Cruise Guide: Alaska Explorer Holland America Line This Cruise Guide has links to the ports and instructions for getting to the ship in Seattle. Specially prepared for Holland America Line m/s Oosterdam 7-night roundtrip sailing from Seattle with calls to Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria BC. Getting to the ship in Seattle Pier Information for…
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Holland America Line adds Roll Call App
Review of Holland America Line Roll Call App on Facebook Connect with other cruise guests and check in while onboard A couple months ago I learned about Holland America Line’s roll call project. I thought the app was a rather ambitious undertaking for a cruise line and I was eager to give it a try…
Pinterest Categories Makes Cruise Planning Easy
Pinterest Categories Makes Cruise Planning Easy Beginning your cruise search on Pinterest starts with Categories. Pinterest uses categories The visual content found on Pinterest represents an entirely different way to search for a cruise. Unlike a very linear approach found on a traditional search engines like those offered by cruise lines’ or travel agency…
Interview with Gary Flake about Clipboard and Cruise Travel
Interview with Gary Flake about Clipboard and Cruise Travel I had a chance to talk with Gary Flake about Clipboard.com to ask how the new content curator can help the cruise traveler or individuals involved in the cruise industry. What I discovered is that I have a new “favorite” technology tool and I have not…
Pinterest Travel Boards for Cruise Planning
Cruise Travel Planning with Pinterest Use Pinterest, social media’s newest sharing site, to help plan your next great adventure. Avid cruisers can use Pinterest to create and manage travel boards to help organize images found on the web. Use Pinterest to organize travel research about possible new places to visit Below is a shared pinboard…
Cruise Line Blogs and Twitter Accounts
Cruise Lines with Blogs and online links Summary list of links to popular cruise line blogs and Twitter accounts. Get social. Interact. See what’s buzzing. — USEFUL LINKS Blog Sites from cruise lines Silversea Cruises Blog Seabourn Blog Holland America Blog Windstar Cruises We Are Cunard Inspired to Cruise – Princess Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s…
Helpful travel websites
Popular travel sites Looking for a quick list of travel links to help cruisers plan for their vacations? Dealing with money Currency Calculator Time Zones: Official U.S. Time World Time Zones Time and Date Greenwich Mean Time Atomic Clock Warnings U.S. Department of State – Travel.State.Gov Foreign and Commenwealth Office Travel Health Centers for Disease…
Pre or Post cruise options for popular European gateways
Pre or Post cruise options for popular European gateways Cruise Planning Tips for pre or post cruise options for popular European gateways in London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Rome, and Venice. Popular cities to experience either before a cruise vacation or after are: London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Rome, and Venice. Working with a travel expert that…
How to help keep Alaska green
Sustainability is a topic that I enjoy discussing. The more people that are aware of our impact on the planet, the better. In the travel business there has been a lot of debate over damage caused by leisure travel. The cruise industry has had its fair share of problems which have been in the press….