling in the day’s catch – not with passengers or their comfort. In 1835, Arthur Anderson, a sailor from…
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Regent Seven Seas Voyager 2011 World Cruise Gets Top Luminaries
Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced its line-up of luminaries to be featured on the line’s 2011 World Cruise aboard the 700-guest Seven Seas Voyager. The featured luminaries will present lectures, classes and workshops to offer guests fresh perspective and insights. Pack your bags and enjoy the 162-night World Cruise, which departs Fort Lauderdale on December…
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Mission accomplished – last delivery of aid arrives to Haiti from Cruise 4 Haiti voluncruise
Cruise 4 Haiti volunteer outreach cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas delivers final shipment of aid. After many hundreds of hours of work – mission accomplished! This morning the remaining 5 pallets of donated items for the “For Haiti With Love” orphanage have been delivered to the Royal Caribbean site in Labadee, Haiti.…
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Recap of #CruiseChat | A fun day with @CruiseRadio
Today, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, #CruiseChat was all about having some fun with those of us not sailing or traveling. Want to know what #CruiseChat is? Click here. @CruiseRadio and friends joined me to discuss a wide range of topics for an hour. Here Here are our numbers: #CRUISECHAT HashTracking.com Report 171 tweets generated 824,837 impressions,…
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Youth Ambassador Sara gives her report about Cruise4Haiti
Youth Ambassador Sara, age 14, from Boulder, CO gives her report about Cruise4Haiti. Today around the world people all over are trying to help with poverty and devastation. Cruise4Haiti has teamed up with cruise line Royal Caribbean International to help raise funds for Airline Ambassadors and For Haiti With Love while bringing donations and aid…
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Youth Ambassador Sophia's wrap up report about Cruise4Haiti
Special report from Youth Ambassador Sophia from Orange County, CA – age 12 Cruise4Haiti Voluncruise report Day 7: The Liberty of the Seas docked in Labadee, Haiti today. The Cruise4Haiti gang met and got off the ship to see our pallet of help for the For Haiti with Love orphanage. Although we could not get…
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Labadee, Haiti
Labadee, Haiti Cruise4Haiti group arrives in Haiti Today our Cruise4Haiti voluncruise will make our final port call in Labadee, Haiti. Royal Caribbean International’s Liberty of the Seas will arrive in Labadee around 11:00 a.m. today, November 19, 2010. Our group consists of 31 people traveling to research outreach projects that can be developed for Airline…
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Day at Sea and Site Visit on St. Maarten
Our volunteer cruise continues…. by Little Cruise Buzz My second sea day was spent learning, planning, and promoting. At our first session, Eva Dehart, the founder of For Haiti with Love, spoke to us about her program. Nancy Schretter, from Family Travel Network, talked about voluntourisim and what a difference we were making. We also…
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Cruise4Haiti outreach gives back in St. Maarten
Welcome to St. Maarten! Today our group loaded into two vans destined for the hills of St. Maarten to visit I Can Foundation. This was a great site visit. I can see why this orphanage is thriving. The I Can Foundation was founded in July 17th, 1996, with the objective of fostering strong, capable human…
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Dancing In The Streets on Liberty of the Seas
Day is for work, night is for fun. On this cruise, at least that is the case for me. Last night we enjoyed the high-energy dance party on Liberty of the Seas’ Royal Promenade. Here are just a few photos from the night. Learn more about the Crusie4Haiti voluncruise: Cruise4Haiti prepares 300 pounds of donated…
